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From: ldm@mtuxo.UUCP (the wharf rat)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Mockingbirds
Message-ID: <2028@mtuxo.UUCP>
Date: 14 Jun 88 22:55:03 GMT
Reply-To: ldm@mtuxo.UUCP (the wharf rat)
Organization: Franklin's Tower South
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	I have a small (100x150) stretch of woods behind my house.  Over the
past few years it has become home to at least two pairs of mockingbirds.  Now,
the problem is that the woods are completely overgrown with poison ivy and
bramble, so I want to clear out the brush and re-plant with native species.
But, I don't want to change whatever it is that attracts the mockingbirds !
I've come to the conclusion that the only way to clear that mess is with a
small bulldozer; I'll preserve the trees, of course, but what else should I
make an attempt to preserve ?  Will Sept. be long enough to wait before
beginning ?

							ldm
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