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NOTICE TO GRACKLES AND STARLINGS
I have today placed you on the list of
aliens (heretofore including only squirrels) upon which
presence I shall not put. You are, as some of you have
discovered, made eligible for immediate and swift sanction.
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Wednesday, April 02, 2014
Notice to invaders
7 comments:
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iri said...
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Let me know how you plan to get rid of the Starlings. The little bastards are smart as hell.
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4/2/14, 10:06 AM
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Rodger the Real King of France said...
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With the cold weather we've had a monster invasion of both starlings and grackle after the nut cakes we put out for woodpeckers, nuthatches,etc. They go through two a day and I'm damned tired of the aggravation and expense.
I leave a window cracked with a good site view of the feeders, and .... well, like you said; they're smart as hell after a few lessons. (Where I yell BOO at them of course)Click click
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4/2/14, 11:56 AM
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toadold said...
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Soak some corn in cheap booze. set out for the birds. Birds will get falling down drunk. Go out with a bag. Pick out the starlings and put them in the bag. There are a lot of things you can do with the bag, taking it to the local cat lady's house is just one of them.
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4/2/14, 1:13 PM
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Steve in Greensboro said...
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Consistent with my position on the Rubio-Ryan-Boehner Amnesty program, exterminate all Starlings, but leave the Grackles be.
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4/2/14, 1:52 PM
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Anonymous said...
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Winged democrats 'eh?
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4/2/14, 2:32 PM
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Steve in Greensboro said...
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Grackles are an American species. Starlings were purposely imported; they were not present in the U.S. until 1890. Avian illegals.
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4/2/14, 3:29 PM
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MAX Redline said...
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Steve's right; some idiot thought they were "pretty" and so imported 18 of the things and released them in Central Park. The rest is history.
By the way, they're cavity-nesters, so they compete with woodpeckers (among other native species). I've found in the past that a pellet-pistol works wonders.
Here at the new place, the back yard's really quite small and surrounded by hedge. I put our feeder there, and it's great for native birds. Starlings hate it, and almost never venture back there. -
4/3/14, 7:29 PM
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