So, we have to move. Landlord sold the house and we have until end of August...
or the very latest, Labor Day. We didn't even know it was on the market or I'd have asked this question earlier.
I've been feeding the birds in this area (rural - farm area) for almost the entire time we've been here, 6 years. Now, abruptly, the food will stop. My neighbors are half-hearted about their own feeders and another neighbor has volunteered to take one of my feeders but I'm just not confident she'll follow through.
Not much I can do - we have no choice and have to leave (we would have moved one day, anyway...). At least it's still summer and not winter.
But - can anyone tell me if/how this is going to be traumatic for my bird friends? How much so? I live in northwestern Virginia not too far from Leesburg so my bird friends are of the Mid-Atlantic variety.
I love my birdie friends. Going to miss them. 
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Sry.
It amazes me how quickly birds adapt to changes. It will be like the berry bushes that are picked clean---food was good while it lasted, but it is time to move on. Whenever I go on vacation, in a week's time, the birds don't come around. They survive no matter what the season with lack of feeding for a week, and they don't waste energy continuing to come here. It will take about a week of putting food out for them to come back.
ETA: I'm sorry that you are in the situation where you have to move so quickly---I didn't even know it was legal to make someone move with such short notice! 
Landlord told us on August 9 and said he wanted us out by end of the month. I pushed back hard and said after almost 6 years, we deserved more time, especially since he asked us to give him at least 30 days if we ever decided to move (we've been out of a renter's agreement with him for about 5 years now...). I said there was no way we could find a place that would take 5 cats and us and get out in 20 days. I was actually quite pissed - he's been good to us, rent-wise, but this was just rude (and he never asked us if we wanted to buy - we wouldn't have, but I'd have appreciated the gesture).
I'm a lawyer by training, and even though I haven't practiced in quite a while, I think he got the picture that he shouldn't push me too hard. Virginia isn't exactly friendly to renters, though.
My neighbor took my butterfly garden today - she had her gardeners come over and move the phlox, salvia, catmint, bee balm and asters, and then they also took my three hibiscus and salvia. Landlord had made comments before about ripping all the landscaping out when we moved, so I took steps to save my perennials. When one of the gardeners dug up and moved the phlox, the two swallowtail butterflies that were on it stayed on it as he walked across the street and kept on feeding while he planted it. Was quite a lovely little vignette.
Anyway, OK re birds. I won't worry too much about the birds. I think Donna will do her best (my neighbor) but she's unsteady on her feet and worried about feeding during the winter... The birds might need to find another source of food but at least I helped them out for 6 years.
How are you doing?
Since he didn't give you 30 days. That takes time. Hint hint.
