VASCM: Alternatives to netting for birds

[Gerry Turgeon]

What's the big deal? just feed the birds, be 
biocompassionate, hehehehehehe . . . GT


At 04:43 PM 5/23/2013, Thomas Legan wrote:
>20 years of bird netting experience in the SC Mtns...I wish there was
>something easier and less expensive, but I think not.  I almost bit on an
>ad about these solar powered whirlygigs
>which looked like bent-up helicopter blades about 15 feet long which spin
>erratically all day long...and even reverse directions, but at 1200 bucks
>apiece I was scared they wouldn't work and figured I needed at least 5 or 6
>of them for my 3+ acres of grapes. Nets give me the protection I must have
>and I sleep well at night...well...most of the time!
>
>Tom Legan
>Legan Family Vineyards
>Corralitos
>
>
>
>On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 3:17 PM, Barbara Woodruff <barbzwood at att.net> wrote:
>
> > We lost half our crop to tape, songs and giant balloon eyes.  We net.
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: "rfalfaro at aol.com" <rfalfaro at aol.com>
> > To: berna at bruzzonevineyards.com; debbie.lehmann at gmail.com; VASCM at kkn.net
> > Sent: Thu, May 23, 2013 3:13:35 PM
> > Subject: Re: VASCM: Alternatives to netting for birds
> >
> > We have tried both tape and sound. They do not work for very long. The
> > birds
> > figure it out very fast. We net all 56 acres.....
> >
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> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Berna Bruzzone <berna at bruzzonevineyards.com>
> > To: Debbie Lehmann <debbie.lehmann at gmail.com>; VASCM <VASCM at kkn.net>
> > Sent: Wed, May 22, 2013 02:19 PM
> > Subject: Re: VASCM: Alternatives to netting for birds
> >
> >
> >
> > We tried reflective tape once. It was truly a joke. We have found the
> > bestsolution is netting!Berna BruzzoneBruzzone Family VineyardsPHONE: (831)
> > 438-3120WEB: www.bruzzonevineyards.com-----Original Message-----From:
> > Debbie
> > LehmannSent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:48 PMTo: VASCM at kkn.netSubject:
> > VASCM:
> > Alternatives to netting for birdsHas anybody used something other than
> > nets to
> > control birds after veraison?We are thinking about experimenting this year
> > with
> > one of those sound boxesthat puts out predatory bird calls, and maybe using
> > reflective tape aswell. Does anybody have experience with these? Do they
> > work at
> > all?DebbiePortola
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>
>Tom
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