I used to just take a air gun, (we had alot at that house) and pop everyone i see, because things like Richards woodpeckers kept happening and they were annoying the crap out of me.

Squawk! Squawk! Sq--- Gamo Whisper, with sharp-to-the-touch-pellets did the job

My dog loved it He's a bird dog, a brittany, (no longer called brittany spaniel) so he'd find them, point, i'd shoot, he'd go get them. So it was pretty fun.