Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!think!ames!amdahl!pacbell!att!mtunx!whuts!picuxa!gp From: gp@picuxa.UUCP (Greg Pasquariello X1190) Newsgroups: rec.birds Subject: Re: Mockingbirds Message-ID: <598@picuxa.UUCP> Date: 15 Jun 88 16:52:15 GMT References: <2028@mtuxo.UUCP> Reply-To: gp@picuxa.UUCP (Greg Pasquariello X1190) Organization: AT&T/EDS Product Integration Center Lines: 23 In article <2028@mtuxo.UUCP> ldm@mtuxo.UUCP (the wharf rat) writes: >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 ! > ldm >!ihnp4!mtuxo!ldm The poison ivy and the brambles are probably exactly what attracts the mockers. They feed on the insects and berries provided by the brush, as well as get some protection from it. If you clear the brush and leave just trees, the mockers will very likely abandon it. If however, you plant native species that provide similar food and cover, the birds may eventually come back. Bear in mind that they may not return until the new plants are a decent size to support their requirements (assuming you are planting young plants), so it may be a year or more. -- ========================================================================= Greg Pasquariello AT&T Product Integration Center att!picuxa!Tinman!gpasq 299 Jefferson Rd, Parsippany, NJ 07054 =========================================================================