Initially I thought I had just one territorial mockingbird who was shooing other birds away from the feeder. I decided to set up a second feeder in my backyard which is about 25 feet away from the first one. That didn't work because there are two mockingbirds (a pair?)- who are sitting/feeding on each feeder simultaneously. Other birds have completely stopped coming to the feeders over the past couple of week. I'm at a loss as to what to do. Set up a 3rd feeder between the two? or set up a 3d feeder on the opposite side of the house? If it matters, I live in North Carolina. Thanks!
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2 mockingbirds monopolizing feeders (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter LeesKeys
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Deans Sanctuary
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Mostly this question has no answer other than the 3 most obvious 1. They left because they were in transit or 2. The offering, and this includes the placement and not just the actual type including some external cat or otherwise threat, was not as good as one at another location. And 3. They found a natural source such as insects etc. which is always preferable to seeds and the like.
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