I too have many RW Blackbirds, Brown-headed Cowbirds, and 6-8 Grackles and I am going thru a lot of expensive bird food. I put out food in early morning, one time a day.
The only thing I can think to do is to stop feeding the birds altogether for a while, so that the hoards go somewhere else and then start feeding the "dainty" birds again. Donna L. Scott 535 Lansing Station Road Lansing From: bounce-125563710-15001...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-125563710-15001...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Deb Grantham Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 2:06 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] question about feeder crowds Hi, A neighbor of mine is bothered that she gets a lot of grackles and starlings at her feeders, and that they hog all the food she puts out. Any suggestions? Deb -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
