for the project 52... and maybe even a the gesture....
However, for someone that has had bird issues for the last 13 years, a tad bigger for encouraging the feathered variety into the "household"... and before anyone want to take a pellet gun to me, after 13 years I've been there before most of the birds and should have preference in my house.
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD