This week on Brome Bird News
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Backyard Feeding – It’s a good idea to clean around your feeder every two weeks. Some birds like hopping from the ground back up to the feeder and can spread bacteria back and forth. Every two weeks is ideal to keep bacteria from spreading too much.
Ever wonder how much water it takes to raise a cow? This weeks envirominute talks about having a vegetarian day once a week to reduce water waste (and give your digestive system a break!)
Dr. Bird is on vacation in La Paz, but still answers a question about why it isn’t a good idea to feed squirrels.
This week in the headlines, Blue Tits are able to learn and teach new things to other birds, Isreal is a birder’s paradise with 500 million birds flying over each year and 70 000 birds have been shot in NY since 2009 to prevent bird strikes, but it hasn’t really helped.
This week on Winner’s Circle, Birds and Baths are making me miss summer!
Have a great week everybody!
Thanx to David for the squirrel info. The little buggers are a pain in so many ways.
Not sure of the answer regarding Canada geese. I recall in the early 70s when goose seasons were closed on the CDN prairies because of the small populations. Now I like to refer to them as rats with wings. There are so many of them and they foul a lot of fields the kids play on here in Winnipeg. Of course we have created all kinds of great goose habitat in the city, yet still deter predators from moving in.
I don’t eat a lot of beef or pork, but eat chicken every day. Not sure that is a confession a birder should make. 😉
Coincidentally, the photo accompanying Doctor Bird’s discussion of feeding squirrels pictured a squirrel going after a suet feeder. Before watching the episode, I had to deal with a squirrel who has figured out how to pry open the suet feeder door and dump the suet on the ground.
I attached a small bicycle lock to the door and will be watching to see if it can learn to pick locks!
Also, thank you for supplying both options for viewing the episode. I am retired and have time to watch the complete episode, so it is more convenient to see it without clicking on each individual topic.