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    Blackbird resistant feeder, need advice

    I still only have a single female Painted Bunting that visits my feeder daily. Waiting for more customers. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa289/odjtito/NKN_4570_DxO_1.jpg I did just add a wren sized bird house under the tree. Let's see what happens.
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    Blackbird resistant feeder, need advice

    Glad to hear your having success. My cage feeder has worked very well too. The Grackles have had no success getting to the feed and neither has the squirrel. Since I put it up a couple weeks ago, I've only recently had my first customer, a small bird. Hopefully more birds will frequent the...
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    Blackbird resistant feeder, need advice

    I'll take a look at some of the feed offerings from Wild Birds Unlimited online, no stores locally. Lots of humidity here too in summer so maybe no nyjer. I guess a mix of shelled and unshelled sunflower and maybe peanuts. Good luck wth the Squirrel Buster Plus and chime back with the...
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    Blackbird resistant feeder, need advice

    Thanks for the advice. I wasn't completely sold myself on the Squirrel Buster being Grackle proof. Seems once and a while someone would report no success keeping the Grackles from the seed. Since we have butt-loads of Boat-tailed Grackles here all year long, I need a feeder that is better at...
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    Blackbird resistant feeder, need advice

    So I'm considering Squirrel Buster feeders. They are often recommend and well reviewed. There are 3 main variants, Standard, Classic and Plus. Though I'd like to accommodate Cardinals, my main goal is to eliminate the Grackles so if feeding just the smaller birds is the best route to take...
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    Blackbird resistant feeder, need advice

    Hi everyone, New member here from South Florida. As I do with any new hobby I take up, I come to the internet forums for knowledge and guidance. So I've decided to put up my first bird feeder in my back yard. Not knowing much I went to the local HD and purchased a feeder: (...
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