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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 01, 1990

Page

5

Birding grows into a big business across suburbs

In Cabin John Maryland and beyond, the Wild Bird Center and its franchise network cater to a nationwide bloom in birding. The industry nears a billion dollars as stores stock seed, birdhouses, and binoculars while customers range from wealthy homeowners to occasional park feeders.

Cabin John Wild Bird Center Washington Steve Frye Wild Bird George H. Petrides Peace Corps

Bird shop hooks customers with bird lore and gear

In Rockville Md at the Wild Bird Co a telescope by the cash register draws shoppers to watch birds in a vacant lot. Owner Heidi Hughes, with two decades in wildlife work, touts expert knowledge and warns against misleading feeders while displaying shelves of 22 000 pounds of seed and 50 pound bags.

Heidi Hughes Washington The Wild Bird Co Petrides Rockville Hughes

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