Commented: milkweed bugI had this exact same problem last year and my plants were as bad as you describe yours to be. I made the mistake of using an organic spray by Dr Earth, and killed the monarch cats on the plants. I wa...
Commented: Starlings!I had a similar problem Sylvia. I would put my tube feeders out and they would be ransacked by starlings. I would sometimes look out and see as many 40! It was unreal.
Now I live in a fairly urban ar...
Commented: Feeding Newbie - Resouces?Access to a car? There's a WBU in Cherry Hill NJ.
The fact you have pigeons makes me feel you need to change your seed options. What they are eating is what the other birds are tossing to the ground ...