I have for several years offered sheep's wool in a hanging wire cage, and at season's end, have found several nests with the wool either lining the nest or incorporated into the construction of it. It is also entertaining to watch them pulling the wool from the holder and carrying it away. My squirrels love it too...
Mona Bearor So. Glens Falls, NY On 2/8/2013 12:12 PM, Michele Mannella wrote: > I have an alpaca farm next door, and they gave me a wire suet feeder > stuffed with alpaca wool. After seeing tufts of insulation in our yard > this week (probably those nasty, opportunistic starlings have found > yet another way into our attic), I figure it is not too soon to hang > this in a tree and see if the birds--any birds--like it. It appears to > have been heavily picked at already. If anyone is interested in > knowing if the birds find this appealing or not, I'm happy to keep you > posted! > > Michele > Interlaken / Ovid > > > > -- > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
