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Bird Protector
updated: Oct 15, 2012, 10:03 AM
By Edhat Subscriber
How can I keep sea gulls and pigeons from perching on my roof?
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COMMENT 331455
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2012-10-15 10:12 AM |
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Get a wooden replica of a hawk up there.
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COMMENT 331456
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2012-10-15 10:12 AM |
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little spikey things
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COMMENT 331458
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2012-10-15 10:19 AM |
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Get a first-floor condo.
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COMMENT 331464P
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2012-10-15 10:31 AM |
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Get a wind-driven whirl-i-thing such as Moby Dick has.
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COMMENT 331469P
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2012-10-15 10:38 AM |
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Get a cat.
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COMMENT 331477
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2012-10-15 10:43 AM |
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rifle?
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D8VANILLA
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2012-10-15 10:46 AM |
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I've seen people put giant stuffed tigers in the area and the birds stay away. It was cool to see the giant stuffed tiger up there in the tree!!! Even a fake snake might do the trick.
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COMMENT 331494
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2012-10-15 11:07 AM |
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motion sensored gun turret should work
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COMMENT 331504
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2012-10-15 11:26 AM |
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you could try metallic bird deterrent tape, google it.
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COMMENT 331521P
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2012-10-15 11:53 AM |
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I second the tape. It was used on the roof of the Angler Center on Goleta Pier for the first year before it eventually self-destructed. Very effective and remained so even after it was removed. It took a full year before the birds resumed perching there.
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COMMENT 331604P
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2012-10-15 02:44 PM |
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Remove the food source. Are you putting out old bread or birdseed? Find out who in your neighborhood is putting out the food. These birds don't hang around just for the fun of it. Someone is feeding them. If your neighbors have bird feeders, there are plenty of feeders designed to keep out the larger birds. You need to do some detective work, if it's not you who is laying the table.
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COMMENT 331609P
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2012-10-15 02:45 PM |
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@469. Cats kill millions of songbirds every year. They don't mess with birds the size of pigeons (rock doves) or seagulls, however.
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COMMENT 331661
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2012-10-15 04:51 PM |
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Wrap your house in camo netting.
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COMMENT 331704
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2012-10-15 06:52 PM |
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Throw small dead varments up there when you see a hawk around. He will start keeping an eye on the place.
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COMMENT 331729
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2012-10-15 08:15 PM |
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I like 704's suggestion. I did something similar with rats and a neighbor's barn cats. I lured them over with a freshly zapped (not poisoned) rat and they started patrolling part of my property, too. Didn't see a single rat for over a year. Then the neighbor moved and took the cats. I had to buy a new rat zapper.
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