| Subject | Date Asked |
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| Cardinals | 11/7/2009 |
Q: The cardinals have disappeared from our neighborhood. for 29 years we always had a lot of them at ...
A: I have seen no change here in NE OK. If you will send your email address to me at walshaw1@cox.net ...
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| birds | 10/21/2009 |
Q: Are birds a mammal and if they are why do they lay eggs i thought reptiles lay EGGS?
A: Birds are not mammals as they don't produce milk or have fur. You can get more info on this by ...
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| compact binoculars | 9/22/2009 |
Q: cheers.
A: I am not an expert on optics, but I have a full size 10X50 and a pocket size 10X25 and I have been ...
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| Killdeer | 8/23/2009 |
Q: My daughter found a very small killdeer about a month ago and she decided to raise it. It has grown ...
A: Unfortunately I don't have an answer. What you have been feeding it probably doesn't have enough ...
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| Killdeer | 8/23/2009 |
Q: My daughter found a very small killdeer about a month ago and she decided to raise it. It has grown ...
A: I wish I could tell you something specific that would help. If you are absolutely certain that the ...
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| i have a wild baby wren and would like some info please | 8/3/2009 |
Q: my mother and i are known as animal rescuers,we take the occasional animal and help it,release it, ...
A: I am sorry but I cannot encourage you to try to raise a baby bird. It is actually illegal, but also ...
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| Carolina Wren hatchlings | 7/31/2009 |
Q: Bob, One month ago, June 30th, I returned from a vacation to find that a Carolina Wren had built ...
A: From hatching to fledging (leaving the nest) is only between 2 and 3 weeks - perhaps less than 18 ...
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| Wesstern N.Y. wildbird | 7/30/2009 |
Q: I found a baby this morning. almost feathered out. Black long narrow beak, spindly legs. Light brown ...
A: Please put it back where you found it. In cases like this usually the parents will find it and feed ...
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| bluebird diving at me | 7/22/2009 |
Q: Last year my son made a bluebird box on a post out back and we had a family nest and it was lovely. ...
A: I have a 5 mile line with more than 100 boxes, and I have some pairs that dive at me all the time. ...
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| worms | 7/16/2009 |
Q: when robins find and eat worms , how do they find them? I thought one time i head heard they can ...
A: I don't know how dry it is where you live, but I have lived in 10 states and often after a rain or ...
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| worms | 7/15/2009 |
Q: when robins find and eat worms , how do they find them? I thought one time i head heard they can ...
A: I have heard that they listen too, but I have also seen that position rebutted. Birds turn their ...
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| moving a nest | 7/7/2009 |
Q: We are removing a tree from our yard and discovered today that there is a bird nest in there with 3 ...
A: If the nest has a lot of mud it could be a Robin's nest. Bluebirds nest in cavities. Once incubation ...
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| house wrens | 7/1/2009 |
Q: I have house wrens in a small bird house directly on the back wall of our house.They are mere feet ...
A: I am not sure what birds that you have there so far away. The bad House Wrens here use sticks only, ...
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| broken eggs in nest | 6/30/2009 |
Q: bird house fell and busted eggs. should i clean nest out or just leave it?
A: Always clean a nest out immediately after the young leave (they never go back) and after any trauma ...
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| house wrens | 6/30/2009 |
Q: I have house wrens in a small bird house directly on the back wall of our house.They are mere feet ...
A: Do nothing. And they eat insects at this time of year, and will eat suet if they stay there in the ...
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| baby bluebirds dying one by one | 6/27/2009 |
Q: In the past we have had a wooden nesting box for bluebirds. Last 3 years we have had a PBC nesting ...
A: This is a difficult one. Apparently the first eggs were not fertile. One parent should be able to ...
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| baby blue birds may be abandoned | 6/25/2009 |
Q: We have several 3 days old baby blue birds in a nesting box on our deck. The adults usually visit ...
A: If they don't show up something has happened to them at this time of year. Early in the year if food ...
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| baby blue birds may be abandoned | 6/24/2009 |
Q: We have several 3 days old baby blue birds in a nesting box on our deck. The adults usually visit ...
A: This is a difficult situation, but not unusual. Bluebirds have many predators and a hawk or ...
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| humming birds | 6/24/2009 |
Q: Is it bad to feed that red sugar water to hummingbirds?Thanks,Tom
A: There is really no need to do that today. The modern feeders are red or orange and the Hummingbirds ...
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| wrens fledglings | 6/23/2009 |
Q: I had a mother wren and 3 fledglings nesting in a bird house. Yesterday the babies left the nest and ...
A: Usually Wrens, Bluebirds and many other birds take their young to a more secluded area for as much ...
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| baby wrens | 6/23/2009 |
Q: We have a birdhouse that had that we found out today had 6 baby wrens. They were all outside on the ...
A: Usually in a situation like this there has been an attack by the killer house sparrows. If the ...
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| bluebird coloring | 6/23/2009 |
Q: A male Eastern Bluebird has been nesting nearby since early this year. About six weeks ago I ...
A: Bird colors often vary and they change as the year progresses and their feathers wear. I would doubt ...
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| Cardinal babies are gone | 6/22/2009 |
Q: I am wondering if you might be able to answer my question regarding a Cardinal nest that has lost ...
A: This is not unusual and when both eggs and babies are gone and the nest is undisturbed it is usually ...
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| Baby bluebirds | 6/22/2009 |
Q: Today there were three live baby birds just starting to feather under our maple tree on the ground. ...
A: Yes they do nest in tree cavities too. It sounds as if you did kill baby Bluebirds. Something, a ...
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| Baby Birds | 6/15/2009 |
Q: for the last two years some small birds have built nests in artifical plants I have on my deck. ...
A: If your two or three weeks is correct they may have fledged (left the nest on their own). Chickadees ...
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| eastern bluebirds | 6/11/2009 |
Q: little background, over the last 3 weeks I have evolved into a huge wild bird fan, that being said, ...
A: Wow! How unusual! The Eastern Bluebird is usually quite mild and is at the bottom of the pecking ...
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| Bluebird eggs | 6/10/2009 |
Q: I have had wonderful results with my bluebird houses in past years but this year I don't know what ...
A: Some predator broke the shells and licked the contents clean. I have not had this happen in ...
