Bird Control Guides
PROTECTING SUNFLOWER FIELDS FROM BLACKBIRDS More Info...
PROTECTING SUNFLOWER FIELDS FROM BLACKBIRDS
SUMMARY
Sunflower growers know the sight of a dark cloud of birds dropping into a field just as the seeds begin to fill. Red-winged blackbirds, common grackles, and yellow-headed blackbirds gather in large flocks in late summer, and ripening sunflower heads offer them an energy-rich meal right be...
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Sunflower growers know the sight of a dark cloud of birds dropping into a field just as t...
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BIRD CONTROL FOR EV CHARGING STATIONS More Info...
BIRD CONTROL FOR EV CHARGING STATIONS
SUMMARY
EV charging stations are spreading across parking lots, travel plazas, and retail centers, and birds have noticed. Charging canopies, solar carports, light poles, and cable management arms offer perches and sheltered nesting spots, while drivers waiting for a charge often snack in their c...
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EV charging stations are spreading across parking lots, travel plazas, and retail centers...
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BIRD CONTROL FOR FAST-FOOD DRIVE-THRUS More Info...
BIRD CONTROL FOR FAST-FOOD DRIVE-THRUS
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Fast-food drive-thrus combine everything urban birds look for: dropped fries and buns along the lane, open trash bins, sheltered canopies, and signs full of ledges and gaps. House sparrows, pigeons, starlings, grackles, and gulls quickly learn when the lunch rush begins, and their droppin...
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Fast-food drive-thrus combine everything urban birds look for: dropped fries and buns alo...
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BIRD CONTROL FOR DAMS AND RESERVOIRS More Info...
BIRD CONTROL FOR DAMS AND RESERVOIRS
SUMMARY
Dams and reservoirs create large, calm bodies of water surrounded by mowed embankments, concrete walls, and tall structures, a combination that attracts Canada geese, gulls, cormorants, ducks, pigeons, and swallows. Birds can foul walkways and gate houses, nest inside intake towers and co...
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Dams and reservoirs create large, calm bodies of water surrounded by mowed embankments, c...
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BIRD CONTROL FOR LIGHTHOUSES More Info...
BIRD CONTROL FOR LIGHTHOUSES
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Lighthouses stand on rocky points, breakwaters, and islands where seabirds and shorebirds have always gathered. Gulls, cormorants, pigeons, starlings, and swallows use gallery railings, window ledges, keeper's houses, and outbuildings for roosting and nesting, and their droppings stain hi...
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Lighthouses stand on rocky points, breakwaters, and islands where seabirds and shorebirds...
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BIRD CONTROL FOR RESEARCH LABORATORIES More Info...
BIRD CONTROL FOR RESEARCH LABORATORIES
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Research laboratories depend on clean air, controlled environments, and reliable equipment, and birds can compromise all three. Pigeons, starlings, and house sparrows roost on rooftop air handlers, exhaust stacks, and louvered penthouses, while droppings and nesting debris near air intake...
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Research laboratories depend on clean air, controlled environments, and reliable equipmen...
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BIRD CONTROL FOR DRIVE-IN THEATERS AND OUTDOOR CINEMAS More Info...
BIRD CONTROL FOR DRIVE-IN THEATERS AND OUTDOOR CINEMAS
SUMMARY
Drive-in theaters and outdoor cinemas sit empty for most of the day, and birds quickly treat these wide-open lots, tall screen towers, and concession stands as their own. Pigeons and starlings roost on screen frames and light poles, barn and cliff swallows build mud nests under overhangs,...
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Drive-in theaters and outdoor cinemas sit empty for most of the day, and birds quickly tr...
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BIRD CONTROL FOR COURTHOUSES AND GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS More Info...
BIRD CONTROL FOR COURTHOUSES AND GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS
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Courthouses, city halls, state capitols, and other government buildings are civic landmarks, and their columns, cornices, domes, and statues make ideal perches for birds. Pigeons, starlings, and house sparrows roost on ornate ledges and nest in recesses, while barn and cliff swallows may ...
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Courthouses, city halls, state capitols, and other government buildings are civic landmar...
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BIRD CONTROL FOR CASINOS AND ENTERTAINMENT VENUES More Info...
BIRD CONTROL FOR CASINOS AND ENTERTAINMENT VENUES
SUMMARY
Casinos, arenas, concert halls, and resort entertainment complexes are built to impress guests, and birds can undermine that first impression quickly. Pigeons, house sparrows, starlings, grackles, and gulls at coastal venues are drawn to grand entrances, lit marquee signs, parking garages...
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Casinos, arenas, concert halls, and resort entertainment complexes are built to impress g...
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KEEPING CORMORANTS AWAY FROM LAKES AND FISHING DOCKS More Info...
KEEPING CORMORANTS AWAY FROM LAKES AND FISHING DOCKS
SUMMARY
Double-crested cormorants are skilled diving birds that gather on lakes, reservoirs, and fishing docks wherever fish are easy to catch and perches sit close to the water. Flocks that roost on pilings, railings, moored boats, and shoreline trees leave heavy, acidic droppings that stain dec...
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Double-crested cormorants are skilled diving birds that gather on lakes, reservoirs, and ...
