Subject: Why not bluebirds?
Date: Aug 13 11:48:19 1999
From: Jack Bowling - jbowling at direct.ca


John C. wrote -

<<<<Come to think of it, Why shouldn't we have bluebirds downtown?
I have often looked out over all those gray roofs and thought there could
be some great gardens in all that space. A few buildings do have some
greenery - the most impressive is one on the corner of Third and Columbia
that has several fir and cedar trees growing at least 2-3 stories high from
a garden on a fourth-floor landing.>>>

Because bluebirds have quite specific habitat requirements involving
open/wooded ratios, insect type/loading and climate which are not
typically found in an urban landscape. How's that for being too literal?

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Jack Bowling
jbowling at direct.ca