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Index of Subjects --e89a8f3ba889b5121c04b27db4d5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 They'll find them Gayle, good work though on feeder management.Bringing them in at night is the best way to deter raccoons, I promise. Helene On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 8:48 PM, <duartess@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > Have been carefully trying to manage my backyard feeders recently, first > to deter the pigeons which, unfortunately, were roosting on our NEW roof. > That management technique proved to be, at least, a little bit successful, > but now must contend with raccoons! They have caused feeders to disappear > or to be destroyed. > > Simply, I now bring them in at night and return them in the morning. > > Unfortunately, since my feeder change & changing their position, no > Northern Cardinals or White-breasted Nuthatches have been seen recently, > but a number of American Goldfinches, BC Chickadees, Song Sparrows, White > throated Sparrows, Hairy, Downy Woodpeckers & Blue-jays have been appearing > regularly, especially this morning, as the snow began to fall in earnest, > here in Dartmouth. > > Gayle MacLean > -- Helene Van Doninck DVM Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre RR#1 Brookfield NS B0N1C0 902-893-0253 birdvet@hotmail.com www.cwrc.net Our 2012 Wildlife Calendars <http://cwrc.net/?page_id=224> are now available! --e89a8f3ba889b5121c04b27db4d5 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable They'll find them Gayle, good work though on feeder management.Bringing= them in at night is the best way to deter raccoons, I promise.=A0<div><br>= </div><div>Helene<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at= 8:48 PM, <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:duartess@ns.sympatico.ca= ">duartess@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Have been carefully trying to manage my bac= kyard feeders recently, first to deter the pigeons which, unfortunately, we= re roosting on our NEW roof. That management technique proved to be, at lea= st, a little bit successful, but now must contend with raccoons! They have = caused feeders to disappear or to be destroyed.<br> <br> Simply, I now bring them in at night and return them in the morning.<br> <br> Unfortunately, since my feeder change & changing their position, no Nor= thern Cardinals or White-breasted Nuthatches have been seen recently, but a= number of American Goldfinches, BC Chickadees, Song Sparrows, White throat= ed Sparrows, Hairy, Downy Woodpeckers & Blue-jays have been appearing r= egularly, especially this morning, as the snow began to fall in earnest, he= re in Dartmouth.<br> <br> Gayle MacLean<br> </blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Helene Van D= oninck DVM<div>Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre</div><div>RR#1 Brook= field NS B0N1C0</div><div>902-893-0253</div><div><a href=3D"mailto:birdvet@= hotmail.com" target=3D"_blank">birdvet@hotmail.com</a></div> <div>www.cwrc.net</di= v><div>Our=A0<a href=3D"http://cwrc.net/?page_id=3D224" target=3D"_blank">2= 012 Wildlife Calendars</a>=A0are now available!</div><br> </div> --e89a8f3ba889b5121c04b27db4d5--
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