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MANAGING GRACKLES IN RETAIL PARKING LOTS More Info...
MANAGING GRACKLES IN RETAIL PARKING LOTS
SUMMARY
Grackles are bold, adaptable birds that have made retail parking lots part of their daily routine. Common grackles and great-tailed grackles gather by the hundreds or thousands in landscaped trees at dusk, filling the air with noise and covering cars, sidewalks, and storefronts with dropp...
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Grackles are bold, adaptable birds that have made retail parking lots part of their daily...
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HOW TO KEEP VULTURES OFF ROOFS AND TOWERS More Info...
HOW TO KEEP VULTURES OFF ROOFS AND TOWERS
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Vultures play a vital role as nature's cleanup crew, but large roosts on roofs, water towers, communication towers, and tall structures can create serious problems. Turkey vultures and black vultures gather in groups, leave heavy, acidic droppings that stain and corrode surfaces, and blac...
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Vultures play a vital role as nature's cleanup crew, but large roosts on roofs, water tow...
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HOW TO PREVENT SWALLOWS FROM NESTING ON BUILDINGS More Info...
HOW TO PREVENT SWALLOWS FROM NESTING ON BUILDINGS
SUMMARY
Swallows are graceful, insect-eating birds, but their mud nests under eaves, porches, and overhangs can leave walls stained, walkways covered in droppings, and entrances busy with diving adults. Barn swallows and cliff swallows return to the same buildings year after year, and colonies ca...
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Swallows are graceful, insect-eating birds, but their mud nests under eaves, porches, and...
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BIRD CONTROL FOR VETERINARY CLINICS AND ANIMAL SHELTERS More Info...
BIRD CONTROL FOR VETERINARY CLINICS AND ANIMAL SHELTERS
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Veterinary clinics and animal shelters work hard to keep animals healthy, yet their outdoor runs, feeding areas, and loading zones can attract pigeons, house sparrows, starlings, and grackles. Spilled kibble, water bowls, and sheltered rooflines give these birds everything they need, whil...
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Veterinary clinics and animal shelters work hard to keep animals healthy, yet their outdo...
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BIRD CONTROL FOR WINERIES AND TASTING ROOMS More Info...
BIRD CONTROL FOR WINERIES AND TASTING ROOMS
SUMMARY
Wineries face bird pressure on two fronts at once. In the vineyard, starlings, robins, finches, and blackbirds strip ripening clusters and peck berries open, inviting rot and wasps. At the tasting room, sparrows and swallows nest in eaves and pergolas, droppings land on patio tables, and ...
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Wineries face bird pressure on two fronts at once. In the vineyard, starlings, robins, fi...
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BIRD CONTROL FOR GRAIN ELEVATORS AND FEED MILLS More Info...
BIRD CONTROL FOR GRAIN ELEVATORS AND FEED MILLS
SUMMARY
Grain elevators and feed mills offer birds nearly everything they need: spilled grain, sheltered ledges, warm interiors, and tall structures with sweeping views. Rock pigeons, house sparrows, and European starlings are the most common problem birds, and their droppings and nesting debris ...
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Grain elevators and feed mills offer birds nearly everything they need: spilled grain, sh...
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PROTECTING RICE FIELDS FROM BIRDS More Info...
PROTECTING RICE FIELDS FROM BIRDS
SUMMARY
Rice fields combine water, grain, and wide-open space, so they attract birds at nearly every stage of the season. Red-winged blackbirds, common grackles, brown-headed cowbirds, and bobolinks feed on seed at planting and on soft grain as panicles ripen, while ducks and other waterfowl can ...
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Rice fields combine water, grain, and wide-open space, so they attract birds at nearly ev...
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PROTECTING SWEET CORN FROM BIRDS More Info...
PROTECTING SWEET CORN FROM BIRDS
SUMMARY
Sweet corn faces bird pressure at two very different moments: when seeds and seedlings emerge in spring, and when kernels fill with sweet, milky juice in late summer. American crows and common grackles may pull young sprouts, while red-winged blackbirds, grackles, and European starlings t...
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Sweet corn faces bird pressure at two very different moments: when seeds and seedlings em...
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PROTECTING STRAWBERRY FIELDS FROM BIRDS More Info...
PROTECTING STRAWBERRY FIELDS FROM BIRDS
SUMMARY
Strawberries ripen low to the ground in bright, conspicuous rows, which makes them an easy target for birds that feed by sight. American robins, house finches, grackles, European starlings, American crows, and northern mockingbirds peck ripe berries, leaving wounds that cannot be sold and...
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Strawberries ripen low to the ground in bright, conspicuous rows, which makes them an eas...
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PROTECTING BLUEBERRY FARMS FROM BIRDS More Info...
PROTECTING BLUEBERRY FARMS FROM BIRDS
SUMMARY
Ripening blueberries are one of the most attractive foods a bird can find, and a single season of heavy feeding can strip bushes before the crew finishes picking. American robins, cedar waxwings, European starlings, grackles, house finches, and northern mockingbirds peck, knock down, and ...
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Ripening blueberries are one of the most attractive foods a bird can find, and a single s...
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