A post titled For the Birds a couple of days ago showed a variety of birds at our feeders – cardinals, blue jays, juncos, finches – colorful and enjoyable to watch.
Not so today when a horde of starlings, grackles, cowbirds and red-winged blackbirds descended on the feeders.
The timing of this visit might be connected to the cold snap on the 
This unruly group attacked the tube feeder and the flat feeders hanging on the crepe myrtle tree. One hung on the thistle sack.
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Meanwhile, another gang attacked feeders on the double hook pole.
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Now, it’s time to put more safflower seed out to discourage these intruders.
6 comments:
You have a cure right, I hoped you knew about it.Activity will do it also, butif they don't leave let it go dry for a few days.
Wow they were a rowdy bunch! What can you expect from party crashers, they should mind their manners!!! Have a good weekend.
Steve, I was using the safflower seed but then noticed the birds were spilling it out of the feeders, but it was keeping these unwelcome visitors away...so I'll be giving it another tr4y and hopefully the welcome birds will accept it and return. The cardinals (and others) do like the sunflwoer seed best, but these party crashers would leave nothing to share.
Yes Mama-Bug that's the perfect way to describe these raiders. Enjoy your weekend too! We're on a road trip to NJ to pick up my mother for a holiday stay.
I really dislike grackles and cowbirds. They come in droves and don't quit.
You have a crowd there.
Everyone needs a free meal.
Costas
You got that right, AC, and this morning there were twice as many as yesterday in the snow. Hope that once the food supply runs out or the snow clears in the fields - BOTH preferably - they will GO AWAY!
Costas, this is more than a crowd. It's like a small bird village and the free meal is always a draw whether for humans or animals! THanks for the visit today.
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