[wisb] Re: Fish line deters HOSPs from feeders
- From: Claudia <cgiamati@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bgsloan2@xxxxxxxxx" <bgsloan2@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2011 20:02:38 -0500
The feeder I use that has perches is for thistle seed
And has little holes for finch beaks, the house sparrows don't ever go there
Thanks !!!
Knowledge of the path is no substitute for putting one foot in front of the
other ~ MC Richards
Claudia Giamati
Chippewa County
On Aug 27, 2011, at 5:28 PM, "B.G. Sloan" <bgsloan2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I've found that removing perches from feeders keeps the House Sparrows away,
> as well. It worked very well for me in Indiana before I moved to Milwaukee.
>
> Of course the feeders need to have some wire mesh or other material so the
> other birds can find a foothold so they can feed. Here are the feeders that
> worked for me:
>
> 1. This feeder from Wild Birds Unlimited has perches, but they can be flipped
> up. I tied them up with garbage bag twisty ties, just in case an enterprising
> HOSP figured out how to flip them down. Birds cling to a metal mesh to get at
> the feeding ports:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/y87zpy8
>
> 2. And this Duncraft feeder has no perches. The feeder is surrounded by a
> wire cage:
>
> http://bit.ly/nP3r5h
>
> Bernie Sloan
> Milwaukee
>
> --- On Sat, 8/27/11, pready tds.net <pready@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> From: pready tds.net <pready@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: [wisb] Fish line deters HOSPs from feeders
> To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Saturday, August 27, 2011, 10:25 AM
>
> 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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