Pigeons
Controlling Pigeons and Pigeon Control 

Columba livia or Pigeons or Rock Pigeon will nest and roost on any structure that provides reasonble shelter for the season.  In the fall, winter, and spring, pigeons will seek shelter from the elements.  In the summer, pigeons will nest on uncovered ledges.  Pigeons are opportunists and adapt to just about any environment that offers food and water.  A warm season allows the birds to reproduce rapidly.

Pigeons will not go to far from food and water and will become completely oblivious to humans.  Pigeons will gravitate to overpasses and bridges, which provide shelter and typically easy access to food and water in non-rural areas.

The best way to relocate pigeons is by using an electric barrier.  A truly professional electric barrier company will treat why the pigeons are there, and thus relocate the pigeons efficiently.  The electric barrier will not harm the birds, it will just move them on to a friendly environment. 

The best electric barriers use stainless steel wires up off the surface, these last the longest, are less expensive, and over time wear much better aesthetically.  A professionally installed and designed electric bird barrier will last 15 to 25 years before refurbishing is necessary on the connecting wires with a p.v.c. coating.  Much of the electric barrier may last much longer.

Electric barriers that sit on top of a plastic track will arc and burn when they get dirty and may have to be replaced.  Initially, these plastic shock tracks are very aesthetically pleasing, yet over the long term become impractical as UV fades the colors unevenly causing color clash combined with arc burn and debris puddling to degrade the aesthetics considerably.  For short term use or out of the sun and rain, plastic shock tracks are good.  Plastic shock tracks should never be used near sea spray or road salt spray, the tracks will arc and burn immediately.  Plastic shock tracks will last up to 15 years, usually about 5 to 10 years with a maintenance contract.

Spikes work partially, yet they are ugly and unprofessional.  Why an architect or building manager would destroy their building's design with such defacing materials seems strange, especially when this is the do it yourself choice.  Thus, spikes are not a professional choice unless you want to look low rent.  Spikes are easy to get, your local bug buster can do this for you.

Nets work good on ceilings, yet are very expensive and obstruct workers from access.  The best nets last 5 to 10 years before holes emerge and the nets blow in the wind or hang down on customers.

Over the long run, an electric bird fence or electric barrier is the best way to control pigeons.  An electric bird barrier that is air insulated like electricity should be will last longer and work better for less money than any other bird control product most of the time.

Pigeons will excrement in their nests and are very dirty birds, despite seeming very friendly.  Pigeons may carry many diseases. 

Columba livia is the genus and species taxonomic name for the pigeons we see in the United States.

Grackle

Grackles and Grackle Control

Grackles roost in large numbers and make huge messes under trees.   Grackle control is routinely accomplished by a migratory bird control expert in Texas.  They have a process called an active barrier.  This bird relocation company in Texas easily relocates the birds and keeps them gone.  They charge a monthly fee and their reputation is that they never met a grackle infestation beyond their control.

Grackles are friendly birds that roam much of the US in large flocks most of the year.  In the spring and early summer, the larger black males and smaller brown females may become territorial around their nests and the grackles will roost in fewer numbers.  

Many Great Tailed Grackles are not migratory at all, thus you will see them year round in certain favorite areas year after year.

In the late summer through early spring, Grackles will roost in large roosts near downtown areas or at night in active parking lots with trees.  Grackles will fly over and locate the warmer areas to roost overnight.  The nuisance birds will leave a huge mess and carry many diseases and fungus's.  Many parking lots in the south are microbe infested from Grackles.

In the Southern US, parking lots may be full of nuisance grackles that infest the air with disease and fungus, which may get in your lungs and all over your food.  Yes, the bird feces, urine, and excrement are flying through the air getting all in your lungs and all in your food.  Grackles eat insects and trash and then infested areas get grackle waste.

The air is a Grackles toilet and the air you breathe is their sewer.  Be careful where you shop and what air you breathe.  Demand that your local retailer relocate problem Grackles before your nasal cavities, sinus membranes, lungs, and food are contaminated with bird scat.  Do not buy illogical solutions like bird poop is natural, poop is natural no matter where it comes from, yet it is also nasty, disgusting, dirty, and disease infested no matter where it comes from also!  Grackle poop is nasty and should be dealt with accordingly.

There are 3 main species of Grackles in the United States.   All 3 species of grackles belong to the Icterid family.

The species are:

• Genus Quiscalus
  • Great-tailed Grackle or Quiscalus mexicanus
  • Common Grackle or Quiscalus quiscula
  • Boat-tailed Grackle orQuiscalus major

Grackle control requires a specialist to keep them from your trees and eating areas.  There is really no stationary or static way to control grackles, unless you want to install nets and ruin the aesthetics of your trees.  The nets will last only a couple of years in the trees at the longest.  Nets do not work well in trees because of wind storms and growth.  Sonic devices will not work more than a few weeks, although many false promises come with these sonic devices, if it is not alive, then Grackles will learn to ignore it.  Birds of prey will on occasion work for a few days, yet the bird of prey will eat some of the Grackles during the process.  Birds of prey will not work if there is nesting or if the Grackles really like that spot to roost.  Again, Birds of Prey specialists will over promise  because they are usually amateurs at bird relocation; they are usually making a few extra dollars off of their pet birds.  Birds of prey do make good news stories though, yet not very good for relocating Grackles.

For Grackle control, bird control services for trees and ledges or electric barrier for ledges and signs are the true professional bird control methods.  Nets may work also for large open areas, yet are expensive.  Fogging is the worst way to move grackles.  Other ineffective grackle control includes sound devices and bird eye devices.  There was an article about a major chain in Austin Texas that bought thousands of dollars worth of such devices and these bird control devices did not work at all.  Before you waste your money on devices that will not work with Great Tailed grackles in Texas search for Texas grackle control for real grackle experts with guaranteed results.

Nesting problems make for another problem and must be dealt with by professionals with experience.

Bird Netting can be bought from Bird X, Nixalite, Bird Barrier, Bird B Gone, FlyBye, Bird Busters, and others.  There is a company out of Texas called FlyAway that is expert at grackle control and they provide guaranteed bird control services nationwide.  Their reputation for controlling grackles is unmatched, and they say almost 100% success is routine. 

 

  Starlings

Starlings nest anywhere they can get shelter.  Preventing Starlings on structures is best achieved with electric barrier and nets exclusion.

Relocating Starlings in the Fall and Winter requires professional migratory bird relocation.

Starlings prefer tall trees or thick evergreen trees for roosting in large flocks of thousands of birds.

Most bird control services that can control grackles can move starlings.  Fogging is not the best way to move starlings, there are better ways to relocate pest starlings.

Starlings are from Europe and may learn to talk and mock other bird species.

Dove and Cow Birds

Difficult tree dwellers, only the best professionals know how to relocate these species.

 

House Sparrows or Passer Domesticus

These little critters roost in large flocks near buildings and in courtyard areas.

They will nest in any opportune environment.

House Sparrow control is easily accomplished by a professional bird relocation company.

 

Buzzards and Vultures

Buzzards and Vultures can overtake roofs and balconies.  Only electric barrier and nets work on these large birds.

Gulls

Many solutions work only partially for Gulls.  Only nets and electric barrier look good though, and only electric barrier that is at least 2 inches high will work for gulls because they float on updrafts near ledges and roofs.