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Interesting feedback, Don. We haven't had many starlings regularly at our
feeders, though we are in the valley and it should be expected, I suppose.
Chicken wire around a standard feeder works fairly well at keeping out the
avian looters, but the raccoons wrecked the setup last spring and we didn't
get the wire set back in place. I didn't know about the Vesey's feeder.
Thanks.
Our favourite squirrel and starling-proof feeder is a beautiful glass/copper
window feeder I once purchased at a Wolfville Christmas market, a Moore
Design window bird feeder. We've had it for years, and take it off to wash
it regularly. It looks great, and aside from the annoyance of messy
goldfinches, it triages the species very well, with mostly chickadees and
nuthatches visiting it. A bit pricy, but worth it.
Check out the cool video of both squirrel species trying to break in-
http://www.mooredesignbirdfeeders.com/#!window-squirrel-baffling
Donna
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
On Behalf Of Don MacNeill
Sent: January-08-17 4:50 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] flurry of birds at the feeder
Hi Donna
I see that Vesey's Seeds sells a Globe feeder that seems to work very well.
It is a round cage with a tube feeder in the middle. The cage allows the
small birds in but even stops starlings with their long bills. It is only
for sunflower or mixed seed. I want one with a niger tube feeder inside.
The starlings hang on to the side of my niger feeder and eat all of the
seeds.
I thought I had the suet problem fixed by leaving it in the plastic case and
hanging it upside down. Chickadees and woodpeckers will fly up underneath
it to feed. Unfortunately, the starlings learned to do that too.
Don
Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net
On 1/8/2017 2:44 PM, Donna Crossland wrote:
My winter feeder list today during the storm:
. 1 Yellow bellied sapsucker (male) He's beautiful and visits the
suet only periodically.
. 10 Red-winged blackbirds
. ~12 Evening grosbeaks
. 1 Northern Cardinal (male)
. 4 American tree sparrows
. 1 White-breasted nuthatch
. 2 Downy woodpeckers (male and female)
. 4 Hairy Woodpeckers (male and female, likely 2 pair)
. 6 Slate-colored juncos
. ~12 American goldfinches
. ~ 6 Chickadees
. 4 Mourning doves
. 1 Blue jay
. 3 European starlings
Thought:
The suet feeders mixed with sunflower seeds and feeders designed to not
allow the blue jays, starlings, mourning doves, etc, to feed seem like
sensible options when trying to keep some species a little more in check.
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lang=3DEN-CA link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#1F497D'>Interesting feedback, =
Don. We haven’t had many starlings regularly at our feeders, =
though we are in the valley and it should be expected, I suppose. =
Chicken wire around a standard feeder works fairly well at keeping out =
the avian looters, but the raccoons wrecked the setup last spring and we =
didn’t get the wire set back in place. I didn’t know =
about the Vesey’s feeder. =
Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#1F497D'>Our favourite squirrel =
and starling-proof feeder is a beautiful glass/copper window feeder I =
once purchased at a Wolfville Christmas market, a <b>Moore Design</b> =
window bird feeder. We’ve had it for years, and take it off =
to wash it regularly. It looks great, and aside from the annoyance =
of messy goldfinches, it triages the species very well, with mostly =
chickadees and nuthatches visiting it. A bit pricy, but worth =
it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#1F497D'>Check out the cool video =
of both squirrel species trying to break in-<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#1F497D'><a =
href=3D"http://www.mooredesignbirdfeeders.com/#!window-squirrel-baffling"=
>http://www.mooredesignbirdfeeders.com/#!window-squirrel-baffling</a><o:p=
></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>Donna<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div =
style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm =
0cm 0cm'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowt=
ext'>From:</span></b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowt=
ext'> naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Don =
MacNeill<br><b>Sent:</b> January-08-17 4:50 PM<br><b>To:</b> =
naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NatureNS] flurry of =
birds at the feeder<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Hi Donna<br><br>I see that Vesey's Seeds =
sells a Globe feeder that seems to work very well. It is a round =
cage with a tube feeder in the middle. The cage allows the small =
birds in but even stops starlings with their long bills. It is =
only for sunflower or mixed seed. I want one with a niger tube =
feeder inside. The starlings hang on to the side of my niger =
feeder and eat all of the seeds.<br><br>I thought I had the suet problem =
fixed by leaving it in the plastic case and hanging it upside =
down. Chickadees and woodpeckers will fly up underneath it to =
feed. Unfortunately, the starlings learned to do that =
too.<br><br>Don<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Don MacNeill <a =
href=3D"mailto:donmacneill@bellaliant.net">donmacneill@bellaliant.net</a>=
<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>On 1/8/2017 2:44 PM, =
Donna Crossland wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote =
style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=3DMsoNormal>My =
winter feeder list today during the storm: <o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoListParagraph =
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</span></span></span><![endif]>1 Yellow bellied sapsucker (male) =
He’s beautiful and visits the suet only =
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Roman"'> =
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Roman"'> =
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Roman"'> =
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class=3DMsoListParagraph style=3D'text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 =
lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style=3D'font-family:Symbol'><span =
style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New =
Roman"'> =
</span></span></span><![endif]>3 European starlings<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Thought:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>The suet =
feeders mixed with sunflower seeds and feeders designed to not allow the =
blue jays, starlings, mourning doves, etc, to feed seem like sensible =
options when trying to keep some species a little more in =
check.<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New =
Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>
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