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Nuisance Bird Abatement Gainesville, Florida
For information email nuisancebird@bellsouth.net Trapping and relocation of nonnative pest birds in Gainesville, Florida area. Nuisance Bird Abatement provides alternative methods of controlling bird pests, nonnative birds and invasive bird species for environmentally aware clients without the use of poisons. Established Nonnative Birds in Florida
* Note: House finches are native to the western United States, but were transported and released into the northeastern United States in the 1940s. Since that time, they have spread rapidly throughout the east, particularly in urban and suburban areas. In Florida, it is considered a nonnative species by the Florida Ornithological Society. “Naturalized” nonnative bird species are those not originally native to Florida (introduced by human activity) which have established wild, self-sustaining populations. Fortunately, most nonnative species introduced into Florida will not become established. Currently, 12 nonnative species of birds in Florida are considered established or naturalized, with documented breeding populations of 10 years or longer. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) wishes to discourage the introduction of nonnative wildlife species into the state. Some nonnative species can out-compete and harm native wildlife species. These “invasive” species are often considered pests, taking up precious food and nesting resources. (Source Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.) The English House Sparrow is a primary reason for the decline of the Bluebird as well as the Purple Martin populations in North America. The House Sparrow is very aggressive and competes for nesting cavities. Not only does this displace the natives from chosen nesting sites, but when the natives leave their nest unattended, the sparrow will often enter the nest and destroy the eggs and/or kill the nestlings. If an adult Bluebird is unlucky enough to be caught in a nest box by a House Sparrow, the sparrow will use its powerful beak to peck a hole in its rival's skull thus killing it. The House Sparrow has done untold damage to the native populations of cavity nesters in North America and, in fact, as early as 1903 in his book The Birds of Ohio, W.L. Dawson said "Without question the most deplorable event in the history of American ornithology was the introduction of the English Sparrow."
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