# Do birds have their own "spots"

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 26, 2021, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-birds-have-their-own-spots/938805 "2021-03-26T23:03:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![MikeF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2021, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-birds-have-their-own-spots/938805/21 "2021-04-03T11:49:01Z")

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A pair of Mourning Doves had a favorite roost (right over my car) with predictable results. I tried one of those fake owls. It had no effect. I ended up going out after dark and throwing a football at them. It seemed to work. Once frightened off, they wouldn’t return that night. Eventually, they found a new place to relieve themselves. Whether that was a result of my football or not, I can’t say.

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2021, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-birds-have-their-own-spots/938805/22 "2021-04-03T12:25:06Z")

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Oh yeah.

Our male osprey had his favorite tree to get his fish ready for either his mate or their chicks (~3 weeks to go before they hatch). When the tree got cut down, he moved on top of a nearby light pole.

There’s a cattle egret that I’ve several times around town. He loves to perch on top of people’s cars, and hunts in hedgerows for lizards.

I also have several great egrets here too, who have their favorite spots along various highways. One I often see around my place, always hunting in the same spots (also for lizards).

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**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2021, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-birds-have-their-own-spots/938805/23 "2021-04-04T00:09:41Z")

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Our Norwegian Blue has stayed in the same spot since we got it

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**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2021, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-birds-have-their-own-spots/938805/24 "2021-04-04T13:16:12Z")

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He’s restin’! Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue, idn’it, ay? Beautiful plumage!

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**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2021, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-birds-have-their-own-spots/938805/25 "2021-04-06T00:28:03Z")

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Wins the thread…

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