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Wisconsin DNR borders on silly
In a story more fit for theonion.com, the AP in Wisconsisn is reporting the state’s DNR is recommending not feeding birds in the summer because… …some feeders can accidentally kill other wildlife such...
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Thinking of watching the feeder again.
Cornell University’s Project FeederWatch is about to begin for another year starting the second Saturday in November. As some readers may recall I went ahead and plunked down the $15 fee to participate...
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I can’t remember who it was but it was a fairly well known person and it happened within the last year or two. Anyway, he died while going outside to feed the birds. And it seems to me it was in the...
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Feeder experiment #2
Some loyal readers may recall I made an attempt at finding a cheap alternative to bird seeds last year when I tried pumpkin seeds in a feeder. It failed miserably as the birds ignored the offering with...
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I may be on to something
As a person with a belief in scientific proof I’ve got a ways to go before coming to a definitive conclusion but so far what I am seeing is compelling. House sparrows, for most bird lovers, are a...
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Back on June 1st, IÂ made mention of a particular seed feeder IÂ had built which appeared to be “sparrow proof.” Turns out that’s not quite true. A few days ago IÂ witnessed a couple of house sparrows...
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When emotion trumps science
My buddy, biologist Doug L.,  penned a column recently decrying the old accepted practice of supplemental feeding. It spoke mainly to us in North Dakota with reference to deer and pheasants and made...
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