Though they rarely make it over to my feeders 30 feet away, the tree sparrows seem to love my basil patch. I planted a couple hundred basil in an area about 3 x 20 ft and let it go to seed beginning in August. A flock of 25-30 sparrows and a few juncos have been working it every day this week.
I know some of you do wildlife plantings and I had never seen basil in the list of plants that attract birds so thought I would mention it. Joe Boone County --- Please contribute your sightings to our list; it is only as good as members make it! --- Birding channel recommendation for FRS/GMRS radio use: Primary selection; channel 5/0 , alternate selection; channel 6/0 --- This mailing list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Membership available on-line at http://www.iowabirds.org/iou/PayDues.aspx. ----- You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected]
