Once we hit March, the grackles and starlings are starting to show up at feeders again. They can be so annoying and will take over your bird feeders and scare away all the more appealing birds. On this episode I show you some different feeders, and seed that you can offer to help eliminate them […]
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Garden Gate: Episode 52-Discouraging large birds

CHEX TV airdate: Friday Dec. 12th, 2014 Click link to watch it here! Feeding and watching the birds is a wonderful past time. ?You can spend hours watching the chickadees coming in to grab a seed one after another. ?Polite little birds! Then there are the goldfinches. They have such a pretty song, I could […]
Garden Gate: Episode 32 – Grackles and Starlings with guest Drew Monkman

Chex air date: February 21st, 2014 Click here to watch this episode of The Garden Gate. Grackles and starlings can be so annoying when they find your bird feeders. ?They eat so much, come in large flocks and scare away the prettier birds like cardinals. (Photo: www.billhubick.com) During this episode of The Garden Gate I’ll […]
Discouraging Large Birds

Need help managing larger birds in your yard? There are lots of tricks at your disposal to discourage larger birds from invading your feeders! Choosing the right feeder is the best place to start. Globe Feeders ? Baffles ? Diversion Feeders ? Weight sensitive Feeders Who isn’t discouraged when…large birds descend on our bird feeders, […]