http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2014/12/23/nest-boxes-new-homes-for-choughs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nest-boxes-new-homes-for-choughs Saving coastal birds and habitats from extinction Sun, 10 Sep 2023 07:51:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.18 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2014/12/23/nest-boxes-new-homes-for-choughs/#comment-5230 Wed, 31 Dec 2014 14:55:48 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=5484#comment-5230 If the habitat is not yet considered to be good enough, would any wild-hatched chicks need to imitate their parents and become at least partially dependant on supplementary feeding for longterm survival?

]]> http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2014/12/23/nest-boxes-new-homes-for-choughs/#comment-5164 Sun, 28 Dec 2014 12:11:33 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=5484#comment-5164 Is it thought any of the six older birds in the Jersey flock will be old enough to breed successfully this coming spring?

]]> http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2014/12/23/nest-boxes-new-homes-for-choughs/#comment-4984 Tue, 23 Dec 2014 14:34:44 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=5484#comment-4984 I was reading an article recently on the choughs of the scottish isles and a study has been made on their decline. They seem to have come to the conclusion that the decline was due to young birds not surviving the first years after fledging, and not being able to find food.
I wondered why these young birds did not follow the adults to learn where and how to forage for their food, is this normal behaviour for choughs?.
And i think that even the adult birds had trouble finding food in winter mostly, so were given extra mealworms at a feeding station.
I was just curious as to why the young birds failed to learn from their parents. Thanks and really good article.

]]>