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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0105_01CDF291.91718C90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks, Susann I just bought one. My measurements indicate an opening width of = 3/32=E2=80=9D at room temperature. It should be smaller outside in the = winter. I hope you are right that this 25% reduction works. Dave S.... From: Susann Myers=20 Sent: Monday, January 14, 2013 12:12 PM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Subject: Re: [NatureNS] How to foil starlings at Niger seed feeders Hi, Dave. The answer to your question is yes, the feeding slots can be narrower. = I just bought a new distlefink feeder yesterday - one of the standard = clear plastic cylinders with 8 perches (on sale, 30% off, at Canadian = Tire just now). The openings in it are only 1/16" wide. This is the = type of niger seed feeder I've used in the past, and I've never had a = problem with starlings at them - the openings are too narrow to allow = the seed to be knocked out. Redpolls, goldfinches, crossbills and = chickadees all can feed at them with no difficulty, but starlings and = other larger birds are restricted to feeding on the small amount of seed = that drops below the feeder. Re Don's response, I use starling-exclusion wire around my oriole/chat = feeders. The openings are 1-3/8" square, and that is just small enough = to keep startlings out. I use lobster-trap wire, which is very = heavy-duty, because I build a cage with perches etc., but there must be = lighter-guage wire with similar openings. Any larger than 1-3/8" will = let the starlings through, however. Cheers, Susann Myers ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Dave&Jane Schlosberg=20 To: NatureNS=20 Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2013 11:08 PM Subject: [NatureNS] How to foil starlings at Niger seed feeders My Niger seed feeder is a tube with 4 perches and feeding slots which = are exactly 1/8=E2=80=9D wide and 1/2=E2=80=9D long. The starlings have a feast with them by one starling knocking the seed = out onto the ground while the others, on the ground, feed. Can I get away with a more narrow slot which will stop the starlings = but not the small finches? Yours...Dave S.... ------=_NextPart_000_0105_01CDF291.91718C90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8" http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.19393"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY dir=3Dltr bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV>Thanks, Susann</DIV> <DIV>I just bought one. My measurements indicate an opening width of = 3/32=E2=80=9D at=20 room temperature. It should be smaller outside in the winter. I hope you = are=20 right that this 25% reduction works.</DIV> <DIV>Dave S....</DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; = COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: = none"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt tahoma"> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5"> <DIV style=3D"font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A = title=3Dmyerss@eastlink.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:myerss@eastlink.ca">Susann Myers</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 14, 2013 12:12 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] How to foil starlings at Niger seed=20 feeders</DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; = COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: = none"> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Hi, Dave.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>The answer to your question is yes, the = feeding=20 slots can be narrower. I just bought a new distlefink feeder = yesterday -=20 one of the standard clear plastic cylinders with 8 perches (on sale, 30% = off, at=20 Canadian Tire just now). The openings in it are only 1/16" = wide. =20 This is the type of niger seed feeder I've used in the past, and I've = never had=20 a problem with starlings at them - the openings are too narrow to allow = the seed=20 to be knocked out. Redpolls, goldfinches, crossbills and = chickadees all=20 can feed at them with no difficulty, but starlings and other larger = birds are=20 restricted to feeding on the small amount of seed that drops below the=20 feeder.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Re Don's response, I use = starling-exclusion wire=20 around my oriole/chat feeders. The openings are 1-3/8" square, and = that is=20 just small enough to keep startlings out. I use lobster-trap wire, = which=20 is very heavy-duty, because I build a cage with perches etc., but there = must be=20 lighter-guage wire with similar openings. Any larger than 1-3/8" = will let=20 the starlings through, however.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Cheers,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Susann Myers</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20 dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Ddschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca">Dave&Jane = Schlosberg</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">NatureNS</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 13, 2013 = 11:08=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] How to foil = starlings=20 at Niger seed feeders</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV dir=3Dl