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Index of Subjects Hi Tom, We had the same problem with an over-wintering Oriole a few years ago. My husband designed a feeder which would allow her to get to the food, but which most Starlings were not able to get into. It is basically a small wooden box, mounted below a window, with one side made of wooden dowels, like bars. It is tricky getting the bars the right distance apart, but he found .25" wooden dowels, centres spaced 1.5" apart worked. Don says you have to build this carefully, as the Starlings don't need much more space than 1.25" to squeeze through! He hinged one of the end boards, so that we could put the food inside, and added a hook and eye arrangement to close the 'door'. Hope this is understandable. If not, e-mail your questions. Lois Codling Terri Crane wrote: > Just an Update > > Along with the 3 Pine Warblers at the Bent feeders today I seen the > Northern Parula has returned. > > I was able to finaly ID today the long suspected BG Gnatcatcher > traveling with the flock of Chickadees behind my wood pile. > > The Grasshopper sparrow was last seen on monday and wasn't located today. > > The Black Vulture was perched on the chimney of the first house on my > street on monday morning and was seen in the town untill dinner time. > It missed the feeding station I tried to set up for it. (250+ lbs of > meat and fat trimmings from the butcher) > > Bullocks Oriole is still here along with 5-6 Balt. Oriols. The problen > now since the cold set in is that the Starlings (winged rats) have > targeted the grapes and the Orioles are finding the new compatition hard. > > The Clay-Colourer Sparrow along the harbour View Walkway was on the > Parks Canada Site this afternoon and it now has 3 AT Sparrows, 3 YR > Warblers and 1 Palm Warbler with it up from the 2,2,& 1 last week. > > > Tom K > Canso > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.15/1173 - Release Date: 05/12/2007 9:29 PM >
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