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COMMON HOUSEHOLD POISONS DANGEROUS FOR BIRDS

Air Freshener
Aerosol Disinfectant
Alcoholic Beverages
Ammonia
Ant Syrup and Paste
Arsenic
Asbestos
Auto Products
Bathroom Cleaners
Bleach
Boric Acid
Camphophenique
Carbon Monoxide
Carpet Cleaners and Deodorizers
Charcoal Fluid
Chlorine
Cigarette Smoke
Clinitest Tablets
Copper/Brass Polish
Corn/Wart Removers
Cleaners (ALL)
Deodorants
Diazinon
Disinfectant (Aerosols and Liquids)
Drain Cleaners
Epoxy
Glue
Felt Tip Markers
Flea Products
Floor Polish and Wax
Formaldehyde
Furniture Polish
Garden Sprays
Gasoline
Glade Plug-ins
Gun Cleaners
Hair Dye
Herbicides
Iodine
Kerosene
Lighter Fluid
Lye
Matches
Model Cement
Moth Balls
Muriatic Acid
Mushrooms
Nail Polish Remover
Oven Cleaners
Over Heated Non-Stick Cookware
Paint
Paint Thinners
Perfumes
Pesticides
Pine-Sol
Rx Drugs (Including over the counter)
Rubbing Alcohol
Scented Candles
Shellac
Shoe Polish
Silver Polish
Snail Bait
Spot Removers
Spray Starch
Strychnine
Sulfuric Acid
Super Glue
Suntan Lotion and Oils
Turpentine
Wax
Weed Killers
Window Cleaners
Wood Preservatives

 

​Poisonous Foods

​Alcohol & alcoholic beverages
Avocado ​
Caffeine
Chocolate
Cigarette Smoke
Coffee
Corn (stored in humid area)

Garlic
Highly salted foods
Mushrooms
High Oxalic acid foods (spinach, rhubarb, give indigestion as too harsh to digest in large amounts)
Raw peanuts in shell (poorly stored)
Seeds (in quantity apple, apricot, bitter almond)
Seeds (in quantity cherry, peach, pear, plum)
Soft Drinks (with caffeine or colas)
Tea

Onions
Wines

Toxic Plants
Amaryllis  Dieffenbachia  Marsh Marigold  Pothos
Andromeda  Elderberry  May Apple  Privet Hedge
Avocado  Elephant Ear  Milkweed  Prune Trees
Azalea  Eucalyptus-dried  Mistletoe  Purple Seabane
Baneberry  Euonymus  Mock Orange  Ranunculus
Bean Plant  Felt Plant  Monkshood  Red Maple
Belladonna  Ficus  Morning Glory  Rhubarb (Leaves)
Bird of Paradise  Firethorn  Mountain Laurel  Rhododendron
Black Locust  Flame Tree  Mushrooms  Rubber Plant
Bleeding Heart  Four O' Clocks  Narcissus  Salvia
Boxwood  Foxglove  Nectarine Trees  Sandbox Tree
Flowers from Bulbs  Heliotrope  Nettle  Schefflera
Buttercup  Holly  Nightshade  Shamrocks
Braken Fern  Honeysuckle  Nutmeg  Skunk Cabbage
Caladium   Hyacinth  Oak Tree  Snowdrop
Calla Lily  Hydrangea  Oleander  Sorrel
Clover  Iris  Peach Tree  Spurge
Coffee Plants  Ivy  Peony  Star of Bethlehem
Cherry Tree  Jasmine  Periwinkle  Sweet Pea
Chestnut Tree  Jerusalem Cherry  Philodendron  Tobacco
Clematis  Jimsonweed  Pigweed  Tomato (Plants)
Comfrey  Juniper   Pittosporum  Trumpet Vines
Coral Plant  Lilies  (Lillium)  Plum Tree  Tulips
Cowslip  Lily of the Valley  Poinsettia  Umbrella Plant
Crocus  Lovelia  Poison Ivy, Oak & Sumac  Vetch
Crownvetch  Lupine  Pokeweed  White Cedar
Daffodil  Peace Lily Spathiphyllum  Poppy  Wisteria
Daphne  Marijuana  Potato (Plants)  Yews
Delphinium

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Safe Plants   
Abelia  Calendula  Hibiscus  Petunias
African Daisy  Camellia  Impatiens  Pittosporum
African Violet  Coleus  Kangaroo Vine  Prayer Plant
Aloe Vera  Coriander (cilantro)  Kalanchoe  Purple Passion
Anise  Corn Plant  Lace Fern   Rose
Asparagus Fern  Creeping Fig  Lady Palm  Rosemary
Baby's Breath  Crab Apple  Lemon Balm  Sensitive Plant
Baby's Tears  Dahlia  Lilac  Spearmint
Bachelor's Buttons  Dandelion  Magnolia  Spider Plant
Bee Balm  Dill  Maiden Hair Fern  Spruce
Bamboo  Dogwood  Marjoram  Snake Plant
Basil  Dracaena  Marigolds  String of Beads
Begonia  Dragon Tree  Milk Thistle  Sunflowers (seeds)
Birds Nest Fern  Easter Cactus   Mother Fern  Swedish Ivy
Boston Fern  Eucalyptus   Monkey Plant  Thyme
Bottle Brush Fern  Fennel  Nasturtium  Thistle
Bougainvillea  Fir Trees  Oregano  Wandering Jew
Canary Island Palm  Flame Nettle  Pansy  Wax Plant
Chickweed  Gardenia  Paradise Palm  White Cover
Chicory  Gloxinia  Parlor Palm   Zebra Plant
Chamomile  Grape Ivy  Parsley  ******
Christmas Cactus  Helianthus   Passion Flower 
Cilantro  Hens & Chickens

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