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Comment by Jean McLane on April 10, 2011 at 4:56pm

Howdy y'all from TX.  I enjoy watching and photographing hawks, which often perch on power poles, as you probably know.  I emailed our rural electric supplier to inquire whether they followed any special procedures to protect birds from electrocution when they land on their poles.  The answer was that they follow standards originated in California. 

Maybe we can all check with our local electric suppliers to be sure these safeguards are applied all over the states.  I guess I have never walked up to a power pole to see whether any dead birds had fallen from the pole -- that would be a good check on the reliability of power-line installation at the top of the pole.

Comment by Morgen Fest on March 18, 2011 at 3:45pm

Hello everyone. I am extremely sorry that I have not been online in a while. I have been working hard on my schoolwork and monitoring bird activity.

Today I am on to tell you I am hoping to create a new website for this team and create bird packages for everyone who would like to participate in this group. If you have any questions, email me at Morgenlfest@gmail.com. :)

Comment by Patti Shoupe on March 18, 2011 at 10:00am

I have some thoughts to share.   I have @ 22 bird nesting boxes all around my 1/3 acre of yard.  For years I have had nesting chickadees,titmice,ash throated flycatchers,bluebirds (who fight with the flycatchers) nuthatches and starlings.  Anyway, recently I have had a titmouse that has taken over  a Pygmy nuthatch hole in my neighbors wooden house and yesterday I had a male and female Nuttall's woodpecker(s) trying to put a hole in my house.  So-- sometimes the nest boxes, even though the right dimentions etc, do not attract the birds.  They have the final say.

Comment by Madison Mary on March 13, 2011 at 4:13pm

Thank you for making this group!  I love animals and have been growning up to love them, since I live in a woodland area, and we should help all animals! =D

Comment by Patti Shoupe on February 28, 2011 at 11:12am

We live in the mountains in the west, and we have designed our yard to have mostly bird-friendly plants.  Nature has supplied the Pine Trees, we added Holly, Juniper bushes, and lots of other bird friendly bushes and trees that have fruit or berries.  We have 4 bird-baths, one that stays heated. So- we have shelter (20+ bird boxes mentioned above) , food (I have @ 10 various feeders) and water at all times. We are also  a certified Backyard Natural Habitat.  We always have all the birds in the neighborhood, you can hear them from a block away.

I hope more people can do as much as possible to help the birds.  

Comment by Boldylocks on February 19, 2011 at 6:05pm

I have some bird nest boxes on our property but am also thankful that years ago my father planted Blue Spruce pine trees as a tree border on both sides of our back yard.  They are now very healthy beautiful pines that provide necessary shelter and a Windbreak for the Arctic Winds we are experiencing here in the North East Pa.    The birds just LOVE Evergreens as a shelter from Frigid wings and snows..   I snuck a little birdhouse inside one of these Spruces so some lucky bird has lots of extra shelter now.   We also are able to keep our birdfeeders full- thank God , and found that suet is an inexpensive bird food item to keep out during the Winter months to provide calories for the birds during Arctic Winter temperatures.

 

Did you know that pizza crusts also provide beneficial fat and calories for many birds to give them energy during abnormally cold  Winters?  Chickadees just love pizza crusts!   Break them apart and place in areas they can get to. 

 

Birds need water even in the Winter- and they often use it to preen their feathers so they can fluff them out and stay warmer.    If you don't have a bird bath heater, you can also vigilantly set out a bowl of hot water every morning for the birds- and take in at night-  get rid of the ice and re-fill with hot water the next morning.    I've already seen some birds drink from it--   Place a stone or other object in the middle of the bowl so the birds can rest on it and better access the water.

Comment by Patti Shoupe on February 18, 2011 at 1:20pm

We are helping by having 20+ bird nest boxes on our property. Yes. the birds etc are all loosing their numbers.  We see it when we go to SE Arizona.  The bird numbers have declined so much in the last 14 years.  Very sad.

Comment by Andrea Berrow on November 23, 2010 at 2:57pm

THANK YOU I WOULD LOVE TO BE MEMBER

Comment by wornwinger.com on September 16, 2010 at 7:09pm

I have a saw whet owl box. the nestbox specs.I got from the ornithilogical society .says a 2 1/2 in hole.one for sale online has a 3 in hole....I have a 2 1/2 in hole.

Comment by wornwinger.com on September 16, 2010 at 7:02pm

I gave a bird house to my ex-brother-in-law last weekend.

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