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| Baby robins | 6/10/2009 |
Q: A robin's next has fallen from the beams of my deck. The babies are on the ground the nest seems to ...
A: Those mud nests sometimes break when it gets dry. Put them back up where the nest was in a tiny box. ...
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| chickadee fledgling | 6/8/2009 |
Q: I found a chickadee fledgling hopping around my backyard this afternoon which I think fell from our ...
A: Yes. Try to put it back. Plug the entrance with something for a few minutes until it settles down ...
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| Death of nestlings | 6/4/2009 |
Q: I have successfully nurtured Eastern Bluebirds for 10 years just north of metro Atlanta; 3 clutches ...
A: This is not unusual. It has happened to me twice this spring on my 100+ box trail, and we just don't ...
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| 3 baby bluebirds | 5/31/2009 |
Q: Dilemma: 3 baby bluebirds in nest. Father comes to box with worm, looks in but won't go inside. ...
A: If the babies are big enough usually the male can raise them. Be patient. If he does not please let ...
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| eastern Bluebird | 5/26/2009 |
Q: Since I moved into this house a year ago I have been watching a pair of bluebirds haning out and ...
A: Several possibilities - birds sometimes do that to catch some extra sun, and sometimes they are ...
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| Robin's nest abandoned | 5/24/2009 |
Q: This April a Robin built a nest on top of my security lights which are directly above the rear door ...
A: Be a bit patient. Birds do abandon eggs for reasons that we often do not understand, and also ...
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| wren eggs | 5/20/2009 |
Q: I was wondering if you could tell me about how to take care of some Carolina wren eggs that I found. ...
A: The eggs should have been left in the nest. Please put them back - hopefully the birds will come ...
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| Snakes in bluebird box | 5/17/2009 |
Q: I've been told snakes don't like hemp. Is this correct? If so,will a rope circled around the full ...
A: This was an old cowboy myth. I am told it does not work. A 36 inch "coolie" hat type metal guard ...
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| Robin nesting on front porch. | 5/15/2009 |
Q: Sir, We have a large covered front porch and I have rocking chairs,plants, etc., on it. I also have ...
A: 1. No problem around them - they are very tolerant of people. 2. No problem watering tree. 3. About ...
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| Pigeon... | 5/15/2009 |
Q: There was a pigeon nesting in the side of a building and one of the chicks fell out. It lokked like ...
A: You might try putting it in a shallow box on top of a stepladder under the hole or on something to ...
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| birds under my carport | 5/15/2009 |
Q: I have a problem with birds under my carport, and depositing little presents on my car. How do I ...
A: I'm sorry, but so many birds fit that description. A high probability is the alien unprotected house ...
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| Blue birds | 5/13/2009 |
Q: After the young birds have left the nest, should the nest, box, be cleaned out, and will the parents ...
A: Just scrape it out well with a putty knife. The same pair or another will use it. And often the ...
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| robin? behavior | 5/13/2009 |
Q: there have been at least 5 instances that I have witnessed where a robin (I think only specie) has ...
A: This is natural. It is competition and they are fighting their reflection. Many birds do it. You can ...
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| Baby Robins in a nest | 5/12/2009 |
Q: we just had some bushes taken out of our front walkway and this afternoon we noticed a robin's nest ...
A: The adults are probably feeding them and you should keep everyone away from them to encourage this. ...
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| Starling nest w/eggs | 5/12/2009 |
Q: A starling built her nest in my outdoor wreath. She laid four eggs. She sat on those eggs for at ...
A: Probably a snake if the nest has not been disturbed. A Raccoon will usually tear up a nest. And you ...
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| Bird eggs found | 5/12/2009 |
Q: Not a Bluebird question, but I found two intact Robin eggs in my back yard this morning. There are ...
A: Birds sometimes dump eggs if a nest is not ready or for many other reasons. It is not unusual to ...
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| baby blue bird | 5/11/2009 |
Q: the mama was killed and died right in fornt of the nest we found one baby on the ground i have been ...
A: Tiny bits of hamburg or mealworms from the pet store are better but what you are doing may work. ...
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| HOSP nest removal | 5/11/2009 |
Q: I'm very new at bluebirding. I have 5 nestboxes. 3 remain empty. 2 have had HOSP nests in them. ...
A: You have to be very proactive with house sparrows including trapping and killing them in February as ...
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| mud sparrowa | 5/9/2009 |
Q: How do I keep mud sparrows from making nests outside on my shutters and aluminum siding ANSWER: I ...
A: I believe that these are Barn Swallows. I contacted my bird list of 450 members and most contacts ...
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| Cardinals | 5/7/2009 |
Q: Can you answer questions regarding cardinals. We live in Texas and have a cardinal that has been at ...
A: This is not unusual, especially with Cardinals. Some people have had luck with hanging strips of ...
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| robin's nest abandoned | 5/7/2009 |
Q: For the past week or so we've been aware of a robin's nest containing hatched babies in a tree ...
A: They may have fledged. They grow incredibly fast - from a hatched egg to a bird that can fly in as ...
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| Eastern Bluebirds | 5/4/2009 |
Q: I have a Bluebird box that is occupied several times a season w/babies.My babies in there now are ...
A: These are fecal sacks which the parents carry away to keep the nest clean. Toward the end of the ...
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| baby robin eggs | 5/4/2009 |
Q: HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!i have just found 5 robin eggs and no mother they were warm when i got them and i ...
A: This is impossible and even illegal in some states. Also if you were to somehow raise them they ...
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| Carolina Wren hatchlings dead after one week | 5/4/2009 |
Q: Carolina Wrens set up house in a planter next to the house where I have a great view from a window. ...
A: Yes, cold weather often reduces the adults food supply and they have to abandon the young to save ...
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| Robin nest moving | 4/30/2009 |
Q: We are building a new garage and have to move a yellow ribbon arborvitae that a Robin has a nest in ...
A: Usually that kind of disturbance and moving a nest with eggs that far will cause the nest to be ...
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| bluebirds | 4/30/2009 |
Q: I have been watching my pair of bluebirds for several weeks now. I live in North Carolina. 2 days ...
A: Unfortunately there is not much that you can do at this stage if the house sparrows have driven the ...
