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--0-1572732746-1293630440=:86569 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable There are 2 Orioles now that are coming here to=A0my feeders. I had not bee= n having much luck with the oriole enclosure received from Suzann Myers. Th= e platform I was using was just too close to the ground and was of great in= terest to some of the cats living around here so I removed it.=A0I am makin= g the suet suggested by Suzann but the marauding Starlings just completely = bullied any and every other bird away and in one day, they are devouring ev= ery single=A0homemade suet cake, scarfing down almost all the grape jelly &= eating all the grapes. Was having abit more success getting the mealworms = to the Orioles as they are early risers and stick around a little longer in= the later afternoons 4:30 - 4:45pm time frame. However one is a little pig= and drives the other oriole away every time. So=A0today, I put out the enclosure again, this time placed higher off the = ground on an old sawhorse table that was=A0halfway hidden in a corner of my= basement. I put a bowl of grapes with the=A0ends removed, so if the skin f= roze, at least they might be able to get the moisture, a bowl of melted sue= t mixed with grape jelly and a warm water filled Tupperware dish, double to= pped=A0with 30=A0mealworms. Lo & behold, the orioles came to it, they both went in, both ate in peace, = & didn't fight too much & were able to get in and out without much difficul= ty,=A0and Suzann's right, the bloody Starlings cannot get in! Other birds of note coming on a daily basis, 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch,=20 2 Hairy Woodpeckers 1 Downy Woodpecker 3 or 4 Dark-eyed Juncos 6 White-throated Sparrows 1 American Goldfinch 7 Mourning Doves 1 Northern Flicker 5 Pigeons 4 Black-capped Chickadees the occasional sighting of the female Northern Cardinal noticed 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk out front the other day flying over the houses= on the other side of the street. and other fauna 1 Red Squirrel ugh! 1 Norway Rat that appears to have made his home in the neighbours rock= wall. =A0 Happy New Year to all! =A0 Gayle MacLean Dartmouth=0A=0A --0-1572732746-1293630440=:86569 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0" ><tr><td valign=3D"= top" style=3D"font: inherit;"><DIV>There are 2 Orioles now that are coming = here to my feeders. I had not been having much luck with the oriole en= closure received from Suzann Myers. The platform I was using was just too c= lose to the ground and was of great interest to some of the cats living aro= und here so I removed it. I am making the suet suggested by Suzann but= the marauding Starlings just completely bullied any and every other bird a= way and in one day, they are devouring every single homemade suet cake= , scarfing down almost all the grape jelly & eating all the grapes. Was= having abit more success getting the mealworms to the Orioles as they are = early risers and stick around a little longer in the later afternoons 4:30 = - 4:45pm time frame. However one is a little pig and drives the other oriol= e away every time.</DIV> <DIV>So today, I put out the enclosure again, this time placed higher = off the ground on an old sawhorse table that was halfway hidden in a c= orner of my basement. I put a bowl of grapes with the ends removed, so= if the skin froze, at least they might be able to get the moisture, a bowl= of melted suet mixed with grape jelly and a warm water filled Tupperware d= ish, double topped with 30 mealworms.</DIV> <DIV>Lo & behold, the orioles came to it, they both went in, both ate i= n peace, & didn't fight too much & were able to get in and out with= out much difficulty, and Suzann's right, the bloody Starlings cannot g= et in!</DIV> <DIV>Other birds of note coming on a daily basis,</DIV> <DIV>1 Red-breasted Nuthatch, </DIV> <DIV>2 Hairy Woodpeckers</DIV> <DIV>1 Downy Woodpecker</DIV> <DIV>3 or 4 Dark-eyed Juncos</DIV> <DIV>6 White-throated Sparrows</DIV> <DIV>1 American Goldfinch</DIV> <DIV>7 Mourning Doves</DIV> <DIV>1 Northern Flicker</DIV> <DIV>5 Pigeons</DIV> <DIV>4 Black-capped Chickadees</DIV> <DIV>the occasional sighting of the female Northern Cardinal</DIV> <DIV>noticed 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk out front the other day flying over the h= ouses on the other side of the street.</DIV> <DIV>and other fauna</DIV> <DIV>1 Red Squirrel</DIV> <DIV>ugh! 1 Norway Rat that appears to have made his home in the neighbours= rock wall.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Happy New Year to all!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Gayle MacLean</DIV> <DIV>Dartmouth</DIV></td></tr></table><br> --0-1572732746-1293630440=:86569--
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