tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572499218680874970.post7773213839955512060..comments2024-03-23T06:18:42.215-07:00Comments on Magic Halo For Bird Feeders: Deter House Sparrows from your hanging feeder with a Magic HaloFrank Warnockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11325908927984960623noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572499218680874970.post-34342676766711196022024-03-12T17:39:56.124-07:002024-03-12T17:39:56.124-07:00Can this magic halo also be used above birdhouses ...Can this magic halo also be used above birdhouses to deter house sparrows from nesting?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572499218680874970.post-80831240299403416392023-01-27T14:18:29.007-08:002023-01-27T14:18:29.007-08:00This is great to hear. I just wrote a post on this...This is great to hear. I just wrote a post on this topic: https://www.magichalo.org/2023/01/why-are-house-sparrows-averse-to-halos.htmlFrank Warnockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11325908927984960623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572499218680874970.post-25849240243181936932023-01-27T13:35:33.628-08:002023-01-27T13:35:33.628-08:00Works like magic for me. I ordered this last year ...Works like magic for me. I ordered this last year February 8 but we are winding down with our feeder so I didn’t install it. This year our feeders are just getting attacked by tons of sparrows so I decided to install it. For one day I only saw occasional sparrows landing but most of them just flutter around it and fly away. I don’t know why but it works. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572499218680874970.post-73681423584234895472022-07-29T09:21:44.018-07:002022-07-29T09:21:44.018-07:00This is the heart of juvenile season. We had the s...This is the heart of juvenile season. We had the same problem here but we control it until Fall with trapping. If you're not going to trap, simply take down your feeder setup until mid-Sept. The longer you leave it out, the more they'll adapt, possibly into adulthood. "Juvies" almost always look like adult females. The halo works best on adult HOSP that have never encountered wires and hoops before. Let me know how it goes. Cheers.Frank Warnockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11325908927984960623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572499218680874970.post-21228492751996071352022-07-29T06:27:05.141-07:002022-07-29T06:27:05.141-07:00Your Halo has worked well as a deterrent for month...Your Halo has worked well as a deterrent for months, primarily on a cylinder feeder with a starling proof cage. (I am limited on Feeder options due to "Bully Birds".) Over the past two or three weeks the House Sparrows (not House Finches) have been using it with impunity and crowding out other birds. Could this be a result of the nesting season? Suggestions?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572499218680874970.post-79125264046067296922022-06-22T13:38:21.916-07:002022-06-22T13:38:21.916-07:00I want to feed wild sparrows and finches but they ...I want to feed wild sparrows and finches but they are being chased away by thrushes and starlings. Want to protect the small birds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572499218680874970.post-66517436873313378302022-05-04T12:29:25.113-07:002022-05-04T12:29:25.113-07:00Contact me at: admin@magichalo.org and we will dis...Contact me at: admin@magichalo.org and we will discuss some strategies. First make sure it is House Sparrows and not similar birds, e.g. House Finches which people commonly mistake.Frank Warnockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11325908927984960623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572499218680874970.post-54904738327812614682022-05-04T11:22:25.696-07:002022-05-04T11:22:25.696-07:00Not working for me - the house sparrows (Boston ar...Not working for me - the house sparrows (Boston area) are all over this within an hour of putting it up. I saw a commenter elsewhere state that nesting house sparrows are immune to these, so that could explain why they are not deterred, but I'm hoping the author of this post can provide some additional ideas or info!Decembermousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07605629409336421288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572499218680874970.post-71628127899753469462021-02-20T14:08:48.281-08:002021-02-20T14:08:48.281-08:00So great to hear! Thanks for the feedback. Cardina...So great to hear! Thanks for the feedback. Cardinals: according to the original study papers, they are one of the few other birds effected by the halo, albeit moderately (on the other hand, HOSP are highly effected). Cards should eventually come around. If not, you may need to modify your setup to include something more of a platform-style feeder (if you don't already have one) which they readily take to. Keep us posted! :-) Frank Warnockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11325908927984960623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572499218680874970.post-52284247633477605432021-02-20T13:56:00.770-08:002021-02-20T13:56:00.770-08:00Working 100% so far! I haven't seen the cardin...Working 100% so far! I haven't seen the cardinals yet but woodpeckers and chickadees are not bothered. I did a three prong approach - covered their favorite bush in bird mesh and feed cracked corn on the ground.Nancy Peavyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11841742095586125400noreply@blogger.com