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Thanks Dave. Perhaps Hope or Helene might have some additional
comments. My neighbour has been putting out blueberries for robins and
that is quite successful.
Don
Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net
On 08/04/2015 8:11 PM, David & Alison Webster wrote:
> Hi Don & All,
> In 1958, as part of a Bird Depredation project, I had some birds
> in captivity for testing and had to feed them for several weeks. I
> don't recall the entire recipe but it was largely milk and hard-boiled
> eggs pulped in a blender to form a slurry. If a bird were near
> starvation then such a diet might be excessively rich so I would be
> inclined to have at least two parts apple for one part egg; just a guess.
> Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Don MacNeill <mailto:donmacneill@bellaliant.net>
> *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 08, 2015 7:25 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [NatureNS] Feeder birds
>
> We put out some apples on the back deck and an American Robin has
> been eating them. It has just been joined by a solitary Bohemian
> Waxwing which is also eating the apples.
>
> A friend has heard that hard-boiled eggs are good protein for robins.
>
> Don
>
> Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net
> On 08/04/2015 7:13 PM, Eleanor Lindsay wrote:
>> I have had a mix of pine siskins, goldfinches and common redpolls
>> daily at my feeders since mid January; many are still around, but
>> the numbers are now dropping . A flicker has been around all
>> winter, along with a downy and two hairy woodpeckers,
>> goldfinches, mourning doves (fewer than previous years - ? due to
>> several ss hawk attacks), chickadees, nuthatches, juncos,
>> intermittent starlings and now, song and white throated sparrows
>> are back - as well as grackles. Also for the past week at least
>> three fox sparrows and, nearby in past few days - 3 woodcock
>> sightings.
>>
>> Eleanor Lindsay
>> Seabright St Margarets Bay
>>
>>
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<font face="Calibri">Thanks Dave. Perhaps Hope or </font>Helene
might have some additional comments. My neighbour has been putting
out blueberries for robins and that is quite successful.<br>
<br>
Don<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-signature">Don MacNeill
donmacneill@bellaliant.net</div>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 08/04/2015 8:11 PM, David &
Alison Webster wrote:<br>
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<div>Hi Don & All,</div>
<div> In 1958, as part of a Bird Depredation project, I had
some birds in captivity for testing and had to feed them for
several weeks. I don't recall the entire recipe but it was
largely milk and hard-boiled eggs pulped in a blender to form a
slurry. If a bird were near starvation then such a diet might be
excessively rich so I would be inclined to have at least two
parts apple for one part egg; just a guess.</div>
<div>Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville</div>
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title="donmacneill@bellaliant.net"
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<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a
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<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 08,
2015 7:25 PM</div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NatureNS]
Feeder birds</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<font face="Calibri">We put out some apples on the back deck and
an American Robin has been eating them</font>. It has just
been joined by a solitary Bohemian Waxwing which is also eating
the apples.<br>
<br>
A friend has heard that hard-boiled eggs are good protein for
robins.<br>
<br>
Don<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-signature">Don MacNeill <a
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:donmacneill@bellaliant.net">donmacneill@bellaliant.net</a></div>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 08/04/2015 7:13 PM, Eleanor
Lindsay wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote cite="mid:5525A7F7.7000800@gmail.com" type="cite">I
have had a mix of pine siskins, goldfinches and common
redpolls daily at my feeders since mid January; many are still
around, but the numbers are now dropping . A flicker has been
around all winter, along with a downy and two hairy
woodpeckers, goldfinches, mourning doves (fewer than previous
years - ? due to several ss hawk attacks), chickadees,
nuthatches, juncos, intermittent starlings and now, s