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Re: Yech. Poor birdies:-(
I'm not a birder either, and have no clue what a starling, or any of these
other bird species mentioned, would be...
Flocks down to two more birds, just gotta get them into the pond!
(J/king.)
Thanks for all the great suggestions, going to try a few different things,
and see how it owkrs out.
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J. L. Wiegert
On Thu, 21 May 1998, Mark Binkley wrote:
> >Josh,
> > Try contacting your local audobon society. I bet someone there
> >would have a
> >good idea. They are probably coming down for a bath and relize they have no
> >footing, but probably to late. I had a similar problem with some finches in a
> >greenhouse with a pond inside. The finches would drown while trying to bath.
> >This was despite the fact that there was plenty of footing around, plus
> >shallow areas, plus pond plants sticking out of the water. I eventually gave
> >up on the fiches. Not sure what you can do out side. Maybe try to rig up some
> >of the bird netting that they use for vegetables gardens and fruit trees. I
> >think all garden centers carry it.
>
>
> I suppose at some point, natural selection will take over and this
> population of fool hardy birds will die out or learn how to not drown!
>
> Are you sure they're not starlings? I'm no birder, though, so I don't
> really know.
>
>
> Mark Binkley
> Columbus Ohio USA <))><
> mbinkley at earthling_net
>
> Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach him
> to use "the Net" and he won't bother you for weeks.
>
>
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