Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 09:41:15 -0600
Reply-To: BB for Hummingbirds and Gardening for them in the Southeast <HUMNET-L@LISTSERV.LSU.EDU>
From: BB for Hummingbirds and Gardening for them in the Southeast <HUMNET-L@LISTSERV.LSU.EDU>
Subject: Re: [HUMNET-L] The Deep Freeze and Sugar Water

On 12/4/02 9:07, Haji Warf hajiwarf@YAHOO.COM wrote:

>First on the agenda after work is to head to Home Depot for a heat lamp.
>What I need is some advice on size, type, the how-to's on attaching it to
>the extension hook, etc.

You'll need a bulb, a housing, and an outdoor-rated extension cord.

Bulb: a 30-watt PAR-series reflector spot bulb should do. These are sold
for track lighting and ceiling fans.

Housing: look for a clamp-on work light. Most of them are plastic, which
is fine--all it does is shelter the bulb, which has its own reflector
built in.

Aim the bulb at the feeder from a couple feet away. Use your bare hand to
judge the result.

Lanny Chambers
St. Louis, USA
Humnet Rogues' Gallery: http://www.hummingbirds.net/rogues.html

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For jpeg of Haji Warf's rig, see:

http://www.geocities.com/hajiwarf/Selasphorus/Winter/station03.jpg