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House Finch Nest Survey
After sleeping for seventeen straight hours, I am up and about--at least figuratively. I crept across the hall to the computer.
These studies from Cornell are wonderful ways that children can participate in REAL science, and actually contribute to the world's knowledge. My children really know the difference between busy work and real experiments, so we enjoy these studies. Little finches are so appealing, anything we can do to help understand and then eradicate the plaue affecting them is good karma!
House Finch Nest Survey
Have you ever wanted to peek into a bird's nest?
Would you like to do it for a cause this coming
spring and summer? Help us to determine if
differences in breeding biology contribute to
seasonal and geographic variation in House Finch
Eye Disease. Keep track of House Finch nests and
nestlings around your house and help us better
understand House Finch Eye Disease. Sign up
(free) at
<http://www.birds.cornell.edu/hofisignup/nestsignup.html>,
and we'll send you an information packet to teach
you how to safely observe House Finch nests.
Email questions to <housefinch@cornell.edu>, or
call 1-800-843-2473 toll free.
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I have a gazillion house finches at the small feeder attached to my window...before the damn rat-squirrels figured out how to launch themselfves at it...ack!
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COOL I have also been watching thebald eagle on hippies joournal. I love this stuff. Lori
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All life is sacred to our family, so we care for many "trash" species. That's why we have pigeons living in the hourse!!
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The house finch population in my area has crashed over the last few years. I do two Christmas Bird Counts each season and when I started (OMG!!...31 years ago!!) house finches were "trash birds", now I'm lucky to find them. You DO have to remember that this species is non-native and introduced to the east coast. I believe it was from a bunch of escapees out on Long Is, NY. They were going to be sold as cage birds. Introduced species, animals or plants, compete for food and habitat sources our native species need. The house finch, like the purple loosestrife(?) plant are accepted and encouraged to breed and spread because they're "pretty" species. Starlings and house sparrows - "ugly" species are less desirable to the masses.
Kas, Glad you're up and about again!!! Keep on posting!!
3/27/05 1:33 PM
Here is a website with more info:
http://lupus.northern.edu:90/
Here in Colorado, we have lots of house finches. I welcome them to my feeders.