I think my neighbors would be paralyzed by bear visitors!!!
Deb
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On Behalf Of Geo Kloppel
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 6:04 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] question about feeder crowds
I have a bog metal hopper-type feeder
Very clever! I want one!
Deb
From: Holly Noble
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 6:08 PM
To: Deb Grantham
Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] question about feeder crowds
A weight sensitive feeder closes access to the seed openings when a certain
amount of weight is on the perch
A weight sensitive feeder closes access to the seed openings when a certain
amount of weight is on the perch. You can calibrate to exclude birds such as
starlings, red-winged blackbirds, grackles, etc.
I did see a few clever starlings who learned if they continued to flap their
wings while only
I have a bog metal hopper-type feeder with spring-loaded perching bars, and the
spring tension is adjustable. At any particular setting, birds over a certain
weight will depress the bars, which closes off the seed ports. During Blue Jay
migration, for example, the spring loading can be adjusted
You can find a few more tips for deterring large flocks of birds on
this
page of the FeederWatch website.
Anne Marie Johnson
Caroline
On 4/21/2021 2:15 PM, Donna Lee Scott
wrote:
I too have many RW Blackb
I too have many RW Blackbirds, Brown-headed Cowbirds, and 6-8 Grackles and I am
going thru a lot of expensive bird food.
I put out food in early morning, one time a day.
The only thing I can think to do is to stop feeding the birds altogether for a
while, so that the hoards go somewhere else and