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| possible abandoned wren babies | 4/30/2009 |
Q: We have had a House wren build a nest in a bin on our front porch. The mother has been on the nest ...
A: Be patient. She may be back and if the babies are old enough one parent can raise them. Have you ...
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| Baby bird | 4/30/2009 |
Q: Last summer, I was at a dinner party and my friends and I found a chick on the sidewalk. It looked ...
A: Usually when a small bird is found with head wounds it is the work of the alien killer house ...
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| blue bird houses | 4/27/2009 |
Q: Today I was driving on Rt20 in NY from Massachusetts. I noticed what appeared to be blue bird ...
A: The usual Bluebird advice is to leave boxes unpainted or paint them white or a neutral color. ...
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| RE the nest of 9 bluebird eggs | 4/27/2009 |
Q: Just an update for you. I wrote you about my nest of 9 bluebird eggs and you asked to be kept up ...
A: Wow! Maybe it is two females - are you seeing two or is the other one a male? If the other two eggs ...
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| multi unit birdhouse | 4/26/2009 |
Q: I have a 16 unit birdhouse up on a 7 ft pole. It has been there for 2 yrs and I do not have any ...
A: Bluebirds, Chickadees and other cavity nesting birds (except Purple Martins) need single boxes well ...
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| nest in my fern | 4/24/2009 |
Q: I have a hanging fern on my front porch and a little bird has made a nest in it. I believe the bird ...
A: Wren's eggs are not blue. Watch to see what kind of a bird it is. Most of the Wildlifs Departments ...
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| bluebird feathers on ground | 4/20/2009 |
Q: A pair of eastern bluebirds just finished making a nice nest in a bluebird box in my back yard. ...
A: This could have been a cat or a hawk - they have many predators and it is part of natures plan. One ...
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| bird eggs on ground after storm | 4/11/2009 |
Q: We had severe weather last night and this morning I found several tiny blue eggs on the ground next ...
A: This is one of nature's happenings. Destroy the eggs and the pair will build another nest and lay ...
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| bluebird vs thrasher | 4/9/2009 |
Q: how do i defend a pair of bluebirds trying to build their nest against a pair of thrashers? the ...
A: This is a natural territorial situation. The best solution is to relocate your box, as the Thrashers ...
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| bluebird | 4/9/2009 |
Q: I HAVE A PAIR OF BLUEBIRDS TRYING TO BUILD A NEST IN A BLUEBIRD HOUSE SET UP IN MY YARD BUT A PAIR ...
A: Catbirds and also Mockingbirds will sometimes do this, and they are both protected species. It is a ...
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| eggs in nest | 4/5/2009 |
Q: A small bird has returned again this year and has made a nest in a wreath I have hanging on my door ...
A: That is a real mystery. Carolina Wrens have raised young in a wreath on our porch and even in a ...
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| blue bird | 4/2/2009 |
Q: How can I stop sparrows from building nests in my blue bird houses?
A: Please send your mailing address to me at walshaw1@cox.net and I will send you my free 20 page ...
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| abt. blue birds | 4/1/2009 |
Q: What do i do when the mother blue bird looks like she has abandon her nest, 5 eggs. I saw the male ...
A: It sounds like you have been the victim of a house wren attack. That is why you should always have 3 ...
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| aggressive blue bird | 3/22/2009 |
Q: I have had a problem with a bluebird, for 4 mornings in a row it is very aggresive. It tries to bust ...
A: It is just fighting its reflection because it is mating season. Cardinals and other birds do it too. ...
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| Bluebird nest in Chattanooga, TN | 3/15/2009 |
Q: Our bluebird pair had built a very nice nest in the same box we have used in two previous years. On ...
A: Hopefully it was a house sparrow, and not a House Wren. House sparrows are alien birds and are not ...
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| Snake Guards for bluebird houses??? | 3/9/2009 |
Q: Last year, I watched a family of bluebirds build, and hatch little ones. I looked out one day as ...
A: Snake guards are not difficult or expensive to make. Your local hardwars store should be able to ...
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| Cardinal | 2/25/2009 |
Q: There is a cardinal that goes around to several windows of our house and garage and flies right into ...
A: This is normal nesting time behavoir. The bird is fighting its reflection and it will not hurt ...
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| Bluebird's In Winter in New England? | 1/16/2009 |
Q: We live in Western MA (Southwick)and about 2 weeks ago we noticed 3 Bluebirds flying tree to tree in ...
A: Not unusual I am hearing from Bluebirders on the Bluebird-L listserv that people sre seeing ...
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| broken sparrow leg | 12/1/2008 |
Q: For 2 days, I've noticed a fox sparrow with what appears to be a broken leg on the ground of my ...
A: It is amazing how well one legged birds and three legged animals can cope and survive. Feed and a ...
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| Goldfinch Wineter Feeding | 11/22/2008 |
Q: I have niger seed feeders for the local goldfinches (Delaware). I understand that they go south for ...
A: It is nice of you to be concerned. Yes, some of them do go south (they just arrived here in NE OK ...
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| Birds | 9/24/2008 |
Q: what kind of birds cover their eggs in feathers?
A: If you are talking about birds in a nestbox I believe that tree swallows do this. Also sometimes the ...
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| nest box cost and plans | 9/4/2008 |
Q: Tulsa Audubon has received a grant from Toyota Corp to increase volunteerism.We want to pair up with ...
A: I have a great start for you in this project. Send me your mailing address and I will send you my ...
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| hungry bird | 8/25/2008 |
Q: i foud a heron bird chick what can i feed it till he get ready for the wild ?
A: Feeding baby birds is usually bad as they bond to the feeder and generally are unable to go back to ...
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| baby sparrow | 8/20/2008 |
Q: last night at 7:30 pm i found a rather young sparrow hoping around on my sidewalk..kept closing her ...
A: It would take a bird doctor to know. There are a number of bird viruses going around, it could have ...
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| snake-proofing blue bird box | 8/14/2008 |
Q: We have 2 predator guards on our bluebird box- the stove pipe and hardware cloth on the post and ...
A: It is amazing how those big blaxksnakes can get around guards. A "coolie" hat type sheet metal guard ...
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| Mallard ducks in the garden | 8/8/2008 |
Q: We have two female mallard ducks who have returned to our garden area for the past few years to ...
