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How do I keep robins from pecking at my window/pooping on my deck?
Every spring right through to the end of the summer I have a robin or two
that love to peck at my windows. They start about 5:30 in the morning and come back every hour or two. Very very irritating! In years past I have been very tolerant of the bird spit on my windows, but this year the robin is crapping all over the deck. It / they sit on the window sill and crap there and on the deck and sit on the railing and crap on it and the deck. Also I can't even park my car in the driveway near the deck because they or it craps all over that too. I really can't believe how much crap comes out of these things I know it has a nest under the deck so in the fall I am going to clear it out and screen in the ledges under the deck so the can't come back next year, but I need to keep them off my deck this year because it is ridiculous. What can I do to keep them away from the deck and stop them from pecking on my windows and crapping on my car? |
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"Jordan" wrote in message news Every spring right through to the end of the summer I have a robin or two that love to peck at my windows. They start about 5:30 in the morning and come back every hour or two. Very very irritating! In years past I have been very tolerant of the bird spit on my windows, but this year the robin is crapping all over the deck. It / they sit on the window sill and crap there and on the deck and sit on the railing and crap on it and the deck. Also I can't even park my car in the driveway near the deck because they or it craps all over that too. I really can't believe how much crap comes out of these things I know it has a nest under the deck so in the fall I am going to clear it out and screen in the ledges under the deck so the can't come back next year, but I need to keep them off my deck this year because it is ridiculous. What can I do to keep them away from the deck and stop them from pecking on my windows and crapping on my car? I had that with Cardinals when I lived in Florida. I was told that the females see the reflection of another bird in the window and think it's a threat to their offspring. The only way to get rid of this is to dull the reflection of the glass. Either use a glass wax that fogs the window or like I did, a plastic drop cloth covering the window. Looks like hell but we were able to sleep after that. The following year the birds nested elsewhere so I didn't have that problem. |
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"Jordan" wrote in message news Every spring right through to the end of the summer I have a robin or two that love to peck at my windows. They start about 5:30 in the morning and come back every hour or two. Very very irritating! In years past I have been very tolerant of the bird spit on my windows, but this year the robin is crapping all over the deck. It / they sit on the window sill and crap there and on the deck and sit on the railing and crap on it and the deck. Also I can't even park my car in the driveway near the deck because they or it craps all over that too. I really can't believe how much crap comes out of these things I know it has a nest under the deck so in the fall I am going to clear it out and screen in the ledges under the deck so the can't come back next year, but I need to keep them off my deck this year because it is ridiculous. What can I do to keep them away from the deck and stop them from pecking on my windows and crapping on my car? Pardon my being "bad" and then I will offer a real suggestion or two. Clear the $200 worth of junk out of the garage and park your 20K plus auto in the garage where it and the gas it contains belongs and will be safe. I am constantly amazed at the people who treasure junk more than their cars. The only times I have ever know birds to peck at a window is if the window harbors tasty insect morsels OR the bird can see its own reflection and wants to kiss. The insects may be the easier of the two problems to solve. A board with nails driven all the way through placed on the ledge may discourage landing. A single strand of mono-filament line stretched from one side to the other may do the same. Something strong enough to trip them and not strong enough to support their weight. They same method will discourage landing on a deck rail. A fake owl placed where they can see it may also scare them away. Colbyt |
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On May 26, 9:01*pm, "Jordan" wrote:
Every spring right through to the end of the summer I have a robin or two that love to peck at my windows. *They start about 5:30 in the morning and come back every hour or two. *Very very irritating! In years past I have been very tolerant of the bird spit on my windows, but this year the robin is crapping all over the deck. It / they sit on the window sill and crap there and on the deck and sit on the railing and crap on it and the deck. *Also I can't even park my car in the driveway near the deck because they or it craps all over that too. *I really can't believe how much crap comes out of these things I know it has a nest under the deck so in the fall I am going to clear it out and screen in the ledges under the deck so the can't come back next year, but I need to keep them off my deck this year because it is ridiculous. *What can I do to keep them away from the deck and stop them from pecking on my windows and crapping on my car? How good of a shot are you with a pellet gun |
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"Jordan" wrote: I know it has a nest under the deck so in the fall I am going to clear it out and screen in the ledges under the deck so the can't come back next year, but I need to keep them off my deck this year because it is ridiculous. What can I do to keep them away from the deck and stop them from pecking on my windows and crapping on my car? Find the nest and feed the eggs/chicks to a cat, then get some .22 birdshot for the parents. Anyone have a good recipe for robins? Free men own guns - www(dot)geocities(dot)com/CapitolHill/5357/ |
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"Jordan" wrote: Every spring right through to the end of the summer I have a robin or two that love to peck at my windows I'm a bleeding heart animal lover, but after being woken up every single morning for a month, I went out and shot the ******* with a BB gun. It was only one bird doing it. |
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clean em and cook em like little chickens, the bush years have been lean
for me to say the least |
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How do I keep robins from pecking at my window/pooping on my deck?
