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<div>This has been a good thread on native vs other plants, etc. My question is in re to your recent comment below - Can't chickadees and others get moth caterpillars elsewhere or is that just in our area? I know bluebirds also rely on caterpillars to feed young. </div>
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<div>Cheers, Diann</div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: large;color: rgb(7,55,99);">Good point on the insects, but let's add that native trees are critical. Chickadees and others need over 6,000 moth caterpillars to fledge a nest of chicks, and they only get those from native willows, alders, bitter cherries, etc. </div>
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