The first thing you will want to do is to stop providing food sources that your unwanted guests enjoy. You can try switching from feed that includes things like cracked corn, wheat, oats, and millet, and using one that has nyjer seed. Suet without embedded seeds is also an option. You can try implementing a halo on top of your feeders. If that does not work, you can try taking in your feeders for a period of time to see if those populations will move on from your yard, but it might also cause bird species you do want around to move on as well.
Hi Rosalie,
The first thing you will want to do is to stop providing food sources that your unwanted guests enjoy. You can try switching from feed that includes things like cracked corn, wheat, oats, and millet, and using one that has nyjer seed. Suet without embedded seeds is also an option. You can try implementing a halo on top of your feeders. If that does not work, you can try taking in your feeders for a period of time to see if those populations will move on from your yard, but it might also cause bird species you do want around to move on as well.