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Re: The mystery of the abandoned chickadees
- To: kdgraphic@earthlink.net
- Subject: Re: The mystery of the abandoned chickadees
- From: Alex Netherton <danetherton@juno.com>
- Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2000 18:50:31 -0400
- Cc: carolinabirds@duke.edu
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
In the case of the abandoned chickadees, I would suspect a Sharp Shinned
hawk, feeding its own kids. I think chickadees feed their babies insects
and other high protein food, so it is unlikely they would have a problem
with the feeder. However, feeders are excellent hawk magnets, due to the
concentration of song birds.....
Alex Netherton
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