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--=====================_323568203==.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Here in White's Lake there are hordes of hoarding Blue Jays as well, despite the large flocks that migrated out (or through?) the province in recent weeks. I am considering buying some new feeders, but in the meantime have had some success is surrounding two feeders with homemade cages. To make the cages I used pieces of lobster trap wire mesh that I find washed up on our beaches. I also use intact lobster traps as feeders, to deter both feral cats and larger birds. Sparrows, chickadees, and nuthatches all slip in and out easily, but the holes are too small for Purple Finches. Also, I distract the majority of the Blue Jays by placing cracked corn on an open platform, and most seem to be content with this offering. It is certainly cheaper than black oil sunflower seed. Cheers, Blake ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blake Maybank maybank@ns.sympatico.ca 902-852-2077 Editor, "Nova Scotia Birds" http://nsbs.chebucto.org author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia" http://tinyurl.com/birdingns Downloadable Nova Scotia Maps for inside front and back covers: http://tinyurl.com/mr627d White's Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada --=====================_323568203==.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" <html> <body> Here in White's Lake there are hordes of hoarding Blue Jays as well, despite the large flocks that migrated out (or through?) the province in recent weeks. I am considering buying some new feeders, but in the meantime have had some success is surrounding two feeders with homemade cages. To make the cages I used pieces of lobster trap wire mesh that I find washed up on our beaches. I also use intact lobster traps as feeders, to deter both feral cats and larger birds.<br><br> Sparrows, chickadees, and nuthatches all slip in and out easily, but the holes are too small for Purple Finches. <br><br> Also, I distract the majority of the Blue Jays by placing cracked corn on an open platform, and most seem to be content with this offering. It is certainly cheaper than black oil sunflower seed.<br><br> Cheers,<br><br> Blake<br><br> <x-sigsep><p></x-sigsep> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br> Blake Maybank<br> maybank@ns.sympatico.ca<br> 902-852-2077<br><br> Editor, "Nova Scotia Birds"<br> <a href="http://nsbs.chebucto.org/" eudora="autourl"> http://nsbs.chebucto.org<br><br> </a>author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia"<br> <font color="#0000FF"><u> <a href="http://tinyurl.com/birdingns" eudora="autourl"> http://tinyurl.com/birdingns<br> </a></u></font>Downloadable Nova Scotia Maps for inside front and back covers:<br> <a href="http://tinyurl.com/mr627d" eudora="autourl"> http://tinyurl.com/mr627d</a> <br><br> White's Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada </body> </html> --=====================_323568203==.ALT--
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