Many storks have adapted well to man Birds also receive immeasurable assistance from the active caring of millions of people around the world. The food put out by ordinary homeowners benefits countless birds. Many Americans and Canadians feed hummingbirds. The profusion of artificial feeders seems to changing the migration paths of the some species. In Arizona thousands of hummingbirds come each day to one particular garden feeder.
Many people put up gourds or more expensive bird houses for the purple martin.
Now the bird prefers the articifial structures to its traditional home. There are many more examples throughout the world. In Britain the passion by householders for feeding birds in harsh weather is known to support a number of declining species. The main bird British body, the RSPB, has 1 million members. Local people are being encouraged to look on birds and other wild creatures as economic assets, for example making their area more attractive to tourists.