Hi everyone, I really appreciate the advice and feedback I've received, as well as the offers to help directly. I think I responded to everyone but if I did not, my apologies; I meant to. And I may have responded to some of you more than once. :)
Here is a compendium of advice that I thought I would share as it was all excellent. Top recommendation was to try the Halo. Options for this vary and you can find them on YouTube and others, but they range from purchasing one directly, drilling holes into a dome feeder to hang the monofilament tied to washers. I would also recommend people to use an old lamp shade wire. If you don't have any yourself take a look in the alley or at a Goodwill, or you can buy them sometimes at hardware stores or of course online. Also I have a lot of fishing wire of the wrong size, so if anyone nearby would like some, please let me know. Second was to change seed types. This is been challenging-futile in the past, but I think what I'm going to try is a fully separate feeder in the yard with millet for the sparrows. As opposed to my main feeders I will put this one way out in the open so it's easy access for the hawks. ;D And finally I also received both advice and offers to help dispose of the sparrows. I really appreciate that and may follow up with you should my other options fail. Stay safe! Nina ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
