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    Birdbath scum

    Thanks, all,for your comments and suggestions. I'm going to have to scrub it daily instead of every few days....and Lady Eagle I think I'll try your vinegar suggestion and see if that slows the growth of the algae Cheers everyone!
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    Birdbath scum

    I have a birdbath made of concrete, and it develops a red scum on the bottom of the birdbath every few days. Just wondering is this scum is injurious to the birds? A couple of times a week I clean the birdbath with a scrub brush. In this hot weather, I have to fill the birdbath...
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    Clay-colored or Chipping Sparrow?

    Adult Chipping Sparrow, but plumage turning into its winter colouring, with brownish ear patch instead of grey, and some streaking in it's rufous crown, rather than a bright chestnut crown. Not a juvie, as it would show some streaking on the breast. A neat bird, and an excellent photo--you've...
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    Chipping Sparrow?

    Definitely not a Chipping Sparrow! I know! ;)
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    How long do birds live for?

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    Bird T-Shirt?

    Hi! Good to hear from you again. You can get one at: http://www.cafepress.com/buy/heron/-/pv_design_prod/pg_1/p_storeid.52362336/pNo_52362336/id_11102211/opt_/fpt_/c_/hlv_t They also have a Black Crowned Night Heron on a white T. By the way, I found it by googling it. Cheers!
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    question about Ospreys

    Would the "very little brown bird" be a type of Wren?....sometimes they can be territorially aggressive.
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    need help with a baby pigeon

    It's always a dilemma when one finds a baby bird...but pigeons (and mourning doves) I'm given to understand are unique in that the parents feed them a special liquid known as "pigeon milk"; it's not regurgitated food. Don't know what a substitute for it would be, but perhaps a bird rehab...
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    Best bird tree,plant,shrub?

    Purple Mulberry bush....birds go nuts over the fruit, as well as Wild Grape vine (if you've got a fence for it to climb on). Mountain Ash tree is a good one--not too large, decorative orange fruit in fall that birds like, and fine leaves with very little raking. Crabapple trees (not the...
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    Hello from Haldimand, Ontario

    Hi Preson, WELCOME! I'm the other direction from you, north of GTA in Simcoe County. Yes, this is a wonderful forum. I'm really enjoying it.
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    How do you avoid biting insects while birding?

    Besides a good repellent, wear light-coloured clothing--not dark clothes, and oh yes, don't eat bananas before you birding.
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    Swallow's Nest

    Hi Abbygirl, check out this website, should answer all your questions. http://birdweb.org/birdweb/bird_details.aspx?id=326
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    When will fledgling robin begin eating himself?

    Congratulations, Cyndy and to "Twerp" who has learned to become independent. Your diligence and patience paid off. Nice that he comes to say "hello" occasionally, he'll soon be going off to flock with his kind near the end of July and in August. Hope he comes back next year to your yard to...
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    Save our songbirds

    Here's an interesting article in the 50Plus.com website re reasons for decline of songbirds and what we can do about it. It will be a sad day in the woods when we no longer hear the melodious song of the Wood Thrush. http://en.50plus.com/?LibraryID=112&CabinetID=369&DocumentID=9977
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    herring gull swallow live full grown rat?

    I know this isn't birds...but it reminded me of a large python trying to eat an alligator with distrous results. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/10/1006_051006_pythoneatsgator.html :eek!:
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    Sparrow Spooker Suggestions?

    You're joking right? Of course! It's a clear demonstration of how a different environment creates different traits...because of that old adage "survival of the fittest". When the sparrow was introduced to New York City so many years ago, the toughest and most aggressive that got the choice...
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    Sparrow Spooker Suggestions?

    House sparrows are considered highly undesirable in North America for bird enthusiasts who are trying to attract bluebirds or swallows to nest boxes. You might be interested in reading what dastardly killers they really are. http://www.sialis.org/hosp.htm http://massbluebird.org/id3.html...
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    When will fledgling robin begin eating himself?

    Good job, cyndy, you've done a lot for "Twerp" in fostering his independence, especially throwing the worms in the grass for him. He's certainly making a lot of progress by picking them off the ground....at least he's looking in the right direction now. Don't have any suggestions re his...
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    Local birds driven away by Crows?

    I think you're partly right. In my area where there is a prevalence of crows the same thing has happened to the songbirds. Crows, because of their nest robbing behaviour, have decimated the songbirds.
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    When will fledgling robin begin eating himself?

    Cyndy, I think you're going to have to be very patient and continue to feed him--perhaps for several more weeks. Have you noticed that young robins tend to want to be fed for quite a while? It's not uncommon to see a young one the size of the parent still begging for food. One thing I...
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    Need help please..Perplexing nesting situation!

    Yes, bluebirdlover, it's always sad when something like that happens, but I guess that's nature. Yesterday I watched as a grackle was picking at something as it perched in a tree in my neighbour's yard, then flew into the bottom of a cedar hedge where I knew there was a Song Sparrow's nest...
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    Need help please..Perplexing nesting situation!

    It's my understanding as well that cowbirds have no interest once they've laid their eggs. It could be any number of predators, but my guess would be at night racoons, or during daytime, grackles, crows, starlings or bluejays. Do you have any of these nearby? Other predatory birds may be...
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    what am I hearing

    Oops! Right you are! just noticed it was Skye....that's what happens when I'm on the computer too late at night!
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    what am I hearing

    I'm wondering if what you hear if the boom sound of the Common Nighthawk as it comes out of a dive? http://birdweb.org/birdweb/bird_details.aspx?id=255
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    Man-eating animals?

    man-eating animals One is more likely to be killed by bees or lightning or be murdered than be killed by an animal. But yes, all our bears (black, grizzlies and polar) have killed people, especially polar bears. Mountain lions have killed people as well, but again it is rare. I do recall...
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