If their hatchlings/juveniles leave with them in mid-July, then their breeding
season is finished, yes? I will pay exact attention to when they leave my yard
this year - I'm not that far from where you are.
I agree, a webcam would best answer this question.
Donna, Palmyra
----- Original Message -----
From: MARLENECONDON@xxxxxxx
To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 7:31 PM
Subject: [va-bird] cowbirds don't stay put in my yard all summer
"It seems that since they stick around one yard the whole breeding season,
they have ample opportunity to monitor the various nests they have left eggs
in."
This sentiment does not apply equally to all yards. The cowbirds are long
gone from my yard by mid-July, not to be seen again until the next March.
Additionally, I don't believe cowbirds--or any animals, except some
humans--are "retaliatory".
Considering that "no one saw the vandals", blaming cowbirds for the
vandalism is totally without merit. Hard data shouldn't be that difficult to
obtain
(for instance, a remote camera could be set up by a box) and without it,
there is really no point in this discussion.
Sincerely,
Marlene
Marlene A. Condon (Author, The Nature-Friendly Garden, Stackpole Books,
2006)
Nature Writer/Photographer/Speaker
Crozet, VA 22932-2204
E-mail: MARLENECONDON@xxxxxxx
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