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[Douglas Woodard <dwoodard@becon.org>]

I have encountered statements that fruit-eating can be reduced by 
providing birds with drinking water, but I've never encountered a report 
of an objective test.

Doug Woodard
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada



tanis cuff wrote:

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> About robins, I have to wonder if they aren't seeking moisture.  I never see 
> them at the bird-baths, but then I don't watch all day.  I wonder if when 
> they can't get enough juicey earthworms, cutworms, grubs, etc., then they 
> must feed on juicey berries.  Any bird watchers on the list who know about 
> this?

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