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I have seen people put a cage around their feeders made of lobster trap wire that lets the small birds in but not the large birds. There needs to be enough room inside so the feeders are away from the wire. If you put a solid bottom in it then the seeds won't accumulate on the ground for the pigeons but inside the cage. It can be removed and cleaned. A large swinging door allows access to the feeders inside - essentially a wire lobster trap without the divisions. Anyone who makes lobster traps has the material to construct these or there may be similar material found at hardware stores. You may need to change how the feeders are suspended but it could be worth a try. Some people have had great success, others not so but it is perhaps how the feeders are arranged inside the cage. Laurie Murison Grand Manan, NB ----- Original Message ----- From: <duartess@ns.sympatico.ca> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Cc: "Annabelle Thiebaux" <hamst@xplornet.com> Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2011 9:15 AM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] chickadees & Pigeon Problem > Not here in Dartmouth (Lake Banook area). Not that many, mind you > (chickadees), many more Song Sparrows and American Goldfinch and there are > certainly a fair number of red squirrels and TOO MANY Pigeons. I only put > black oil sunflower seeds in my feeders and only niger in my finch feeders > but those rotten pigeons (as bad as starlings) eat everything too and to > my husbands chagrin, perch on ours and the next door neighbors roofs. He > wants me to take down the feeders. Any thoughts as to how I might situate > them so as to make them inaccessible for the pigeons? > > Thanks for any tips, > > Gayle MacLean > > ---- Annabelle Thiebaux <hamst@xplornet.com> wrote: >> Hi Guys, Mine have disappeared & have for quite awhile, has anybody >> else noticed this? I will miss them this winter if they stay away! >> Squirrels are also in shorter supply then earlier. I think we have been >> found by a flock of crows though!
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