In 1910 in the United Kingdom, Punch magazine declared that feeding birds was a "national pastime."[1] Today in the United Kingdom, most people feed year-round, and enough food is provided to support the calorie requirements of the 10 most common garden bird species.[2] Bird feeding has grown into the United States' second most popular hobby behind gardening.[3] To celebrate the bird feeding hobby, February was named National Bird-Feeding Month by congressional decree in 1994.[4]