But, the doves often show up like ferals invading a shopping mall, and mob the feeder. Luckily, I am often outside having morning coffee. I have a pumper squirt gun that the doves hate. For a short time, the finches and sparrows eat in peace.
I have a Daystate .177 PCP air rifle that I’ve been using to rid my feeder of those damn house sparrows. I’ve noticed a remarkable increase in the numbers of goldfinches, purple finches, house finches and juncos now that the sparrows are almost all gone......