A: I am a Master Naturalist, and you are free to copy my opinion that feeding the ducks is interfering ...
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| Mallard ducks in the garden | 8/7/2008 |
Q: We have two female mallard ducks who have returned to our garden area for the past few years to ...
A: A lot depends on your personal situation. Are you the landlord? Do you like your neighbors? Are ...
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| orphan baby bluebird | 8/3/2008 |
Q: I found feathers that indicated that an adult bluebird had been taken by a neighboring cat. Later I ...
A: There are bird rehabilitators who know how to feed them, but it is very difficult. Also it is really ...
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| Sparrows | 7/29/2008 |
Q: I just wanted to let you know if you live in the Oklahoma area and are wanting to get rid of the ...
A: If you are talking about house sparrows, they are deadly alien killers that harass and kill 70 ...
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| Baby robin out of nest | 7/28/2008 |
Q: A baby robin has fallen out of its nest and as it is too high to reach has been moved out of harms ...
A: You could do that. However even better would be to nail a small box like a strawberry box with a bit ...
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| bird identification | 7/26/2008 |
Q: we have recently moved to southeastern coastal NC. We have a bird that we cannot identify. It is red ...
A: There are several red birds in your area, the Scarlet Tanager. the Summer Tanager and the Northern ...
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| Identifying a Bird | 7/24/2008 |
Q: I live in lower Michigan. I have a small bird that has nested in my hanging geranium plant on our ...
A: Hopefully it is a Carolina Wren (and not a similar house wren which has some bad habits). If it ...
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| baby bluebirds | 7/22/2008 |
Q: If a baby bluebird falls out of the nest and can't fly should you put it back in the nest or will it ...
A: If it is quite active and trying to fly I would leave it alone. If it is hardly moving I would put ...
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| house wren | 7/22/2008 |
Q: For quite some time now a little house wren is feeding a much larger "baby" bird of a different ...
A: Unfortunately this is usually a bad situation. It is probably a brown headed cowbird baby that has ...
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| 3-day-old wrens | 7/19/2008 |
Q: Although I am not constantly watching the nest made in my fern on the porch, I have yet to see the ...
A: 86 degrees is not hot for birds. It has been in the high 90s here and I have a successful Carolina ...
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| Bluebird nesting box | 7/17/2008 |
Q: This past spring we noticed a bluebird pair starting to use the nesting box we mounted near our ...
A: That is a normal thing. Birds fight their reflection as they see it as competition. Being so close ...
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| Baby Wrens | 7/17/2008 |
Q: I have a Carolina Wren make a nest in my fern on my back porch. We have watched the mother and ...
A: Not much that you can do. This is a normal reaction as babies are safer out of the nest if they are ...
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| wren | 7/16/2008 |
Q: yesterday I had a mother wren and 5 baby wrens. Today found mother dead on patio and no babies in ...
A: Ok then it had to be a house sparrow or a snake. The mother's death remains a mystery, especially if ...
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| wren | 7/16/2008 |
Q: yesterday I had a mother wren and 5 baby wrens. Today found mother dead on patio and no babies in ...
A: Unless the babies were big enough to leave the nest in a predator attack this has to be the work of ...
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| bluebirds abandoned their nest? | 7/15/2008 |
Q: long story short....i had a pair make a 2nd nest this season. babies were about 10 days old, when ...
A: This happens on a fairly regular basis, and often we don't know why. Usually it is because a ...
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| baby robbin | 7/14/2008 |
Q: yesterday a baby robbin fell from my tree onto the pavement. My cat tried to get him so i picked him ...
A: Please put it in a tiny box or basket with some grass and put it back up in the tree where his ...
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| Fostering a Baby Bluebird | 7/13/2008 |
Q: Three days ago, I found a baby bluebird on my bathroom floor -I have a doggy door that family ...
A: You are doing the right thing. Leave it on the lawn. When babies leave the nest early, often due to ...
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| chick survival rate | 7/12/2008 |
Q: On 06/25/08 we were blessed with 4 eastern bb babies. this was the parents 2nd attempt.(the 1st ...
A: I know that this may sound callous, but fledgling survival rates are very low and there is a reason ...
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| 2nd brood fledged, now a house wren! | 7/11/2008 |
Q: For our 3rd year, a couple has gone for Box A, then B, then back to A. We have cleaned the nest out ...
A: You are doing great! Just keep removing the sticks. I had to do this 5 weeks in a row in one box ...
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| Bottom of next baby blue bird--to assist or not? | 7/7/2008 |
Q: My bluebird box always has the first successful "batch" (sorry, not knowledgeable of correct terms). ...
A: Usually it is best not to assist a runt or a less than healthy bird (nature needs the survival of ...
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| birds attacking.. | 7/5/2008 |
Q: I have had a bird feeder in my backyard for years. tonight i heard the birds making loud noises.. i ...
A: I can't answer this unless I know what kind of sparrows they were. If they were the alien killer ...
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| unknown bird | 7/5/2008 |
Q: I was visiting in Woodstock Ontario last night. I saw a bird, colour, similar to a female Cardinal. ...
A: I am a Bluebird expert and not so on a lot of other birds. The black head really confuses me too. ...
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| Eastern bluebirds abandon nest? | 7/3/2008 |
Q: Bluebirds built a very nice, thick nest in our birdhouse next to our own home. Their house is about ...
A: Probably a predator got the female. This is not unusual aa they have a lot of enemies. In situations ...
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| Purple Finch | 7/2/2008 |
Q: we have had a nest for almost a month, we have lost 2 eggs, had one hatch & fly watched in fly away, ...
A: If birds are going to have a second or third family (some of my Bluebirds have already started on ...
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| Wren's nest | 7/1/2008 |
Q: A wren built a nest in a flower pot right outside our front door and laid at least four eggs. ...
A: Not really. Just destroy them. This is not unusual. All kinds of predators including dogs and cats ...
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| bluebird box in suburb | 7/1/2008 |
Q: I live in a typical housing subdivision, kind of new not any large trees around with some open ...
A: You are doing fine. It is normal for the parents to take the young away from the birthing area, ...
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| bluebirds | 6/30/2008 |
Q: in April I put out an old bluebird box that I had . One day I noticed that I had bluebirds. Yeah, I ...
