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[Mauch1@aol.com]

>It can be made at home with an oversized, helium filled, 
>mylar balloon, an  
>onion bag, and fishing line.

Why the onion bag and fishing line?  I think I have an idea, but I'm not sure.

>Put the scare devices up only as fruit begins to ripen.  It 
>only needs to  
>work for 1-2 weeks and after harvest take them down.  Never >leave them  
>long enough for the birds to figure out they ar fakes.
And move them weekly or more often if possible (particularly if they'll be 
required for more than 2 weeks because of overlapping harvest schedules.

-- 
Chris Mauchline
SE PA, zone 6
40° 5' N    75° 51'W
~650 ft elevation