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Article: THE WILD SIDE: Pigeon problem can't be solved - or can it?
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- Sunday Gazette-Mail
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- September 18, 2005
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As September winds down, I find myself using more bird seed almost
every day. It's simple backyard bird economics: Birds demand more
seed, and I supply it.
But I do so willingly because I enjoy the constant company of
cardinals, chickadees, finches and woodpeckers. I might not be so
generous if pigeons dominated my feeders. But because I live in a
wooded rural area, I've never even seen a pigeon fly over my yard.
Pigeons, however, are common to abundant in many towns and cities,
and every year I receive dozens of pleas for help. "How can I keep
pigeons off my feeders?" readers ask. Others complain that pigeons
eat too much food and scare away smaller birds.
Pigeons are virtually impossible ...