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Old 03-16-2009, 09:16 AM #1
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The dang robins are back and pooping all over my porch railing, chair cushions...pecking at the windows. Last year I just finally gave up and they nested (three families) in the eaves around the house..they also pooped all spring on the porch rails.

That one must have watched me washing the railings yesterday and putting out those chairs for the first time.

Trying something new before I give up...they now have a radio on that porch, blaring NPR's Dianne Rehm show right now and I'm taking a bucket of soapy water out to clean it yet again.

Suggestions would be most welcome. (I don't have an owl)
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How about 3 cats! With bells on their collars of course, you can have mine....They eat too much!lol
Actually, what we did was supply food & shelter for the birds AWAY from the house..As we learned the hard way that is you want to see the cute little birds up close, ya got poop close.
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Yep, they're BAACCKK!

I just dunno Ms. Alffe. How handy is Mr. Alffe??? http://www.absolutebirdcontrol.com/cardinals.htm
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Speaking of birdhouses, yup, that's what I'm going to do. Wanted them close to where I could see them flitting about, and now I have huge messes. I'm going to move them soon, away from my porch!
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You mean I can't have it all ways? I can't feed them, keep heated bird baths, and wren houses. So far the loud radio has worked wonders.
I wonder if they enjoyed the Diane Rehm show as much as I did. *grin

Neat site Doody...I can't stand the starlings..they are the only ones that poop in the bird baths!

And gardengrl....we have a dog, Cooper...or he has us!

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mom bought a bunch of rubber snakes and put throughout her garden to scare the birds and squirrels away.... it works for a while then she has to move them around...
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People here use rubber snakes to keep the scrub turkeys from building their mounds in the back yard. Then I realized we had real snakes in the back yard, so I'm not sure how useful the rubber ones were. lol
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The dang robins are back and pooping all over my porch railing, chair cushions...pecking at the windows. Last year I just finally gave up and they nested (three families) in the eaves around the house..they also pooped all spring on the porch rails.

That one must have watched me washing the railings yesterday and putting out those chairs for the first time.

Trying something new before I give up...they now have a radio on that porch, blaring NPR's Dianne Rehm show right now and I'm taking a bucket of soapy water out to clean it yet again.

Suggestions would be most welcome. (I don't have an owl)
Oh how frustrating!!!
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The dang robins are back and pooping all over my porch railing, chair cushions...pecking at the windows. Last year I just finally gave up and they nested (three families) in the eaves around the house..they also pooped all spring on the porch rails.

That one must have watched me washing the railings yesterday and putting out those chairs for the first time.

Trying something new before I give up...they now have a radio on that porch, blaring NPR's Dianne Rehm show right now and I'm taking a bucket of soapy water out to clean it yet again.

Suggestions would be most welcome. (I don't have an owl)
Remind me to come visit when the birds are still in the south.

Did you ever try the WD40?

Have you heard of Anti Pigeon Spikes? I wonder if they would help. It keeps birds from landing. Plastic spikes. Pokey on their feet.



Invite some kids and give them squirt guns?
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I guess it just comes with the territory. I wonder if you can put a "diaper" on your furniture and railing, ie a clear plastic cover. Then you can remove it when you want to sit out and hose it off. Then get that glass of iced tea, and all of you can listen to NPR. (I love Prairie Home Companion, myself)

Did I tell you about one year Moi called me to look out the window..."Quick!! It's an exotic bird!!!" I rushed over and there it was...sitting on the garden fence...an American Robin! LOLOLOL For some reason, we rarely see on here in the southeast. So..........I wonder which "south" they fly to in the winter?! (I guess that is for another thread)

Anyway......enjoy them!
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