Georgean cuts my hair on our side deck, and the Carolina Wrens often come for the trimmings in the spring even before she is done. So, we just leave them there. They never last long. Paul Paul and Georgean Kyle Project Directors Driftwood Wildlife Association www.ChimneySwifts.org Sanctuary Stewards Travis Audubon's Chaetura Canyon Sanctuary www.TravisAudubon.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Becky Smith" <rbsmith@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 5:11 PM Subject: [texbirds] Re: Material for Birds Nests > For the past two years I have been collection dryer lint as nesting > materials. I use only the lint that comes from 100% cotton fabrics. > The birds seem to like it mixed with some dead airplane leaves. Becky > Smith > > > On 2/19/2014 3:49 PM, Brush Freeman wrote: >> There are MANY citations of titmice trying to extract hair from a living >> human's head for nest materials...See A. C. Bent..I will bet there is >> even >> some Youtube videos of this...B >> ********************************************************************** >> Brush Freeman >> 503-551-5150 Cell >> 120 N. Red Bud Trail. Elgin, Tx. 78621 >> http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/ >> Finca Alacranes., Utley,Texas >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 3:32 PM, Mira M Pellerin >> <mirampellerin@xxxxxxx>wrote: >> >>> Will birds take human hair? I still have a head full, after 70 decades; >>> I >>> have plenty to spare from my hair brushes, and it is only about 5 inches >>> long? >>> >>> Mira M. Pellerin >>> >>> Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at >>> //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds >>> >>> Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking >>> permission >>> from the List Owner >>> >>> >>> >> >> Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at >> //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds >> >> Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking >> permission >> from the List Owner >> >> >> > > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at > //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds > > Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking > permission > from the List Owner > > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner