How to keep hawks away from bird feeders?

Fortunately, there are a number of things you can do to discourage birds of prey from using your bird feeder as a place for easy pickings. Gimme shelter. Be mindful of where you place the feeder. Put wire cages around the feeder. Remove food sources for hawks. Temporarily take down the feeders. Don't be cruel! read more

Caged feeders usually only allow smaller birds to access the food and keep away unwanted hawks. Remove food sources for hawks If your backyard is filled with delicious mice and voles, hawks will be naturally drawn to your yard and will ultimately target your backyard birds. read more

Remove Feeders: If hawks are still a menace to your backyard birds, remove all bird feeders and cease feeding the birds for a week or two. After a few days, the hawk will move on to different hunting grounds but the smaller birds will quickly return when you resume feeding. read more

Remove any bird feeders from the backyard for one week. The hawk will see that this constant source of food has been removed and will begin to look for its next meal elsewhere. Any feeder birds that were once found in your backyard will return once the bird feeders are put back up. read more