Well, I thought that my birding day was done, when I put up the Halo on my feeder...Thanks Sean, it is working already...so far, I will see how long it deters the House Sparrows and report later...The Finches and other birds are adjusting, but the House sparrows are really unnerved about it. ;-D BUT the better news is that I have a new Yard Bird. A White Crowned Sparrow just fluttered down and decided to stay a while. I got a documentation pic for me and whomever else wants to see my tall tall grass. :-D : http://sjlarue.smugmug.com/Unsorted/OhioBirds/16108559_K6usy#1277478239_kBSh22s Glad I decided to meander around the house today. Oh! I almost forgot, When the Hoary was here, it put off the construction of the birdbath that I had previously inquired about. Sunday, I finally got it done...with minor changes from the original design, mainly not mortared in. I personally haven't seen birds using it yet, but there is...evidence of it being used. ;-D Here is a cell phone pic of it's final construction.: http://sjlarue.smugmug.com/Unsorted/Related-Pictures/16906362_jfbr9V#1277491515_ZWFtPq2 I was originally going to do a video of the construction of it, but light conditions were not favorable for shooting...I started Sunday evening between storms, and the sun had already set when it was finished. Have a great day! Steve J. ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]