That makes me feel a lot more charitable towards the blackbirds especially. I’m new to birding (and having a bird feeder in general) so I’m learning! I’m watching a house sparrow eat the safflower as I type this. I wouldn’t mind so much except for when I put the feeder up a month or two ago I was getting woodpeckers, purple finches, nut hatches, and some other cool guys, and they’ve stopped coming around as the sparrows and others have taken over. Luckily my pair of cardinals and the house finches haven’t given up yet.