A: The general rule is not to open the box after the babies are 12 days old (they fledge 19 days after ...
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| Purple Finch | 6/30/2008 |
Q: we have had a nest for almost a month, we have lost 2 eggs, had one hatch & fly watched in fly away, ...
A: Losing eggs often means a small snake has attacked, or it could have been the work of a killer house ...
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| bluebirds | 6/30/2008 |
Q: in April I put out an old bluebird box that I had . One day I noticed that I had bluebirds. Yeah, I ...
A: Not unusual. Predators got the parents and the babies starved, or in cases of cold and wet weather ...
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| Baby Robins without their mother | 6/29/2008 |
Q: "Hi, I have four baby robins that are approximately 5-8 days old or better. They are alert and ...
A: This may be a difficult answer for you. Usually one parent can raise a brood if something happens to ...
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| i found two baby birds- wut do i do? | 6/26/2008 |
Q: i don't no what 2 do and my dad said to put them in a box tonight and "We'll see what we should do ...
A: Please put them in a little basket back where you found them and hope that the parents will hear ...
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| Baby Sparlings | 6/23/2008 |
Q: Sparling birds have decided to make their home up top of our new porch. We just built it, so before ...
A: I am a bird expert. I am known as "Bluebird Bob" and I send bird books all over the country. If you ...
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| Baby Sparlings | 6/23/2008 |
Q: Sparling birds have decided to make their home up top of our new porch. We just built it, so before ...
A: I'm sorry that you don't know about those birds. Like the house sparrow they are alien unprotected ...
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| Bluebirds disappeared | 6/21/2008 |
Q: I have a bluedbird house in the backyard, and was delighted to see a couple move in this spring. ...
A: By cleaning out the old nest after you are sure that it has been abandoned as per my last message. ...
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| Bluebirds disappeared | 6/21/2008 |
Q: I have a bluedbird house in the backyard, and was delighted to see a couple move in this spring. ...
A: This is not unusual in nature. They have a lot of predators, and also sometimes will abandon eggs or ...
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| motherless bluebird eggs | 6/20/2008 |
Q: Our bluebird nest now has 4 eggs lain within the last week. Sadly we found the mother dead today ...
A: Please don't do anything except to take the nest out and destroy the eggs. The male may find another ...
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| Pesky Robin | 6/18/2008 |
Q: We have a robin that starts chirping at 5:00 am every morning. How do we get rid of it? Would it ...
A: This is when many birds start to sing, and for many people it is a wonderful part of nature. ...
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| Purple finch eggs | 6/17/2008 |
Q: I had purple finches build 2 nests in 2 hanging baskets I have. The other day, one nest had 6 eggs ...
A: Snakes are capable of climbing almost anywhere and they don't disturb the nest. Also house sparrows ...
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| Motherless Baby Birds | 6/15/2008 |
Q: A sparrow type (we think) bird laid three eggs in her nest in a potting shed we have. Unfortunately ...
A: Usually one parent can raise a brood. If not please let nature take its course. It is a normal human ...
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| assisting feeding | 6/14/2008 |
Q: I have a birdhouse right next to my living room window.A pair of wrens moved in. I can now hear the ...
A: Believe it or not, one parent does very well in raising a family unless there is very bad wet or ...
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| Baby robins | 6/14/2008 |
Q: We had a storm, and a robin nest that was built in our swing fell to the ground. It had 4 baby ...
A: Please let nature take its course and don't feed them. It is really cruel as they will bond to you ...
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| Tiny nest | 6/13/2008 |
Q: Hopefully you can help I have a very tiny bird nest in my tame blackberry row. It had 3 tiny blue ...
A: If it is small enough to be sitting on a wire it might be a hummingbird nest. Egg colors do vary. ...
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| one blue egg -- no mama! | 6/9/2008 |
Q: I cut one of bushes in my garden and came upon a nest with one blue egg in a tree next to it. Now ...
A: It is probably a robin's nest, especially if there is a lot of mud in the nest construction. Give it ...
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| My School is learning about concervation. | 6/2/2008 |
Q: I work for an English school in Taiwan. My students are around 5 years old. One of the school staff ...
A: Please do not do this as it is cruel. The birds bond to whoever feeds them and can never go back to ...
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| humming birds scared away by wrens | 5/31/2008 |
Q: We have had hummingbirds at our front deck for years. This morning we see a wren starting to nest a ...
A: Usually not. Hummingbirds are quite aggressive. Also those decorative bird houses are a no no. You ...
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| baby robin | 5/30/2008 |
Q: yesterday my children "rescued" a baby robin, last night it was eating very well. I have been trying ...
A: The best thing to do would be to put it in a little basket as close as possible to where it was ...
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| Bird egg ID please | 5/29/2008 |
Q: I found these in one of my Bluebird house's this morning. I'm thinking they are chickadee,but I have ...
A: If it is only one it is probably a brown headed cowbird and you should throw it out as it is a ...
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| house sparrows | 5/29/2008 |
Q: I have a pair of house sparrows that keep building a nest under our carport. because they had ...
A: I am sorry to be blunt, but I must be truthful. By letting the babies fledge you let killers out ...
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| baby cardinal | 5/28/2008 |
Q: we have been enjoying a family of cardinals for several seasons now. recently, we had two ...
A: Young birds often leave nests early when there is a predator attack, and they are often safer out of ...
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| Chckadee nest destroyed | 5/28/2008 |
Q: I have a bluebird house that has been occupied by house wrens for several years. This year ...
A: Yes. They are very bad - they puncture eggs, kill babies, and take other birds nests out. ...
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| Bluebird Death | 5/27/2008 |
Q: 5 days ago there were a number of live baby blue birds in one of my nests. On either side there are ...
A: This sort of thing does happen and often we don't know why. A predator may have gotten one or both ...
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| dove | 5/26/2008 |
Q: 2 doves fell out of the nest in the last wind storm one is gone the other is ok but needs to eat ...
A: Raising a baby bird is very difficult, and if it is a very young Mourning Dove it needs crop milk ...
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| cardinals | 5/18/2008 |
Q: We recently had a cardinal nest with 3 eggs in the nest we watched everyday for them to hatch, and ...
