Most of the time I enjoy watching the many birds that come to my feeders, However, starting last fall, the goldfinches have turned into "bully" birds, descending like a cloud of locusts to gobble up all the food. They crowd out other birds, fight amongst themselves and leave so many droppings that I worry about disease. I have a feeder for finches in addition to two other feeders - one with black sunflower seeds and the other with a mixture. Does anyone have any advice? Also, the birds here don't seem interested in suet for some reason. It just gets wasted. I know it spoils quickly in warm weather, but they don't even eat it in winter. I live in southeast Alabama.
Most of the time I enjoy watching the many birds that come to my feeders, However, starting last fall, the goldfinches have turned into "bully" birds, descending like a cloud of locusts to gobble up all the food. They crowd out other birds, fight amongst themselves and leave so many droppings that I worry about disease. I have a feeder for finches in addition to two other feeders - one with black sunflower seeds and the other with a mixture. Does anyone have any advice? Also, the birds here don't seem interested in suet for some reason. It just gets wasted. I know it spoils quickly in warm weather, but they don't even eat it in winter. I live in southeast Alabama.