And if you do keep your cat indoors, consider a “catio” as a compromise.
Regi One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. Wm. Shakespeare > On May 18, 2018, at 8:11 PM, Marie P. Read <m...@cornell.edu> wrote: > > Hi Jim, > > It would not be legal to move it, and not likely to work anyway. > You might try putting a chicken wire fence around the nest—several feet in > diameter so the adults can come and go easily. Hopefully when the young > fledge they will go up into the bush and not onto the ground. But at that > point you should keep your eye on the nest/the fledglings in case any > rescuing is needed. > And you might consider keeping your cat indoors near fledging time. > Some people also use cat bibs on their cats. They are not 100% effective by > any means, but the theory is that they interfere with the cat's pounce and > therefore slow them down. Cats generally quickly get used to having to wear > one. > > Finally, please consider keeping your cat indoors. I have had outdoor cats in > the past, but having seen the havoc they wreak first hand, I was determined > that my most recent one would be indoors only. He is happy and healthy, and > my backyard birds are now safe. > > Marie > > Marie Read Wildlife Photography > 452 Ringwood Road > Freeville NY 13068 USA > > Phone 607-539-6608 > e-mail m...@cornell.edu > > Website: http://www.marieread.com > Follow me on Facebook: > https://www.facebook.com/Marie-Read-Wildlife-Photography-104356136271727/ > ________________________________________ > From: bounce-122582573-5851...@list.cornell.edu > [bounce-122582573-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Jgaffne2 > [jgaff...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, May 18, 2018 6:55 PM > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Juncos > > In our perennial garden there is a junco nest with at least 3 eggs in the > leaves at the base of a bush. Our cat has not found it yet but when they > hatch I am afraid they are goners. I have relocated a junco ground nest to a > platform near by before and they were abandoned. There is a small tree nest > to their home. Should I 1) leave it alone 2) try to protect it better without > moving it 3) put it in the low branches of the adjacent tree 4)any other > thoughts other than removing our cat > Thanks for any advise > Jim Gaffney > > Sent from my iPhone > -- > > 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/ > > -- > > > -- > > 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/ > > -- > -- 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/ --
