A few years ago, I found a dead bluebird, and began to watch the nestbox to see if one of the feeding adults was missing. For several hours I saw no adults at all, so I took the babies out and delivered them to a friend who had the time to feed them. She fed them with mashed cat food for about 24 hours when I noticed a pair of bluebirds at the nestbox. I rushed back to town, got the babies from my friend and put them back in the nest. Whether these were the original parents or a good Samaritan couple, I don't know, but they raised the babies successfully. Carol Reese Ornamental Horticulture Specialist -Western District University of Tennessee Extension Service 605 Airways Blvd. Jackson TN 38301 901 425 4721 email jcreese@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 =========================================================