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Timbo
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Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 10:37 pm    Post subject: Loud horn to scare squirrels Reply with quote
I've had it! I've put up all kinds of physical obstacles to prevent
squirrels from getting to the bird feeder outside my study window, but the
gymnastic squirrels keep outsmarting me and mastering the obstacles.

I'd like to be able to push a button on my study desk when I see a squirrel
climbing up to the feeder, and have an ear-splitting horn next to the feeder
blast him.

I've googled (actually froogled) horns, but don't know what I'm seeing. I
would be grately deepful if you could recommend a relatively inexpensive
setup.

Thanks
Tim Carr

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Guest
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 10:42 pm    Post subject: Re: Loud horn to scare squirrels Reply with quote
On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 17:37:55 GMT, "Timbo" <carrfamily@mindspring.com>
wrote:

Quote:
I've had it! I've put up all kinds of physical obstacles to prevent
squirrels from getting to the bird feeder outside my study window, but the
gymnastic squirrels keep outsmarting me and mastering the obstacles.

I'd like to be able to push a button on my study desk when I see a squirrel
climbing up to the feeder, and have an ear-splitting horn next to the feeder
blast him.

I've googled (actually froogled) horns, but don't know what I'm seeing. I
would be grately deepful if you could recommend a relatively inexpensive
setup.

Thanks
Tim Carr


A loud noise might scare them a few times but pretty soon they will
get used to it and keep coming. Squirrels do quite well in urban
settings with lots of scary stuff going on around them.
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Dale Farmer
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Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 11:07 pm    Post subject: Re: Loud horn to scare squirrels Reply with quote
gfretwell@aol.com wrote:

Quote:
On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 17:37:55 GMT, "Timbo" <carrfamily@mindspring.com
wrote:

I've had it! I've put up all kinds of physical obstacles to prevent
squirrels from getting to the bird feeder outside my study window, but the
gymnastic squirrels keep outsmarting me and mastering the obstacles.

I'd like to be able to push a button on my study desk when I see a squirrel
climbing up to the feeder, and have an ear-splitting horn next to the feeder
blast him.

I've googled (actually froogled) horns, but don't know what I'm seeing. I
would be grately deepful if you could recommend a relatively inexpensive
setup.

Thanks
Tim Carr


A loud noise might scare them a few times but pretty soon they will
get used to it and keep coming. Squirrels do quite well in urban
settings with lots of scary stuff going on around them.

Since this is an electrical group, something electrical involving a high voltage
source, with one pole being the bird perch, and the other pole being the
support pole for the feeder comes to mind. Do follow local electrical
codes though.

--Dale

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Palindr☻me
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 12:35 am    Post subject: Re: Loud horn to scare squirrels Reply with quote
Timbo wrote:
Quote:
I've had it! I've put up all kinds of physical obstacles to prevent
squirrels from getting to the bird feeder outside my study window, but the
gymnastic squirrels keep outsmarting me and mastering the obstacles.

I'd like to be able to push a button on my study desk when I see a squirrel
climbing up to the feeder, and have an ear-splitting horn next to the feeder
blast him.

I've googled (actually froogled) horns, but don't know what I'm seeing. I
would be grately deepful if you could recommend a relatively inexpensive
setup.


I tried a waterproof speaker and recordings of dogs barking,
owls hooting, etc - none of which seemed to worry my local
one at all, whatever the volume. Ditto with a home-brew
ultrasonic "mole-scarer". Of course, it could be that I have
a deaf one?

I tried a cutout owl-shape, with some effect. It used it as
an intermediate platform to get to the bird feeder.

An electronic flash gun works, IME. Arrange a couple of
mirrors on the table and fire the flashgun at the mirrors.
Mine won't go near the table any more.

HTH
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JeffM
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 12:35 am    Post subject: Re: Loud horn to scare squirrels Reply with quote
Quote:
...prevent squirrels from getting to the bird feeder...
Tim Carr (Timbo)

I an amazed at how often the squirrel/birdfeeder question is asked.
The solution has existed in nature for eons and it is not electrical.
The answer is not to prevent them from accessing it;
just make what is there unappealing to them:
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.birds/browse_frm/thread/fa4f1a03ed609597/ef974db6df78053b?q=squirrels+capsaicin+what-nature-created-capsicum-for+receptors
..
..
BTW, sci.electronics is no longer a valid group.
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/sci.electronics/msg/13651a897337a7a9?q=sci.electronics-*-*-*-*-discussions-relevant-*-*-*-*-*-circuits+superceded+bogus+unreliable&fwc=2
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Watson A.Name - \"Watt Su
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 7:24 am    Post subject: Re: Loud horn to scare squirrels Reply with quote
"Timbo" <carrfamily@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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Quote:
I've had it! I've put up all kinds of physical obstacles to prevent
squirrels from getting to the bird feeder outside my study window, but
the
gymnastic squirrels keep outsmarting me and mastering the obstacles.

I'd like to be able to push a button on my study desk when I see a
squirrel
climbing up to the feeder, and have an ear-splitting horn next to the
feeder
blast him.

