Hi Dona,
A few years ago in the wild bird section of Agway (I think), I saw
a mesh bag filled with short colored roving being sold as a great
thing for nesting birds. It was expensive for what it was - like $5 -
but I got one for my mom for Christmas anyway. Lo and behold, she got
one for me!
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A few years ago in the wild bird section of Agway (I think), I saw
a mesh bag filled with short colored roving being sold as a great
thing for nesting birds. It was expensive for what it was - like $5 -
but I got one for my mom for Chris
> There is a small sparrow the slang name of hair bird
That would be the Chipping Sparrow... they love the downy fiber from our
Golden Retriever.
Robin Murphy, in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, where white stuff is
falling... we are told it is snow.
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> places and poking the fiber through. But in the end, I don't think
> a single bird took any. :-(
After very windy days I always fine little bird nests that have fallen out
of trees. Most are made of horse tail hair, llama and sheep wool. Very
popular with birds around here. Don't do anything
I have heard that encouraging nesting birds to use wool and other fiber is
not a good idea. The thought was the wool does not dry out quickly when it
gets wet and the retained moisture plus all the "stuff " that does not get
removed by the parents encourages nasties to grow (bacteria, etc) that co
I always clean my comb out the window, and on two occasions I've found nests
made of my hair on the lawn.
Just toss the spoiled fiber anywhere -- if the birds don't take it, the soil
fungi will.
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