Subject: [Tweeters] Hummingbird nest material
Date: Wed Feb 9 16:01:08 PST 2022
From: Constance Sidles - constancesidles at gmail.com

Dear Mike, it's best not to use dryer lint for nesting material because when it gets wet, it gets soggy and cold, which is bad for eggs and nestlings. - Connie, Seattle

csidles at constancypress.com


> On Feb 9, 2022, at 3:17 PM, Mike Wagenbach <wagen at uw.edu> wrote:

>

> Is it OK to put out dryer lint for birds to pick up for nesting? Ours is probably mostly cotton.

>

> Mike Wagenbach

> Seattle

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