I've googled (actually froogled) horns, but don't know what I'm
seeing. I
would be grately deepful if you could recommend a relatively
inexpensive
setup.

Thanks
Tim Carr

Seems like you can't post to the right places. This definitely wasn't
for that .jobs NG. Xposted to sci.electronics.misc

First off, you have to get a natural predator of squirrels. I've never
seen squirrels on campus at work because we have a nesting pair of
hawks. This time of year they abandon the nest and let junior fend for
himself. We see bits of critters laying around under the trees. Good
riddance.

Another approach is to use your own enginuity. Try trapping the little
thief. What to do with him when you catch him is another matter.

Maybe you could impeove your sharpshooting skills by using a BB gun.
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St. John Smythe
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 4:30 pm    Post subject: Re: Loud horn to scare squirrels Reply with quote
Watson A.Name - "Watt Sun, the Dark Remover" wrote:

Quote:
Maybe you could impeove your sharpshooting skills by using a BB gun.

Back in the day, "shooting squirrels" was a popular activity on campus.
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Jerry G.
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 4:35 pm    Post subject: Re: Loud horn to scare squirrels Reply with quote
Get a cat, or a dog that hates critters.

I have a cairn terrier that spends most of its time in the back yard.
This dog chases up to anything or anyone that even approaches the yard.
It is very territorial. It gets so agitated, that it charges the fence,
and bites and pulls on the fence wires to try to get at the critter!

Nothing or anyone cuts in to our yard, especialy when this dog is
around. If it is in the house, it starts having a fit if someone or
something comes on to our property.

Jerry G.
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Watson A.Name - \"Watt Su
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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 4:18 pm    Post subject: Re: Loud horn to scare squirrels Reply with quote
"St. John Smythe" <UndisclosedRecipient@privacy.net> wrote in message
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Quote:
Watson A.Name - "Watt Sun, the Dark Remover" wrote:

Maybe you could impeove your sharpshooting skills by using a BB gun.

Back in the day, "shooting squirrels" was a popular activity on
campus.


When I went up north to Mammoth Lakes, My dad's friend's son took me to
the dump to get some target practice on the rats.
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Guest
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 4:35 pm    Post subject: Re: Loud horn to scare squirrels Reply with quote
JeffM wrote:

Quote:
...prevent squirrels from getting to the bird feeder...
Tim Carr (Timbo)

I an amazed at how often the squirrel/birdfeeder question is asked.
The solution has existed in nature for eons and it is not electrical.
The answer is not to prevent them from accessing it;
just make what is there unappealing to them:
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.birds/browse_frm/thread/fa4f1a03ed609597/ef974db6df78053b?q=squirrels+capsaicin+what-nature-created-capsicum-for+receptors
.
.
Studies have shown that while birds don't mind the taste of capsaicin,

it can get into their eyes or nasal passages and cause severe
irritation.

You're right in one respect, make the feeder contents unappealing to
the squirrels. I find that Safflower seed is usually ignored by
squirrels and many birds prefer it.
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Guest
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 4:35 pm    Post subject: Re: Loud horn to scare squirrels Reply with quote
Watson A.Name - "Watt Sun, the Dark Remover" wrote:

Quote:

"Timbo" <carrfamily@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:TFUye.18406$eM6.11194@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...
I've had it! I've put up all kinds of physical obstacles to prevent
squirrels from getting to the bird feeder outside my study window, but
the
gymnastic squirrels keep outsmarting me and mastering the obstacles.

I'd like to be able to push a button on my study desk when I see a
squirrel
climbing up to the feeder, and have an ear-splitting horn next to the
feeder
blast him.

I've googled (actually froogled) horns, but don't know what I'm
seeing. I
would be grately deepful if you could recommend a relatively
inexpensive
setup.

Thanks
Tim Carr

Seems like you can't post to the right places. This definitely wasn't
for that .jobs NG. Xposted to sci.electronics.misc

First off, you have to get a natural predator of squirrels. I've never
seen squirrels on campus at work because we have a nesting pair of
hawks. This time of year they abandon the nest and let junior fend for
himself. We see bits of critters laying around under the trees. Good
riddance.

Hawks also feed on the very birds the poster is trying to attract as

well as small domestic animals. Besides, how does one invite a pair
of hawks to nest near ones yard? Perhaps one can mount stuffed hawks
near the feeder?

Quote:
Another approach is to use your own enginuity. Try trapping the little
thief. What to do with him when you catch him is another matter.


In the county where I live, it is illegal to trap squirrels unless you
are licensed or they are inside your home.

Quote:
Maybe you could impeove your sharpshooting skills by using a BB gun.


That's the best idea yet
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Watson A.Name - \"Watt Su
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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 4:35 pm    Post subject: Re: Loud horn to scare squirrels Reply with quote
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Watson A.Name - "Watt Sun, the Dark Remover" wrote:


"Timbo" <carrfamily@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:TFUye.18406$eM6.11194@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...
I've had it! I've put up all kinds of physical obstacles to
prevent
squirrels from getting to the bird feeder outside my study window,
but
the
gymnastic squirrels keep outsmarting me and mastering the
obstacles.