A: Birds in open nests have many predators - snakes, Blue Jays, crows and many other bigger birds, etc. ...
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| wrens in the garage | 5/18/2008 |
Q: 2 wrens started a nest in a hanging flower in my garage. I caught then before they started (only a ...
A: I know the feeling. A pair of Carolina Wrens came into my garage under a crack in the door and ...
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| Baby Wren Predator | 5/15/2008 |
Q: I had a Carolina Wren nest with 6 babies in our shed. Yesterday morning I found 4 dead in the nest ...
A: Unfortunately those things do happen. Birds like the killer house sparrow and even the house wren ...
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| Take care | 5/14/2008 |
Q: ..Ive got 4 baby birds,but the thing is I'm 11.I really DON'T have an idea 1 to take care of them.I ...
A: If one of the parents is living they should be OK. Otherwise there is not much that you can do. I ...
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| Nesting wren info needed | 5/14/2008 |
Q: Two Carolina wrens have built a nest in an overturned water pitcher by our back door. It's about 5' ...
A: Congratulations! They usually tolerate close human activity very well. I had a pair raise a brood in ...
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| birds | 5/13/2008 |
Q: is it true blue birds really are mean to other birds
A: They are not an aggressive bird, although they will fight to protect their territory as all birds ...
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| bluebirds | 5/12/2008 |
Q: I have a nesting box that bluebirds built the nest in the box. After laying then hatching the eggs ...
A: Wow! That is a first for me! Babies from the first families will help feed baby Bluebirds from the ...
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| about robin's nest and eggs | 5/11/2008 |
Q: WE have a robins nest that was just recintly built and I believe they had only lay one egg so ...
A: Hard to say. Generally any damage to an egg is fatal to it. However putting it back may encourage ...
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| Cardinal and Robin Nesting Very Closely Together | 5/10/2008 |
Q: A cardinal has been very busy building a nest in the bush just outside our kitchen window. She now ...
A: The fact that the Cardinal is allowing this bodes well for the future. Bluebirds and Tree Swallows ...
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| BlueBird eggs | 5/9/2008 |
Q: We have a nest is a bluebird box in our yard. The female flew into a window 3 days ago and was ...
A: As she returned to the nest things should be OK, especially if it is early in the incunation cycle. ...
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| mockingbird baby | 5/9/2008 |
Q: We have been watching a Mockingbird nest for about a week. 3 babies born but 1 born at least 1 or 2 ...
A: She may realize that there is something wrong with it and has decided not to let it live. This is ...
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| Gold Finches | 5/9/2008 |
Q: For a few weeks we had 40-60 Gold Finches in our yard eating over 10# of thistle a week from my 2 ...
A: This is normal and I have the same experience here in NE Oklahoma. As the males get their breeding ...
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| Mallard Duck nest | 5/8/2008 |
Q: I live in mid-Michigan and a mallard dust has nest of 12 eggs in our back yard. I believe last ...
A: I believe it will depend on what stage of incubation they are. Bear in mind that raising wild babies ...
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| found baby robins | 5/7/2008 |
Q: Some kids in my neighborhood pulled a nest of 3 baby robbins. I took them away from the kids, who ...
A: When I was a kid we would take one nearly grown one out of a nest and finish raising it by feeding ...
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| Finch nest | 5/7/2008 |
Q: A pair of house finches have built a nest atop our porch light. If the light gets turned on at ...
A: You may be surprised. You are in the Mountain Bluebird area, and if you have some irrigated areas ...
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| Finch nest | 5/6/2008 |
Q: A pair of house finches have built a nest atop our porch light. If the light gets turned on at ...
A: I would worry more about your house. Fires are started every year by birds, especially the killer ...
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| Found Bird | 5/6/2008 |
Q: My brother and I each found a bird and one of them does not have any feathers and the other seem to ...
A: It is almost impossible to raise baby birds, especially if tiny without feathers or hurt. Put them ...
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| Baby Wrens | 5/5/2008 |
Q: Today we had 5 Carolina wren fledglings leave a nest at the same time because they were startled by ...
A: That is a surprise to me. I know Bluebirds never go back. That was a smart mother. Do you have ...
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| Bluebird egg | 5/4/2008 |
Q: I recently found a robin egg near my house. It was in no sight of any nest or other Robin. The egg ...
A: The egg needs to be turned every few hours and I can't even begin to tell you how and what to feed a ...
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| UK MISTLE THRUSH | 5/3/2008 |
Q: I rescued a fledgling about 4 weeks ago and now he will not leave home. I have him in a huge cage ...
A: I have never heard of that name. Please buy a bird field guide or go to the library to get the ...
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| Baby Bluebirds | 5/3/2008 |
Q: My cat caught a nesting female bluebird today, and now I have three, possibly four, hungry baby ...
A: First- buy one of the new electronic litter boxes that sweep waste into a closed box so that the cat ...
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| Bluebird Mealworm Feeder | 5/1/2008 |
Q: My Bluebirds love the mealworm feeder I have near my house. Now that it's warmer out, the feeder is ...
A: Sometimes a bird just has to lay an egg before a nest is ready, or another nesting attempt was ...
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| baby bluebirds | 5/1/2008 |
Q: We have had a pair of bluebrids nesting in our yard for several years. This year they had 5 ...
A: I commend you for trying, but this is almost impossible to do. Remember that even if you can feed ...
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| baby bluebirds | 4/30/2008 |
Q: When we came home last night the male and female bluebirds were hovering over one of the babies that ...
A: This may be a tough answer, but it is the real situation. Leave it alone and the parents will feed ...
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| HURRY PLEASE!!! Robin egg!!! | 4/29/2008 |
Q: My sister found a robin egg in a yard, she said it was on the ground and that the other eggs in the ...
A: This is almost impossible to do. Even raising babies after they are nearly grown is very difficult, ...
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| bluebird | 4/27/2008 |
Q: We have two bird houses about 20 feet apart. The bluebirds built a nest in one and swallows built ...
A: Be patient. Cold spring weather sometimes interrupts egg laying. Also you may have had more and a ...
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| Robin | 4/26/2008 |
Q: We've had 2 robins make a nest in our front bush over the last several days. Yesterday and today it ...
A: Many people have Bluebirds but do not know it as they are insect eaters and do not come to seed ...
