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Howdy! Can you help our classroom out? (1 Viewer)
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They eat suet( unsalted only) or small insects.
Mealworms are good, if there is a pet supply store nearby.
If you keep the bird overnight, a dark box with some water is good.
Do note that they may be covered by Federal Law, so it is wise to let him go once the bird has recovered.
They eat suet( unsalted only) or small insects.
Mealworms are good, if there is a pet supply store nearby.
If you keep the bird overnight, a dark box with some water is good.
Do note that they may be covered by Federal Law, so it is wise to let him go once the bird has recovered.
frogpond2011
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Great to know! Thank you so much for the information. We will probably let him go when it's warm. For now, his name is Nugget, and he is our temporary classroom mascot!
Hi Frogpond2011,
Looking up the diet of your guest, it seems they will eat seeds (crushed pecans or something similarly rich) and fruit during the winter season. So you can save the mealworms for now, although raising them would make a great project for the kids and give you food to attract Bluebirds this spring.
The breeding range of the bird is set partly by the winters, surviving snow storms when you weight in at a quarter ounce is very difficult.
Do note that this is a wild bird, it will not take well to confinement the moment it is six inches away from death's door.
If you can help it have another chance, you and your kids will have done well..
Looking up the diet of your guest, it seems they will eat seeds (crushed pecans or something similarly rich) and fruit during the winter season. So you can save the mealworms for now, although raising them would make a great project for the kids and give you food to attract Bluebirds this spring.
The breeding range of the bird is set partly by the winters, surviving snow storms when you weight in at a quarter ounce is very difficult.
Do note that this is a wild bird, it will not take well to confinement the moment it is six inches away from death's door.
If you can help it have another chance, you and your kids will have done well..
frogpond2011
New member
He made it! Our temps dropped to 19 degrees on Friday, so I'm glad Nugget was indoors. We released him, now that it is back to 60* plus!
frogpond2011
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He ate mealworms and perched on the edge of the fish tank for a sip of water. The temp is headed down to the 20s today, so maybe we'll see Nugget again.
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