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Re: CHICKADEES AND CAT HAIR



Paula Jeannet Mangiafico wrote:
> 
> I actually wondered whether or not birds would accept cat hair for
> nest-building. I've put out dryer lint in a suet cage (of which a large
> percentage is cat hair!), but haven't seen any takers.

I can recall years ago, back in New Jersey, watching birds (Tufted
Titmouse, I think) snatching fur from a dead raccoon.  (The animal was
thought to have been rapid, so it was left untouched until Animal
Control could collect it.)

Anne Lurie
Raleigh, NC
ALURIE@nc.rr.com