Unwanted Birds and Pests

Many of us love feeding birds, but with feeding the birds comes unwanted pests and birds. While all birds are welcomed at my feeders, many people don’t like to feed the sparrows, morning doves, and black birds. In addition to that you find that you are now attracting squirrels, raccoons, chipmunks, rabbits, mice and deer. So, what do you do if you had not intended on feeding the entire neighborhood? Here are a few tricks you can try.

Keep birdseed off the ground
Change the type of bird seed you use
Stop feeding certain foods for a while
Move your feeders to a new location
Stop feeding for a while

You can also try an enclosed feeder so the smaller birds can get through the cage, but not the larger ones. You may also want to try moving your feeders away from branches which will make it harder for the squirrels and raccoons to get to the food.

When all else fails, maybe it is time to sit back and just enjoy the variety of guest your feeders attract.