Do you wake up in the morning to discover birds feasting on the fruits and vegetables in your garden? Maybe you are woken up by birds’ incessant noise in the early hours. Either way, you are familiar with “nuisance birds.”
Allowing birds to overtake your yard could lead to property damage, picked-through gardens, bird droppings all over the place, and loud noises in the morning or throughout the day. In other words, it’s best to solve your bird problems instead of allowing them to stay. While your first thought might be to kill the birds, this is illegal in Florida.
Instead of harming the birds, you should use deterrent methods and consider changing your yard decor. For example, you can position your fixtures or decorations strategically to prevent birds from being able to roost on them. If you try using deterrent methods and continue experiencing a bird infestation, it’s time to contact a professional wildlife removal company like Nuisance Wildlife Rangers.
Is it Illegal to Kill Birds in Florida?
Birds often flock to homes and businesses because they offer an ideal place to roost. They might be especially attracted to your backyard if you have food and water sources they can take advantage of. While birds can cause damage and pose health risks due to diseases they might carry, you should never kill them.
It is illegal to kill birds in Florida (especially migratory birds) without the proper authorization. Many birds are protected from hunting or extermination under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and Florida law. Examples of some of the protected bird species include eagles, hawks, owls, ducks, swans, goose species, and other migratory birds.
Because you cannot kill birds in Florida, you’ll have to use preventative measures to try to motivate the birds to find a new home. If you cannot get rid of the birds on your own, you can always call a pest control service like Nuisance Wildlife Rangers.
How to Get Rid of Birds Without Breaking the Law
If you are experiencing a bird problem, you’ll have to find a way to solve it without harming the birds and breaking the law. Thankfully, there are plenty of tactics you can use to prevent birds from returning to your backyard.
The best ways to get rid of birds from your home or business include:
Remove Food and Water Sources
If you have a bird bath or a fountain in your backyard, birds will be attracted to it. You should rethink water features if you are trying to prevent birds from calling your yard their home.
Additionally, birds like eating berries, so if you are growing some in your garden you should cover them with bird netting. Even further, you should avoid leaving trash or pet food outside, as the smell of food can attract birds to your yard.
Use Deterrent Solutions
Bird deterrents prevent birds from accessing your yard in non-harmful ways. The most popular bird deterrents are bird netting and bird spikes.
To explain, bird netting physically blocks birds from certain areas. You can place it on your garden or patio to prevent birds from hanging around. On the other hand, bird spikes make resting areas uncomfortable for birds, preventing them from roosting in your backyard.
Block Potential Roosting Places
You’ll want to trim bushes and trees to prevent birds from having a natural area to hide or roost in. Also, you should block openings to your house like attics, vents, and eaves to discourage birds from entering your home. Birds might try to come inside if they are roosting or laying eggs.
Use Items to Scare Birds Away
An effective bird deterrent technique is using items that scare birds away. Examples of scare tactics to use include:
- Flags or garden spinners that move in the wind
- Wind chimes that offer loud and consistent noise
- Shiny objects like old CDs or foil that move in the breeze
- Predator decoys like scarecrows or owls, coyotes, snakes, or cat figures
- Automated laser lights or motion-activated sprinklers
Call a Professional Wildlife Removal Company
If you try all of these deterrent tactics without any luck, you might need a professional’s help to solve your bird issues. At Nuisance Wildlife Rangers, we can trap and relocate birds to an area away from your home. We also use a humane and ethical approach, which means we will never harm the birds when removing them from your home or business.
Whether you have a flock of birds in your backyard or a small family of birds in your attic, we can safely remove them from your property.
Get Connected to Humane Bird Removal in Florida
Dealing with a bird infestation is never fun. They leave their droppings everywhere, eat things growing in your garden, and even cause damage to structures. Thankfully, Nuisance Wildlife Rangers is here to help you solve any bird problem you are facing.
Nuisance Wildlife Rangers is a full-time wildlife and animal removal company that extends its services to both commercial and residential clients. We have a great team of animal trappers who will work tirelessly to ensure that your home is free of any nuisance critters. We do not use any harmful products and we will focus on humane methods to exterminate the animals. Our trappers are experienced and will explain every stage of the wildlife removal process. We are committed to ensuring that your home is safe and fully protected from the invasion of animals.
Contact us today for more information on our bird removal services.
