[bcbirdclub] Re: "starling invasion"
- From: "Roger Mayhorn" <rmayhorn@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <heckofanurse@xxxxxxx>, "bird club" <bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:39:45 -0500
Travis and The List,
I meant to reply to this yesterday, but got sidetracked.
Nice bird photos and nice looking platform feeder. The birds will enjoy that.
As to your starling problem one solution that some birders have for that is to
situate the suet so that the birds can only get to it from underneath.
Woodpeckers, titmice and chickadees will hang upside down to get to it, but as
a general rule starlings won't. Since you did such a good job on that platform
feeder, I'm sure you could come up with a small flat box or some other
container with one side exposed that would hang upside down where the suet
would be facing downward. You might have to serve the suet in it in the upright
position for a day or two until the birds get used to it, then face it downward.
Roger Mayhorn
Compton Mt
----- Original Message -----
From: TRAVIS RATLIFF
To: bird club
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 2:06 PM
Subject: [bcbirdclub] "starling invasion"
hello all, over the past few days to a week the starlings begin coming in..
yesterday evening we probally had 50 or so in our yard.. which is the size of a
postage stamp!! they aren't eating nothing but my suet cakes.. i have 4 cages
and replacing at least 1 to 2 per day... they have run my downeys and bluejays
away.. this morning i got up around 9 as i was doing my well what kim calls my
"old man shuffle" though the kitchen, my first stop before the fridge for my
morning dt mt dew is of course the window... but this morning no birds!! well
one lonley bird was perched in the neighbors tree which i have claimed my tree
and added feeders!! lol sat my first sharp shinned hawk!!! i hope i idenified
him correct, with my new sibleys book.. he had 3 bands on his tail feathers,
could have been a coopers but in the book they have 4 bands... we are still
seeing great numbers of pine siskins,gold finches,chickadees,house
finches,mourning doves,cardinals. i built my first platform feeder that has
increased our numbers greatly... hope all is well and good luck this weekend at
burkes garden...wish i could make it, but rcmc will be calling my name!!!
Travis
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