Tweeters,

I haven't been bothered too much by starlings in the
past at my feeders, but this year after coming back
from a long vacation, they have been very aggressive.
I don't want to get into any of the satisfying fantasies
I've had regarding them, but it has occurred to me that
one solution to the starling problem might be something
like an electrified feeder.

Such a feeder might have two or four copper rings around
each feeder peg. The copper rings would be connected to
a transformer that produces whatever jolt might be required.
Of course, all this would be connected somehow, perhaps by
remote control, to a control device. The low-priced feeders
would only jolt all the pegs at once. The high-end feeders
would be wired so that you could push a button to jolt
a particular peg on the feeder, just in case the starlings
haven't driven off every last smaller bird.

You could think of this as a starling-taser, a "staser", if
you will. I see it operating as a conditioning device to
teach the starlings to seek food elsewhere, or, at higher
voltages if you are so inclined, a legal starling-elimination
device (since air rifles are illegal within the city limits).

My question is: Someone must have thought of such a device
already. Does anyone know where it might be purchased?

Bob Mauritsen
Green Lake, Seattle