another starling bites the dust!

chickadee · Wed Apr 13, 2011 3:12 pm

I have made the switch to sreh. Then I start seeing all these post starling breaches. Sreh. I thought tell me they are playing. Now today I'm in the window watching out when 2 starlings fly out and down to the ground from the back of the gemini. They came out of my super gourd with a tunnel conly2 entrance . They where on the ground looking for nesting stuff. But then it was all over when my husband cracked open the patio door and blew them both away with one shot from a buckshot. Seems cruel wish they would all just go to the ss controller. Iv heard a lot of people saying they have made the switch, and its hard and even harder when you here they still get in. But just think with the sreh I know less starlings will get in .

dsonyay · Wed Apr 13, 2011 3:55 pm

Well, from what I hear, the only way starlings can get into bird heaven is through a very small SREH opening at the pearly gates.

Gary W · Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:32 pm

If your porch is more than 1/8 of an inch below the hole, then female starlings will get in from time to time. Just raise the level of your porches to where they are nearly flush. That will keep them out!

Gary

glmcvickers · Sat Apr 16, 2011 2:16 pm

I have had starlings building nests in my Excluder II and Conley 2 gourds this year. I am going to build up the porches and see if that works keeping them out.

Linda Reynolds · Sat Apr 16, 2011 4:19 pm

Porches should be mounted 1/8th inch or less from the bottom of the SREH. If your porches are lower, add a layer or two to your porch surface to bring it up to 1/8th inch or less from the bottom of the opening.

glmcvickers · Sat Apr 16, 2011 6:04 pm

We raised the porch on the Excluder II gourd to a little less than 1/8 " below the opening. That also raised the inside porch to the same height. I hope that won't create problems with them being able to exit the gourd. I'm going to watch carefully the next couple of days.