"nick hull" wrote in message .. . In article , "Jordan" wrote: I know it has a nest under the deck so in the fall I am going to clear it out and screen in the ledges under the deck so the can't come back next year, but I need to keep them off my deck this year because it is ridiculous. What can I do to keep them away from the deck and stop them from pecking on my windows and crapping on my car? Find the nest and feed the eggs/chicks to a cat, then get some .22 birdshot for the parents. Anyone have a good recipe for robins? They make a good gumbo. Steve |
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How do I keep robins from pecking at my window/pooping on mydeck?
On May 26, 8:01 pm, "Jordan" wrote:
Every spring right through to the end of the summer I have a robin or two that love to peck at my windows. They start about 5:30 in the morning and come back every hour or two. Very very irritating! In years past I have been very tolerant of the bird spit on my windows, but this year the robin is crapping all over the deck. It / they sit on the window sill and crap there and on the deck and sit on the railing and crap on it and the deck. Also I can't even park my car in the driveway near the deck because they or it craps all over that too. I really can't believe how much crap comes out of these things I know it has a nest under the deck so in the fall I am going to clear it out and screen in the ledges under the deck so the can't come back next year, but I need to keep them off my deck this year because it is ridiculous. What can I do to keep them away from the deck and stop them from pecking on my windows and crapping on my car? The most fun would be an electric fence charger connected to a wire on the window ledge + a well grounded wire directly next to it. |
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How do I keep robins from pecking at my window/pooping on mydeck?
Colbyt,
Sometimes people need to park in the driveway because they don't want to wake the whole house on days they need to leave for work at 6:00 instead of 7:00. Boy do I wish my 10 year old car was still worth $20,000, but then again I would have to start bringing it to the car wash regularly again instead of once a year like I have for the past 5 years Jordan |
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How do I keep robins from pecking at my window/pooping on my deck?
Jordan wrote:
Every spring right through to the end of the summer I have a robin or two that love to peck at my windows. They start about 5:30 in the morning and come back every hour or two. Very very irritating! In years past I have been very tolerant of the bird spit on my windows, but this year the robin is crapping all over the deck. It / they sit on the window sill and crap there and on the deck and sit on the railing and crap on it and the deck. Also I can't even park my car in the driveway near the deck because they or it craps all over that too. I really can't believe how much crap comes out of these things I know it has a nest under the deck so in the fall I am going to clear it out and screen in the ledges under the deck so the can't come back next year, but I need to keep them off my deck this year because it is ridiculous. What can I do to keep them away from the deck and stop them from pecking on my windows and crapping on my car? Here's an idea outside the box - or rather inside the box. Find a three-sided aquarium. They hang out near apartment dumpsters. Line the three remaining sides with reflective foil. Fashion a lid. Mount the contraption in the window. Open lid. Put in bird-seed. Close lid. Birdies will now come into your breakfast room, or wherever you've mounted the gizmo, to have their meal and you can enjoy them up close. With a suitable hole in the lid, you can even shoot the little *******s. |
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news In article , "Jordan" wrote: Every spring right through to the end of the summer I have a robin or two that love to peck at my windows I'm a bleeding heart animal lover, Yea me too Smitty. But I don't believe head lice have rights :-) but after being woken up every single morning for a month, I went out and shot the ******* with a BB gun. It was only one bird doing it. |
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How do I keep robins from pecking at my window/pooping on mydeck?
On May 26, 9:01*pm, "Jordan" wrote:
Every spring right through to the end of the summer I have a robin or two that love to peck at my windows. *They start about 5:30 in the morning and come back every hour or two. *Very very irritating! In years past I have been very tolerant of the bird spit on my windows, but this year the robin is crapping all over the deck. It / they sit on the window sill and crap there and on the deck and sit on the railing and crap on it and the deck. *Also I can't even park my car in the driveway near the deck because they or it craps all over that too. *I really can't believe how much crap comes out of these things I know it has a nest under the deck so in the fall I am going to clear it out and screen in the ledges under the deck so the can't come back next year, but I need to keep them off my deck this year because it is ridiculous. *What can I do to keep them away from the deck and stop them from pecking on my windows and crapping on my car? buy a fake owl. This will scare them away. If possible, try to find one with a moving head, Good luck henry penta |
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