[wisb] Re: Bluebird traps-Jelly
- From: Cathy <cmauer@xxxxxxx>
- To: terriw@xxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:30:42 -0500
Even though I use a very small shallow dish for jelly, a Chipping
Sparrow got stuck in the jelly last summer. I'm not sure if it was
trying to eat jelly or thought it was a place to bathe. When I realized
it was stuck, I gave it a bath in warm water and then released it.
Cathy Mauer
near Medford, Taylor County
On 4/10/2012 10:21 AM, Terri Welisek wrote:
> It's a good time to remind folks as they put jelly out for the Orioles to
> consider a small shallow dish. Some folks had bad experiences with
> hummingbirds and bluebirds being trapped inside the jar when they went in
> for the treat.
>
>
> Terri Welisek
> Sherwood WI Calumet County
>
>
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> On Behalf Of Larry Johnson
> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2012 11:30 PM
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> Subject: [wisb] Bluebird traps
>
> The talk about tree tubes catching bluebirds reminded me of another sinister
> trap. Last summer I bought a new house that came equipped with an outdoor
> wood furnace. When I looked inside to check it out, I found 14 dead
> bluebirds and 3 dead starlings. I used the furnace all winter but when the
> warm weather of March came, I quit using it and went with the heat pump and
> propane furnace back up. A day or two after I let the fire go out, I opened
> the door to clean it out and three bluebirds flew out into my face. I now
> leave the chimney clean out port open and have not found any more birds in
> the furnace even though I check it quite often. I wonder if this happens
> regularly with these outdoor furnaces. If so, are the manufacturers aware
> of the problem? Is there a remedy for the situation? There are really a
> lot of these furnaces in the rural areas in the Coulee Region. They seem to
> be gaining in popularity throughout the wooded areas of this country. Maybe
> mine is missing some sort of screen or something. Do the birds use other
> chimneys also? I had a starling get into my cabin once and figured the only
> way it could have gotten in was to come down the wood stove chimney. Lots
> of questions-are there any answers?
>
>
> Larry Johnson Ettrick, WI (Trempealeau County)
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