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Know Ledgeless wrote:
> 
> >little dust is required. There are also baits by Ortho, but I don't use them
> >as they are pelleted, and will poison birds. Safer Soap spray will also
> 
> Have you actually seen dead birds or are you babbling jargon that you
> have been reading/hearing?

I doubt that birds are stupid enough to eat poison pellets. Perhaps they
could eat poisoned insects, but even then, the insect is likely unable
to eat large enough of a dose to poison a bird. I'm no chemist or
toxologist, but that's what I think. The birds are smart enough to tell
good berries from bad berries and good bugs from bad bugs. Not sure why
they might suddenly down poisoned pellets. 

And a poisoned bird will not drop dead on the spot. She'll fly on a
ways, feel uneasy, perhaps fly back to the nest. I might see a couple
dozen birds come and go from my yard each day. (Hard to tell how many
are the same bird, but I get wrens, jays, crows, sparrows, mockingbirds,
etc.) I don't think I've ever seen a dead bird in my yard. And
considering all the birds that I see each day, I only see a few dead
birds a year. No telling what caused their passing. I doubt it was
poisoned pellets, directly or indirectly.

Still, I like to avoid any poison or manufactured chemicals in my yard.
And if I use the pellets, I know I'm not going to threaten the local
supply of jays and crows!