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Solving Bird Problems with Bird Barriers
The Problem
Accumulated pigeon droppings can damage buildings, monuments and automobiles and may require professional removal. Further, some building owners complain about nests blocking drains or birds creating roof damage.
Removing the birds in question may seem like the obvious answer, but killing the birds is never a solution. The installation of barriers is not only humane, but is also less expensive and more effective over the long term.
Humane Bird Control
Birds settle in areas that suit their needs. Therefore, an effective program of bird control consists of making the designated area as uninviting as possible through conditioning and exclusion. Building codes should be modified if needed to include provisions for bird proofing.
Conditioning birds to avoid an area through the use of noises, mirrors, etc., should be done as early as possible to effectively discourage them from settling in. It is important to vary the deterrents so the birds do not get accustomed to them. Don’t feed the birds, and eliminate food and litter from the area.
Open areas, such as vents, lofts or eaves, can be sealed to prevent birds from nesting in the holes. Openings in lofts, church steeples and other enclosed spaces can be screened with one-half inch mesh hardware cloth. Any such exclusion must be done when the birds are not inside.
Very simple modifications in a building’s structure can discourage birds from landing or nesting on the building. Steel, wood or stone angles on building ledges and light fixtures prevent pigeons from nesting. Birds can be discouraged from roosting on such flat surfaces by using boards or sheet metal to create a 45° or greater slope. The Randolph Center at Broadway and Walnut in Boulder, Colo., uses this technique effectively in its parking garage.
Bird barriers, such as a thin metal coil resembling a “slinky” toy, can be fastened to a building ledge to discourage birds from landing. Birds can be deterred from roosting on railings and pipes by installing Mylar™ tape streamers or a single strand wire barrier two inches above the center of the surface.
Accumulated pigeon droppings can damage buildings, monuments and automobiles and may require professional removal. Further, some building owners complain about nests blocking drains or birds creating roof damage.
Removing the birds in question may seem like the obvious answer, but killing the birds is never a solution. The installation of barriers is not only humane, but is also less expensive and more effective over the long term.
Humane Bird Control
Birds settle in areas that suit their needs. Therefore, an effective program of bird control consists of making the designated area as uninviting as possible through conditioning and exclusion. Building codes should be modified if needed to include provisions for bird proofing.
Conditioning birds to avoid an area through the use of noises, mirrors, etc., should be done as early as possible to effectively discourage them from settling in. It is important to vary the deterrents so the birds do not get accustomed to them. Don’t feed the birds, and eliminate food and litter from the area.
Open areas, such as vents, lofts or eaves, can be sealed to prevent birds from nesting in the holes. Openings in lofts, church steeples and other enclosed spaces can be screened with one-half inch mesh hardware cloth. Any such exclusion must be done when the birds are not inside.
Very simple modifications in a building’s structure can discourage birds from landing or nesting on the building. Steel, wood or stone angles on building ledges and light fixtures prevent pigeons from nesting. Birds can be discouraged from roosting on such flat surfaces by using boards or sheet metal to create a 45° or greater slope. The Randolph Center at Broadway and Walnut in Boulder, Colo., uses this technique effectively in its parking garage.
Bird barriers, such as a thin metal coil resembling a “slinky” toy, can be fastened to a building ledge to discourage birds from landing. Birds can be deterred from roosting on railings and pipes by installing Mylar™ tape streamers or a single strand wire barrier two inches above the center of the surface.
Netting can be used to exclude birds from virtually any type of structure, from a house to an office building. To keep birds off window ledges, the netting is anchored to the roof, draped across the front of the structure and then tightly secured to the base and sides of the building. Netting can be used under bridges or inside buildings where pigeons perch on beams, girders, struts and supports.
Ropel™, a foul-tasting deterrent, can also be sprayed on an area. Other deterrents include
soft plastic spikes, flood lamps and special electronic sounds. Companies such as Bird X offer many products to scare off or exclude birds from any area.
Scarecrows are often used to control birds. Models of owls, hawks, snakes and cats are also available from many suppliers and vary in effectiveness, depending on how realistic they are and how often they are moved
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