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Originally Posted by Macman
I would pick any of those birds but the magpie. Bohemian Waxwings are nice but so are Northern Flickers and chickadees, I don't think I've ever seen a bluejay here.
The thing about magpies is there's too many in my opinion and you don't know how disruptive they can be if you live around a lot of them. At what point do you consider them a pest? If you contact the city they'll send you a diagram on how to build a trap, and then what are you supposed to do with them?
I have them right outside my window and knocked their nest down three times last year before they moved on but they're still around and back again this year. They're always here and it's not uncommon to see 60 in a tree at one time, that's how many we have in our area.
I did see a hawk hunt them one day and a pic of an owl with one on Reddit but I don't think they have many predators after them.
I deal with them using various means if they're to close but it's basically just scaring them off and they come right back.
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Have you tried getting one of those fake owls and putting it up somewhere? Not sure if they would work on magpies because they are pretty smart, but maybe.