On Sun, 7 Feb 2016 08:05:48 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Sunday, February 7, 2016 at 9:26:01 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>> >
>> > I love mourning doves. They make such a soothing, cooing sound.
>>
>> LOL! This a classic case of "too much of a good thing"
>> Occasional outside wild doves = good.
>> Inside pet doves = fail!
>>
>> I learned the hard way many years ago about the truth there.
>> Young daughter growing up here had many small pets. I was fine with
>> that until one day she came home with 2 doves from the pet store.
>>
>> "Oh dad, they're so cool. Listen to the nice cooing sounds they make"
>> And I agreed...it was low volume and somewhat soothing.
>> Trouble was they did that cooing sound 24/7 even all during the
>> night. I put up with constant "cooing" for about 2 weeks.
>> By then I was ready to kill them both.
>> "SHUT UP, birds....SHUT THE HELL UP OR DIE!" LOL
>>
>> The constant really did get that annoying.
>> I made her take them back to the pet store.
>
>I get fleets (or battalions) of grackles. They're monstrous
>for talking. When the young are turfed out of the nest, they'll
>hang around the bird feeder waiting for someone to feed them and
>calling for their mommies. It makes my husband wish he could
>discharge his shotgun in our yard.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

They will drive off just the birds you want, the only one who defies
them is the humming bird !