This is wonderful. I'm going to use one off-label
for pigeons.

bob mauritsen
Seattle


>From: Turaco14 at aol.com
>Date: 1/6/99 9:33:44PM
>To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>Subject: Squirrel and English Sparrow solution!
>
>Dear Tweeters-
>
>Do any of you have problems with squirrels or English Sparrow
>coming to your
>feeder? Well, I recently purchased a laser pointer and are they
>great or
>what?! Just shine it in their eyes at a range greater than 18'
>(otherwise it
>may cause permanent damage) and they freak out and fly or run away!
>Unfortunately, it seems as though the sparrows are telling everyone
>else
>because not even the chickadees have been at the feeder for a
>while. My
>"research" will go further, and I will get back to let you know if
>it really
>works or not.
>
>Tyler Davis
>M.I.
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