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Index of Subjects Clide McKenzie here in the canso area has for years and years used lobster traps to feed the birds. One trap he hs placed on a pole and suspends a feeder in side. A great way to give Cover and to detere ALL the largeer birds (Jays, Doves, Starlings, Black Birds Grackels, Crows, Gulls Pigions.....). The Juncos, Finchs, Chickadees, and Sparrows just love this setup. Tom K Canso ----- Original Message ----- From: <kenmcken@eastlink.ca> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 3:40 PM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Bluejays > Hi Eleanor > I would love to have a picture of this. Would be great to get rid of my > rock doves. > Thanks > Ken > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Eleanor Lindsay <kelindsay@eastlink.ca> > Date: Friday, October 23, 2009 8:57 am > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Bluejays > >> With me, bluejays always tend to dominate feeders at the beginning >> of >> the winter, but this year does seem excessively bad so far. I too >> have a >> dome feeder, by the way, but no matter how much I keep lowering >> the >> dome, the bluejays are still clever and determined enough to >> weazle >> their way inside! >> The bluejay monopoly is making a currently popular British method >> of >> feeding small birds increasingly appealing; it is essentially a >> large >> (approx2-2&1/2 ft square, 3ft high) gable roofed bird cage with >> slats >> wide enough to allow all small birds to enter and which is placed >> on the >> ground or a platform. One can hang small seed feeders, peanuts or >> place >> bowls of seeds, water etc on the bottom. I can send a picture to >> anyone >> interested - the idea has potential.... >> >> Eleanor Lindsay >> Seabright, St Margarets Bay >> >> Gail Bruhm wrote: >> > Perhaps most people are experiencing this right now. I have the >> > Duncraft Super Cling-a-Wing Small Bird Feeder and the Aspects >> Vista >> > Dome Bird Feeder - with the moveable dome (both displayed on the >> For >> > the Birds website) are larger bird proof >> > >> > Gail Bruhm >> > Halifax >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lois Codling" >> > <loiscodling@hfx.eastlink.ca> >> > To: "Nature NS" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> >> > Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 8:20 PM >> > Subject: [NatureNS] Bluejays >> > >> > >> >> Has anyone found a solution to the problem of Bluejays >> occupying all the >> >> feeders for the months of Sept. & Oct.? We seem to have lost >> all our >> >> Purple Finch and the Goldfinch, Chickadees, Nuthatches, etc. >> are having >> >> a lot of trouble getting anything. We put out Grey-striped >> Sunflower>> Seed, which the Bluejays prefer, in a separate feeder >> to distract them, >> >> but there are so many young Jays that they still prevent the >> smaller>> birds from getting at the other feeders. We are trying >> hulled, cracked >> >> sunflower seed this year in 2 feeders, because the smaller >> birds can get >> >> their requirements faster and easier. I thought the Bluejays would >> >> prefer not to store this seed, as it will spoil more easily >> than the >> >> kind with hull on. But they don't seem to know that. We have also >> >> thought of putting wire cages over our hanging feeders so that the >> >> larger birds cannot get in. This we have not yet managed to do >> because>> we haven't found the right size wire grids to do it ( in >> that regard, >> >> does anyone know how big a hole the Jays can get through?) >> >> >> >> Any suggestions would be appreciated. (I think the time the >> Jays store >> >> food is nearly over for this year, but maybe we can do >> something next >> >> year!) >> >> >> >> Lois Codling >> >> L. Sackville >> > >> > >> > ----------------------------------------------------------------- >> --------------- >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > No virus found in this incoming message. >> > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> > Version: 8.5.423 / Virus Database: 270.14.24/2449 - Release >> Date: >> > 10/20/09 18:42:00 >> > ----------------------------------------------------------------- >> ------- >> > >> > >> > No virus found in this incoming message. >> > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> > Version: 8.5.422 / Virus Database: 270.14.23/2447 - Release >> Date: 10/20/09 03:55:00 >> > >> > >>
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