Rick,
Try switching to a mixture of Safflower and Thistle seeds. Most of the
so-called bully birds don't like it. Same for squirrels, but they are
easily thwarted by mixing red pepper with the seed mix. You can get it by
the pound at Costco.
Charlie
On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 4:40 PM, Rick Beckrich <rbeckrich@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Good catch Jim!
> We have been tormented with huge swarms of Blackbirds rapidly emptying our
> platform feeders and squeezing out our Finch and Cardinal residents. I keep
> trying to the BB away, but it's a full-time job. ;-(
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> > It was bright, but 20 deg F, when I filled the feeders this morning. I
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