Is this small enough to keep grackles out?
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I think it should, although those annoying birds seem adept at getting to food. The feeder is on the small side and I haven't seen any grackles so far.
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I personally have not seen any grackles on this feeder. I did see a morning dove actually get on the feeder and get some seed. It didn't stay for long though and took up nearly the entire feeder. I saw it once and then it never came back. The smaller birds definitely like feeder better. They fight over it all the time and it is funny to watch.
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I believe that it is. I usually see gold finches and house finches in mine. I have a lot of cardinals come to my other feeders, but not this one. I do keep it on a covered porch.
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I've never had Grackles raid my mine per se' - BUT I've had squirrels wedge themselves inside the feeder and feast away for hours... So my guess, if they wanted to get in = they would..
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It will work, birds will be scared away from the sound and light coming from the box. You need to leave it on the sound mode and in the area that has the most bird problem.
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I have not seen the Cardinals in this area use it. I believe the openings are too small for them to access the seeds in the tube. The Grackles do not even attempt to use it. It is designed to let small birds (Finches, Sparrows etc.) access but not larger birds. It's a good product. Easy to clean/fill and it keeps out the squirrels.
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I purchased the hawk to keep birds out of our garden. It worked well.I am hoping over the winter that it will keep the crows/birds off of our winter pool cover.
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Yes. We have birds and it has helped keep the dust down. We actually own two. We wash the one not in use and let it dry and always have an extra to put in.
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No! I bought it for a parakeet and he just climbed out the roof! It is NOT meant for smaller birds!
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Our problem was grackles roosting in a tree. We put Tanglefoot on several branches and at the same time put up some of the reflective tape and three "evil eye" balloons. I'm not sure which did the trick, but it was amazingly successful. After roosting in our tree for months, they were all gone in a matter of days and it's at least six months later and they haven't returned.
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Smaller birds can reach the food. Ie grackles and starlings. Blue birds and full grown cardinals had no luck getting into mine. Sqirrels did shake it a wee bit. Better than any feeders except the No-nos.
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Hi Jeff. I think it would be kind of small for that. I just have it in a bird bath. Good luck!
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The size is good for smaller birds, My Conure does not like it very much, whenever I leave the room she comes off of it. I think the ladders are one of the nicest part of the Playground. the problem is putting the seed guard together
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I would say no, it's kind of on the slim side from front to back, I have a parrotlet; the toys can take up quite a bit of the space.
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I'd call it more of a deterrent. The birds find it uncomfortable. Works better against smaller birds. I've seen some pretty big woodpeckers - don't know if they'd even notice it!
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Had mine in my covered breezeway earlier this year when it was warm & had no problems with critters getting into it. Put a large brick on the top to be sure. Of course, where I live is fairly urban with mostly just squirrels & opossums running around. If you want to have it outside & are worried about critters getting into it, I would suggest using straps or bungee cords to secure the lid down. That should keep them out unless they take a mind to gnaw through them.
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Not sure about exact measurements, but, most small birds ( sparrows, finches) have no trouble using this feeder. I like it because the starlings and grackles do not fit through the fencing.
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I'm not sure James. If you are using in a garden to keep birds out it works well.
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It would probably be on the small side, but would do in a pinch. My real concern would be that it would not be strong enough. The larger parrots could probably mangle the relatively thin bars of this cage if they wanted to.
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it closes pretty tight--if you have strong critters they might be able to pop it up,but i don't think so--it's pretty secure.