{"id":12074,"date":"2024-04-18T14:44:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T18:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebackyardnaturalist.com\/wordpress\/?p=12074"},"modified":"2024-05-10T13:16:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T17:16:55","slug":"dryer-lint-is-not-nesting-material","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebackyardnaturalist.com\/wordpress\/dryer-lint-is-not-nesting-material\/","title":{"rendered":"Dryer Lint is NOT Nesting Material"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Very Important!<\/strong>\u00a0Please be careful what you offer your backyard birds for their nests. Don&#8217;t offer any materials that have been chemically treated in any way. If in doubt, don&#8217;t leave it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Here&#8217;s a list of DON&#8217;Ts from The Cornell Lab of Ornithology:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"checklist wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Dryer lint<\/strong>. There are many reasons dryer lint is not good for nesting birds and their babies. From the start, it&#8217;s not really helping your birds build a better nest. Almost the opposite, actually! <strong>After being rained on and drying out, dryer lint just&#8230;crumbles<\/strong>. Additionally, if you use softener sheets in your dryer, that means nesting parents are placing all their eggs in one crumbly\u2014structurally vulnerable\u2014nest <em>with added chemicals<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dog or cat fur<\/strong>. Especially&nbsp;if your pets take flea medication or are bathed using flea shampoo.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hair.<\/strong> Including your own (shampooed and conditioned) hair! <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Plastic strips<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tinsel<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cellophane<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aluminum foil<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">So, what nesting material is best to offer?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DOs &#8211; <strong>Cornell Lab recommends the following, in any combination:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"checklist wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Dead twigs<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dead leaves<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dry grass<\/strong> (make sure the grass hadn\u2019t been treated with pesticides)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Feathers<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Plant fluff or down<\/strong> (e.g. cattail fluff, cottonwood down)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Moss<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bark strips<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pine needles<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>More about natural nesting material from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\" title=\"\">Cornell Lab&#8217;s Allaboutbirds.org<\/a>:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fallen leaves and twigs left unraked make excellent nest materials for many birds. Providing nooks in your backyard where this untidy debris can collect provides a variety of material for the birds to check out when they are building nests. They may even pick through your compost pile looking for suitable nest material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more info<strong>, including how\/where to offer nesting material to your birds<\/strong>, refer to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/providing-nest-material-for-birds-dos-donts\/\" title=\"\">The Cornell Lab&#8217;s post on nesting material here <\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want to make your backyard a nesting paradise for them while making it super-easy for yourself? &nbsp;<strong>Offer our natural nesting material<\/strong>&nbsp;as an extra enticement. 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