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| Robin | 4/25/2008 |
Q: We've had 2 robins make a nest in our front bush over the last several days. Yesterday and today it ...
A: Be patient for another week or so. If nothing happens then something has happened to the female. ...
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| carolina wren | 4/23/2008 |
Q: for the past week and a half i have been raising this fledgling.(my children got him form the grips ...
A: I know that it is difficult, but please buy one of those automatic litter boxes (which save litter ...
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| blue jay &sparrow eggs | 4/23/2008 |
Q: we have a nest in our window that we think is a sparrow nest with 2 eggs as of yesterday there was ...
A: Usually an additional egg in a small bird's nest is from the parasitic Brownheaded Cowbird that does ...
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| wild baby dove | 4/22/2008 |
Q: a breeding pair of doves in our garden had two babies. one came out of the nest the other stayed the ...
A: They usually come back if no more than a day has elapsed. However sometimes the parents realize that ...
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| mallards | 4/19/2008 |
Q: I have 2 wild ducks on my small pond should I encourage them to nest by providing them with a ...
A: It depends on the type of duck. Wood Ducks will nest in a special box put up in a tree. Most other ...
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| Cavity nesters | 4/17/2008 |
Q: We are making our yard into a bird/butterfly sanctuary. We want 4-5 bird houses for it. I know ...
A: It is a bit early for your area. Birds here in many cases are just getting their first nests ...
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| Mmocking Bird nest | 4/16/2008 |
Q: We have a Mocking Bird nest In a climbing Rose Bush It has 3 eggs in it But i never see a adult ...
A: They do not start incubating until all of the eggs are laid so the babies will all be the same size, ...
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| Cavity nesters | 4/16/2008 |
Q: We are making our yard into a bird/butterfly sanctuary. We want 4-5 bird houses for it. I know ...
A: Robins only make open nests and do not go in houses. Put up Bluebird houses and the Chickadees, ...
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| Eastern Bluebird at my window. | 4/12/2008 |
Q: I have a male Eastern Bluebird beating itself against my bedroom window every spring. For two years ...
A: That is normal spring bird action. He is fighting his reflection. It will go away when the nesting ...
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| Bluebirds | 3/9/2008 |
Q: "Our" couple stayed all (pretty mild) winter here in Zone 6, Garrison, NY. Three broods last year. ...
A: Not really. They do an excellent job getting grass or pine needles, etc. Mealworms are the best, but ...
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| Bluebirds | 3/2/2008 |
Q: Do bluebirds ever build dummy nests? I have watched a completed bluebird nest in my box for 2 days, ...
A: Depending on how far north you are it is a bit early for them to lay eggs. Also sometimes it can be ...
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| Blue Bird behavior | 2/19/2008 |
Q: Every morning there are two birds that fly into the glass windows on the south side of my house. ...
A: They see their reflection as other competitive birds. You have a number of choices: Cover the window ...
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| sparrow id | 1/25/2008 |
Q: and none of my books identifies it - it was one of the larger sparrows, around 4-5". Had a rusty ...
A: I.m sorry, but I am not familiar with Canadian birds and there are so many sparrows. If you do not ...
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| What is this bird? | 1/18/2008 |
Q: Photo taken today 1-17-08 in my garden in San Francisco. I have more photos if necessary
A: Sorry, but I am not familiar with California birds. I went through my handbook of US birds and could ...
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| Can you tell me what bird this is? | 12/18/2007 |
Q: I only see these birds come to my feeder in winter when food is scarce. I can't find a matching ...
A: I believe it is a dark eyed Junco. They nest in the north and come south in the winter. If they feed ...
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| grackles | 11/14/2007 |
Q: Why are they attracted to intersections?
A: I am not an expert on Grackles, but I note that intersections usually have power lines which are ...
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| when do I feed my bluebirds? | 11/13/2007 |
Q: I live in southeast Pennsylvania and am fortunate to have many bluebirds. I just moved here last ...
A: In your area they usually migrate south until the spring, as the cold weather takes away their food ...
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| tumors on the eyes of house finch | 11/6/2007 |
Q: I saw a house finch flying around the back yard running into things. I was able to catch the poor ...
A: I am not an expert on this as my specialty is Bluebirds and other small cavity nesters, and they do ...
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| titmice drilling holes in cedar shakes on house | 10/30/2007 |
Q: My neighbor called to our attention that the front of her house was being damaged by birds. She ...
A: It is the Common Flicker (a type of big woodpecker) that is doing this damage. It is very hard to ...
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| mourning dove babies | 9/19/2007 |
Q: A mourning dove took over an empty nest on our front porch. Today I saw two new babies! Don't ...
A: It depends on how far south you live. Some stay here in northeast Oklahoma all year. They eat many ...
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| baby dove | 9/17/2007 |
Q: we found a very young dove this afternoon.did not touch it.it has very little feathers,we left it ...
A: That is a difficult question. Sometimes the parents have been killed, and also they make such a poor ...
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| finches | 9/10/2007 |
Q: We bought two Finch feedings and got Beautiful real yellow and black winged ones come daily about a ...
A: I assume that you are talking about the tall feeders that you use for thistle or niger seeds. The ...
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| hummingbirds versus yellow jackets | 9/2/2007 |
Q: I'm wondering if hummingbirds are scared away from a feeder where yellow jackets feast.
A: I have wasps, bumble bees, hornets, yellow jackets etc. all trying to get food from my hummingbird ...
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| Abandoned Wren Chicks | 9/1/2007 |
Q: Every year a house wren decides that our mailbox is good place to build a nest. It is an old ...
A: Not really. Sometimes one or both of the parents are caught by predators, but usually one of the ...
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| wren predators? | 8/27/2007 |
Q: I had a joyful wren living in a, well, wren box(!) on top of the fence in shrubs. For a little ...
A: That is a bit of a mystery. If the box was well attached only a raccoon would have been strong ...
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| Young Mockingbird | 8/16/2007 |
Q: "I have a young mockingbird that was injured by a dog it has no cuts or infections i checked ...
A: Itis always difficult to raise a wild bird, especially if it is injured. And if you are successful ...
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| baby bluebirds | 8/5/2007 |
Q: I believe our baby bluebirds were eated by a neighborhood cat as I found a pile of feathers under ...
