[wisb] Re: Fish line deters HOSPs from feeders
- From: Karen Etter Hale <chimneyswift1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2011 20:27:21 -0500
We've been using thin wire, with several pieces hanging down from each
feeder, with fairly good results, since last winter. We have a "ton" of
house sparrows in the neighborhood (well, at least a few dozen), and
they have little problem using feeders without perches, such as our
peanut feeder.
The wire we used was stuff we pulled out of old calendars and
straightened as best we could. We weighted them down a bit with nuts (as
in nuts and bolts).
Karen Etter Hale
Lake Mills
Northwest Jefferson Co.
On 8/27/11 9:25 AM, pready tds.net wrote:
> Hi Birders-
> I discovered that House Sparrows can be prevented from pigging out at
> bird feeders by simply hanging some monofilament fishing line from the
> feeder. A few strands is all it takes. I have used it on 3 feeders
> here at home and they stay off those 3 feeders. Since I don't have
> many HOSPs around here I decided to try it at work where we have a
> small flock that raids our display feeders everyday. I put fish line
> on 2 of the 5 feeders and the HOSP will not use those feeders. The 2
> have mixed seed that the HOSPs were hitting hard all day before adding
> the fish line on Monday. So now I am convinced this works and it
> doesn't harm them. All other birds don't seem to care about the fish
> line. Here at home on my sunflower feeder I get both finches,
> cardinals, BJs, grackles, MODOs, BCCHs etc.
> This could really save $$ for those who don't wish to feed HOPS but
> can't avoid it if they want to feed desirable native song birds.
> If you give this a try post results please.
>
> Pat Ready
> Stoughton
> Dane Co.
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