Bird killing pond

[Dosry5]

So yesterday I pulled the 4th dead bird out of my pond. 3 times I found them in the skimmer, another time just floating in the shallows. These seem to be baby birds. But I see no nests anywhere. This has happened over the course of a month or so. What gives? Is this kinda normal? All my fish are fine, even the extra hundred baby minnow or goldfish that I don’t know what to do with.

 

[Lisak1]

Do you have bullfrogs?

 

[Dosry5]

Probably? I have dozens of frogs of all types that hang around the pond, but not sure if there are bullfrogs.

But these are whole birds, minus the feathers.

 

[Lisak1]

Baby birds sometimes get pushed out of the nest by other birds - are there trees near the pond?

 

[Dosry5]

Baby birds sometimes get pushed out of the nest by other birds - are there trees near the pond?

Nope. But the pond butts right up to a shed that sits on runners—so there is ample space under the shed and I wonder if I have a nest there?

 

[Lisak1]

Hmmm... I've not ever heard of birds nesting at ground level, but I sure don't know the whole world of birds! We've had nests in gutters, under soffits, in eave vents, dry vents, decorative wreaths on the front door - birds do what the have to do! Could they be nesting somewhere on that house behind your fence? The mystery is still why they're ending up in your pond dead.

 

[Dosry5]

There are trees across the yard, but I see no nests. We have a bird feeder that attracts lots of birds about 25 feet from the pond. It’s a mystery. Maybe it’s time to call Ace Ventura....

 

[Ronfire]

Maybe your neibour hates baby birds chirping in the morning. I have one that shoots the crows that wake him at 5am.

 

[PondMomma]

Ive had babies go in for a drink (thinking it's shallow I think) and not be able to get back out, maybe that's it?

 

[Dosry5]

Could be, I have a gravel shelf that the water is usually about an inch higher that birds use frequently. Then it drops off straight down to 3.5 feet.