A: If boxes are hung or mounted correctly on metal poles cats can't get to them (unless there was ...
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| Fledgling Robin | 7/28/2007 |
Q: I am an avid bird watcher and enjoy watching the songbirds that come to my yard. However, I have ...
A: Many birds leave the nest early due to predator attacks, etc., but the parents continue to feed ...
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| bluebird nestlings | 7/25/2007 |
Q: we have 3 baby blue birds, there mother was killed and the father is not around. we would like to ...
A: This is almost impossible, especially if they are very young. I suggest that you contact local ...
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| bluebird | 7/21/2007 |
Q: I've been taking care of a baby bluebird for 5 weeks now. She was the only one in the nest after ...
A: In more than 1000 families I have never seen only one baby. There must have been others, and if that ...
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| bluebird | 7/20/2007 |
Q: I've been taking care of a baby bluebird for 5 weeks now. She was the only one in the nest after ...
A: There must be something wrong with it. Bluebirds fly just 19 days after hatching. Call birding ...
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| Mockingbird | 7/9/2007 |
Q: I have a young mocking bird, and it holds it's leg up just a little and won't put it down. He is ...
A: By this time the Mockingbird should be fully grown. Put it outside for longer and longer periods so ...
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| snake in bluebird house | 6/23/2007 |
Q: About an hour ago, I went outside and to my horror saw a snake with his head inside our bluebird ...
A: This is not unusual. They have a lot of predators. If no guards you may lose at least 1 out of 4 ...
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| eastern bluebird hatchlings | 6/7/2007 |
Q: I have four bluebird hatchlings, 2-3 days old. The mother has apparently been killed by a raccoon. ...
A: Almost imposible if they are that young. Usually one parent will try to feed them, and if it is a ...
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| baby bluebird | 5/29/2007 |
Q: I've found a mature baby blue bird brought in by the cat. Its left foot seems out of shape but other ...
A: Bluebird parents feed their young even if they get out of the nest early and can't fly well. If you ...
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| Blue Bird flying to my window | 5/24/2007 |
Q: I have a blue bird that is attacking my windows in my sunroom. My daughters gave me a beautiful ...
A: Not unusual. I have had a Cardinal at my office window for a week. Some choices: cover window with ...
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| bluebird eggs | 5/22/2007 |
Q: I have a bluebird nesting box and believe a cat may have gotten the mama bluebird. In her nest is 5 ...
A: If the eggs are still warm she may still be incubating them and you are not seeing her. If nothing ...
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| feeders | 5/22/2007 |
Q: We have a pair of bluebids at our nesting boxes and would like them to come to our bluebird feeder. ...
A: It is hard to get them to come in the summer when they eat mostly insects. It is easier if you feed ...
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| Feeding a baby robin! | 5/22/2007 |
Q: When should you teach a baby robin to feed on its own?? We have one that fell in our backyard and he ...
A: When we were kids growing up in New Hampshire we always seemed to have a baby Robin or Crow to feed. ...
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| white bird eggs | 5/21/2007 |
Q: I took my fern down this morning to water it and found a nest with 5 tiny white eggs. I had seen a ...
A: 1. If the eggs have tiny brown spots it is probably a Carolina Wren, or some type of Finch. 2. Go to ...
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| bluebirds | 5/18/2007 |
Q: Sparrow's invaded the bluebird house today, cracked the blue eggs and threw them out on the ground. ...
A: I'm sorry. This does happen. Are your 5 boxes at least 100 yards apart or separated by your home or ...
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| eggs found | 5/17/2007 |
Q: I found a nest with 5 small white eggs and either brownish/redish speckles on them. It was inside a ...
A: This is usually a Carolina Wren, although Chickadees and Tufted Titmice have similar eggs. If the ...
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| Hurt Finch | 5/16/2007 |
Q: We found a hurt finch, but aren't sure what is wrong. It appears she/he can't fly and when we looked ...
A: This is almost impossible and even illegal as we are not supposed to keep wildlife, altough this is ...
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| Blue Bird Egg | 5/15/2007 |
Q: I'm really hoping you can help me !! My husband found a baby blue bird egg out in our field when he ...
A: It may sound harsh, but I would throw it away. There is no way you can guess the schedule of eggs in ...
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| Eastern Blue Bird | 5/14/2007 |
Q: We are having a time with house wrens or sparrows, not sure which. Yesterday they killed our baby ...
A: It requires tough love. House sparrows are alien non-protected birds and you must trap and kill or ...
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| Bluebird attacks windows | 5/14/2007 |
Q: A pair of bluebirds raised a family in our back yard (mostly pine trees). Now one bluebird keeps ...
A: Very normal behavior. A cardinal is attacking my window now. The males fight their reflecton. It ...
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| Baby Sparrow | 5/13/2007 |
Q: I am looking for some advice on how to release my baby bird, and to find out how I will know he is ...
A: This is very difficult. Once a bird or animal has become tame they do poorly in the wild. Also ...
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| BIRDS NESTING | 5/9/2007 |
Q: I HAVE TWO FERN ON MY PATIO AND I FOUND YESTERDAY THAT BIRDS ARE TRYING TO BUILD A NEST IN MY MY ...
A: If they are not the alien house sparrow they are Wrens or Finches and they are protected by law. If ...
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| Bluebirds | 4/24/2007 |
Q: We have had bluebirds in the boxes around our house for years. But, for the first time this year, ...
A: 1. Cover window with cloth or paper, hang garden netting or screen, soap window, or hang strips of ...
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| Wild Bird | 4/12/2007 |
Q: I found a wild bird I think its a hedge sparrow 1 day old we have it warm and seems ok what would we ...
A: One day old it would not have its eyes open and no feathers. You could not help it. If it has ...
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| Bluebirds and purple martins vs. sparrows | 3/25/2007 |
Q: I have just finished reading your response to the folks from Crossville, TN that moved to St. ...
A: Nests out no good. Must trap and kill. Ditto starlings - need martin house that will accept traps. ...
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| wild bird | 2/20/2007 |
Q: There is a bird who has been using our outdoor bamboo windchime as a night-time resting place for ...
A: you didn't say where you live, but here in northeast Oklahoma it would be a House Finch, which looks ...
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