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Re: Another spring arrival in the Triangle



I saw a tip last night about crushing egg shells and putting them out for the
birds - adding calcium and crunch to their diet!
Carol Williamson
Durham, NC
carolw@sandler-recht.com

Joshua Stuart Rose wrote:

> On Wed, 4 Apr 2001, Kate Finlayson wrote:
> >
> > There were also a few pine warblers as well. They were
> > eating something from the asphalt road(grit? bugs?)
>
> Probably grit. There's someone on another listserv - Michigan, I think? -
> who annually posts a message every spring urging folks to offer water and
> grit as well as seed and suet. Birds need grit in their crop to grind up
> their food, due to their lack of teeth. I haven't heard from anyone who's
> tried it, but it might add to a few peoples' yard lists...
>
> Good birding,
>
> Josh
>
> Joshua S. Rose
> Duke University
> Department of Biology (Zoology, R.I.P.)
>
> jsr6@acpub.duke.edu
> http://www.duke.edu/~jsr6/