I'd like to be able to push a button on my study desk when I see a
squirrel
climbing up to the feeder, and have an ear-splitting horn next to
the
feeder
blast him.

I've googled (actually froogled) horns, but don't know what I'm
seeing. I
would be grately deepful if you could recommend a relatively
inexpensive
setup.

Thanks
Tim Carr

Seems like you can't post to the right places. This definitely
wasn't
for that .jobs NG. Xposted to sci.electronics.misc

First off, you have to get a natural predator of squirrels. I've
never
seen squirrels on campus at work because we have a nesting pair of
hawks. This time of year they abandon the nest and let junior fend
for
himself. We see bits of critters laying around under the trees.
Good
riddance.

Hawks also feed on the very birds the poster is trying to attract as
well as small domestic animals. Besides, how does one invite a pair
of hawks to nest near ones yard?

You build or buy an artificial nest for them. Duh.
http://www.conservation.state.mo.us/nathis/woodwork/ww5/
http://www.owlpages.com/owlboxes.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/wildbritain/wildinyourgarden/gardens
/fsab_providing.shtml

[snip]

Quote:
Maybe you could improve your sharpshooting skills by using a BB gun.

That's the best idea yet

Or else put rodent poison out for the critters. I know that warfarin
kills rats, but I don't know if there is a poison specific to squirrels.
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JeffM
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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 11:15 pm    Post subject: Re: Loud horn to scare squirrels Reply with quote
Quote:
...prevent squirrels from getting to the bird feeder...
Tim Carr (Timbo)

The solution...is not electrical.
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.birds/browse_frm/thread/fa4f1a03ed609597/ef974db6df78053b?q=squirrels+capsaicin+what-nature-created-capsicum-for+receptors

Studies have shown that while birds don't mind the taste of capsaicin,
it can get into their eyes or nasal passages and cause severe
irritation.
djjames @ erols.com

Care to cite your studies?
As the post at the link I provided points out,
avian receptors are of a different type than mammalian receptors.
Birds are NOT affected by capsaicin in the slightest
because their physiology is DIFFERENT.
Evolution took different paths with the classses Mammalia and Aves.
..
..
BTW, the linked post also mentions
that there isn't a true "taste" to capsaicin.
(It doesn't fall under sweet, salty, sour, or bitter.)
It is a neurotransmitter receptor blocker.
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Dean Hoffman
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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 6:33 am    Post subject: Re: Loud horn to scare squirrels Reply with quote
On 7/6/05 12:37 PM, in article
TFUye.18406$eM6.11194@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net, "Timbo"
<carrfamily@mindspring.com> wrote:

Quote:
I've had it! I've put up all kinds of physical obstacles to prevent
squirrels from getting to the bird feeder outside my study window, but the
gymnastic squirrels keep outsmarting me and mastering the obstacles.

I'd like to be able to push a button on my study desk when I see a squirrel
climbing up to the feeder, and have an ear-splitting horn next to the feeder
blast him.

I've googled (actually froogled) horns, but don't know what I'm seeing. I
would be grately deepful if you could recommend a relatively inexpensive
setup.

Thanks
Tim Carr


The best idea was the one about the PVC pipe over the mounting post.

Would one of these be better?

http://www.bestnest.com/bestnest/squirrel_proof_bird_feeders.asp

Some of those things are a little spendy. The seed company Earl May
has some also.

Dean


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Watson A.Name - \"Watt Su
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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 8:35 am    Post subject: Re: Loud horn to scare squirrels Reply with quote
"Dean Hoffman" <dh0496@INinVALebrasIDka.com> wrote in message
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Quote:
On 7/6/05 12:37 PM, in article
TFUye.18406$eM6.11194@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net, "Timbo"
carrfamily@mindspring.com> wrote:

I've had it! I've put up all kinds of physical obstacles to prevent
squirrels from getting to the bird feeder outside my study window,
but the
gymnastic squirrels keep outsmarting me and mastering the obstacles.

I'd like to be able to push a button on my study desk when I see a
squirrel
climbing up to the feeder, and have an ear-splitting horn next to
the feeder
blast him.

I've googled (actually froogled) horns, but don't know what I'm
seeing. I
would be grately deepful if you could recommend a relatively
inexpensive
setup.

Thanks
Tim Carr


The best idea was the one about the PVC pipe over the mounting
post.
Would one of these be better?

http://www.bestnest.com/bestnest/squirrel_proof_bird_feeders.asp

A few yrs ago I downloaded the video for that Yankee Flipper motorized
feeder. It was on their website. I laughed myself silly watching that
sqiurrel flip off the feeder when it spun! It was hilarious.


Quote:
Some of those things are a little spendy. The seed company Earl
May
has some also.

But it's cheaper than going to the movies for a laugh. Them damn
squirrels will fall off and go back for seconds, just like a slapstick
comedy!


> Dean
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