tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post8416439523717982514..comments2024-03-23T17:29:21.173-04:00Comments on Bill of the Birds on Blogspot: The True Grit of SparrowsBill of the Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000245161006147448noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-88880293511390251102022-05-07T09:31:57.718-04:002022-05-07T09:31:57.718-04:00Your blog is very useful. Thank you so much for pr...Your blog is very useful. Thank you so much for providing plenty of useful content. I have bookmark your blog site and will be without doubt coming back. Once again, I appreciate all your work and also providing a lot vital tricks for your readers.<br /><a href="https://expresspaint.ca/residential-painting-toronto/" rel="nofollow">residential painting services</a>Amelia Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04682828396293674731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-24720229935059296332011-07-16T14:06:02.644-04:002011-07-16T14:06:02.644-04:00Among the solutions worth trying are: re-mortaring...Among the solutions worth trying are: re-mortaring the brinks with newer, more cohesive mortar.<br /><br />Also, placing some tight-weave chicken wire about 5 inches from the wall will prevent birds from gaining access. If that's not possible, try:<br /><br />Offering a source of large-grain sand for the sparrows to use for grit. Or<br /><br />Placing some rubber snakes in the places where the sparrows are nibbling the mortar.<br /><br />Good luck!Bill of the Birdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16000245161006147448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-7523403564864325852011-07-16T13:52:00.590-04:002011-07-16T13:52:00.590-04:00I too am having trouble with sparrows eating the m...I too am having trouble with sparrows eating the mortar between the bricks on both sides of my side door. Painting the brick is out of the question as my whole house is brick. Does anyone have a solution to deter them? I don't want to pay a tuck pointer to repare the damage only to have them start eating all over again. Would appreciate hearing of a solution. Thanks<br />Marge Daley<br />margedaley@comcast.netmarge daleyhttp://margedaley@comcast.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-81850901672775724382010-11-09T14:55:00.297-05:002010-11-09T14:55:00.297-05:00We live in an urban area and we have problems with...We live in an urban area and we have problems with sparrows eating bricks along our row houses. They have managed to eat through some substantial portions of brick.<br /><br />I would also like to know if anyone has any suggestions for this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-85237502703001509632008-06-23T16:42:00.000-04:002008-06-23T16:42:00.000-04:00My husband and I, along with a few other neighbors...My husband and I, along with a few other neighbors, are having this problem with the sparrows eating the brick along the foundation of our homes. Any solution on how to stop this without harming the birds?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-65718770408020889062007-09-04T11:12:00.000-04:002007-09-04T11:12:00.000-04:00Never seen your site before - just been given a li...Never seen your site before - just been given a link by our collater here in Gateshead in N.E.England in reply to my query having seen the little buggers(sorry spuggies) at it on my wall in Northumberland having never noticed it before in nearly half a century's birding (I'd always assumed they were eating spider's eggs like the Tits (hope you have the Parus species in the US or that's embarrassing!) I suppose we probably introduced Passer domesticus to the Colonies? The mortar on that particular wall was pinkish -similar to your photo- don't know if there is any significance; I'll try and attach the original photo if I can. CheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-25511232634416074282006-10-10T20:39:00.000-04:002006-10-10T20:39:00.000-04:00I have the problem with the sparrows consuming the...I have the problem with the sparrows consuming the mortar. Wonder if you, or anybody out there has a solution..as I'd like to keep my house standing. It's a pretty red brick house so I don't intend to paint the bricks. Maybe just replace the mortar and coat it with something that the birds don't like?<BR><BR>Bob<BR>blieske@uwec.eduBob Lieskenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-14595661946529877262006-09-19T23:31:00.000-04:002006-09-19T23:31:00.000-04:00Oh, the little buggers are everywhere! You know, ...Oh, the little buggers are everywhere! <BR>You know, I would love them if I were in England. But they mess up my bluebirds and eat all of my expensive seeds and I don't like how they look and I just hate 'em.<BR>whew...I feel better.<BR>When I read that my parakeets don't really need grit, since they shell their seeds, I started using the huge box of grit I bought out for the birds. They seem to approve.Susan Gets Nativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02078356859687789659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-88406888170426631992006-09-19T11:58:00.000-04:002006-09-19T11:58:00.000-04:00So, they are the John Wayne of birds?So, they are the John Wayne of birds?Rondeau Richttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16757905904813824235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-57962450955453203432006-09-19T11:29:00.000-04:002006-09-19T11:29:00.000-04:00I should add here that our barn swallows and the p...I should add here that our barn swallows and the purple martins I've seen elsewhere derive another benefit from consuming eggshells: calcium. This aids in the development of eggs during the nesting season.Bill of the Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000245161006147448noreply@blogger.com