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Re: CHICKADEES AND CAT HAIR
- To: Paula Jeannet Mangiafico <paula.mangiafico@duke.edu>
- Subject: Re: CHICKADEES AND CAT HAIR
- From: Anne Lurie <ALURIE@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 16:27:24 -0500
- Cc: BIRDERS <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
- References: <3695582489.1017307864@rbmscl-020.lib.duke.edu>
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
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