[NatureNS] Orange-crowned Warbler in L. Sackville

From: Susann Myers <myerss@eastlink.ca>
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Hi, Gayle.

The Codlings built a cage of the wire mesh that fishermen use for lobster & 
crab traps, based on ones that I showed them in my yard.  I bought a 
100-foot roll of the mesh in the fall, 15" wide, and the Codlings bought a 
piece of it from me.  The cost for the roll was $160.00, so it's $1.60 per 
foot.  You'd also be welcome to buy a piece from me - I bought it to share.

To make a cube-shaped cage that can either sit on the ground or hang from a 
tree or fence, you need about 8 feet, or a bit less if you want to use 
plywood for the roof to help keep things dry.  You might want it make it a 
bit higher, to be able to hang suet in a way that the starlings can't reach.

You're welcome to come by and see my cages.   I'm in Halifax, near North and 
Oxford.  If you want to call, I'm at 431-9123.

Cheers,
Susann Myers
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gayle MacLean" <duartess2003@yahoo.ca>
To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 8:47 AM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Orange-crowned Warbler in L. Sackville


> Hi Lois,
>
> The OC Warbler here in Dartmouth has, also, fared well this winter. 
> Definitely, a survivor, for sure! Is enjoyng the mealworms, twice daily. 
> Am interested in the 'cage' you speak of. Could you give me an idea of 
> it's construction, size, etc, especially in amongst branches, etc. There 
> is so much competition with the Starlings, I sure am getting tired of 
> losing mealworms to those creatures! The Warbler is travelling further 
> during the day, as it now seems to be going to a back yard, a fair 
> distance up the street on the opposite side. But always back here for 
> breakfast and supper!
> Lost a fresh plum pudding overnight. The mesh bag that I put it in was 
> completely empty, no rips, no tears & nothing on the ground below. I'm 
> unfortunately thinking a Norway Rat, as I can't think of anything else big 
> enough to completely consume it.
>
> Gayle MacLean
> Dartmouth
>
>
> --- On Sun, 2/28/10, Lois Codling <loiscodling@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote:
>
>> From: Lois Codling <loiscodling@hfx.eastlink.ca>
>> Subject: [NatureNS] Orange-crowned Warbler in L. Sackville
>> To: "Nature NS" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
>> Received: Sunday, February 28, 2010, 9:37 PM
>> Our tiny OC Warbler has almost
>> completely stopped eating suet and grape jelly, and for the
>> past month has been eating up to 40 good-sized mealworms per
>> day (!) and hulled sunflower seeds. Mealworms are high
>> in fat and so are the sunflower seeds, so it appears
>> that the more of those he eats, the less other fats (and
>> sugars?) he needs. He still forages in the bushes
>> outside my kitchen windows, though I don't know exactly what
>> he is getting. He has survived snowstorms, windstorms
>> and rainstorms, and stays out of the way of the
>> Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawks. I hope he continues
>> to do so! We are grateful to Suzanne Borkowski and
>> Susann Myers for their advice and help in warbler
>> care. The feeding cage has enabled us to feed the
>> mealworms to him and not to all the Starlings, Bluejays,
>> etc. which would like to get at them.
>>
>> Lois Codling
>>
>
>
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