Shooing hangar sparrows

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So I've got this big new glider hangar with a 60 foot door opening, and
while I like birds (in this case sparrows / fly-catchers), my Yorkie
dog goes nuts when they are in "her hangar". They don't nest but
occasionally poop, being birds after all.

Any suggestions on how to humanely repel / discourage these birds?
Forget guns or poison. Want to keep the dog as well. The big plastic
owls don't seem to work. Banging away on the big old Ludwig drumset in
the back corner seems to help for awhile, along with twanging on my
vintage Rickenbacker guitar - but my chops ain't what they used to be!

Burt
Marfa, west Texas
USA

[Brian Whatcott]

On 23 Jul 2005 20:14:44 -0700, wrote:

>So I've got this big new glider hangar with a 60 foot door opening, and
>while I like birds (in this case sparrows / fly-catchers), my Yorkie
>dog goes nuts when they are in "her hangar". They don't nest but
>occasionally poop, being birds after all.
>
>Any suggestions on how to humanely repel / discourage these birds?
>Forget guns or poison. Want to keep the dog as well. The big plastic
>owls don't seem to work. Banging away on the big old Ludwig drumset in
>the back corner seems to help for awhile, along with twanging on my
>vintage Rickenbacker guitar - but my chops ain't what they used to be!
>
>Burt
>Marfa, west Texas
>USA


Department of Totally Untested Remedies:

How about a low-density bead curtain hanging down from the roof at the
entrance. That is a few rubber balls on strings. The wind would move
them around a little - and they might just scare the birds away?

Brian Whatcott
p.s. Marfa sticks in my mind as the site of the world Gliding Champs,
many years ago.
What happened after that, I wonder?

[ORVAL FAIRAIRN]

In article . com>,
wrote:

> So I've got this big new glider hangar with a 60 foot door opening, and
> while I like birds (in this case sparrows / fly-catchers), my Yorkie
> dog goes nuts when they are in "her hangar". They don't nest but
> occasionally poop, being birds after all.
>
> Any suggestions on how to humanely repel / discourage these birds?
> Forget guns or poison. Want to keep the dog as well. The big plastic
> owls don't seem to work. Banging away on the big old Ludwig drumset in
> the back corner seems to help for awhile, along with twanging on my
> vintage Rickenbacker guitar - but my chops ain't what they used to be!
>
> Burt
> Marfa, west Texas
> USA

The method I have heard of is to tie a lot of monofilament fishing line
to the joists and the doorframe, weight each line with a rubber ball, so
they hang down, close together.

The birds apparently can't see the lines and fly into them, but don't
get hurt. They get the message and leave your hangar alone.

[William Jones]

You can buy anti pigeon/bird spikes. They are plastic spikes that stick
onto all perches and prevent the birds from landing. You will see them all
over buildings with pigeon problems.

Also, fill in all gaps with foam that they will want to nest in.
"ORVAL FAIRAIRN" > wrote in message
...
> In article . com>,
> wrote:
>
> > So I've got this big new glider hangar with a 60 foot door opening, and
> > while I like birds (in this case sparrows / fly-catchers), my Yorkie
> > dog goes nuts when they are in "her hangar". They don't nest but
> > occasionally poop, being birds after all.
> >
> > Any suggestions on how to humanely repel / discourage these birds?
> > Forget guns or poison. Want to keep the dog as well. The big plastic
> > owls don't seem to work. Banging away on the big old Ludwig drumset in
> > the back corner seems to help for awhile, along with twanging on my
> > vintage Rickenbacker guitar - but my chops ain't what they used to be!
> >
> > Burt
> > Marfa, west Texas
> > USA
>
> The method I have heard of is to tie a lot of monofilament fishing line
> to the joists and the doorframe, weight each line with a rubber ball, so
> they hang down, close together.
>
> The birds apparently can't see the lines and fly into them, but don't
> get hurt. They get the message and leave your hangar alone.

[Rusty]

Burt:
Here in Del Rio I've seen a line strung from side to side with plastic
baggies about 3/4 full of water attached about 2 ft apart. There is no
bird problem at all in the area of the bags. It looks and sounds like
some kind'a witch craft but it wouldn't cost much to find out if it
truly works.
Larry

wrote:
> So I've got this big new glider hangar with a 60 foot door opening, and
> while I like birds (in this case sparrows / fly-catchers), my Yorkie
> dog goes nuts when they are in "her hangar". They don't nest but
> occasionally poop, being birds after all.
>
> Any suggestions on how to humanely repel / discourage these birds?
> Forget guns or poison. Want to keep the dog as well. The big plastic
> owls don't seem to work. Banging away on the big old Ludwig drumset in
> the back corner seems to help for awhile, along with twanging on my
> vintage Rickenbacker guitar - but my chops ain't what they used to be!
>
> Burt
> Marfa, west Texas
> USA

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p.s. Marfa sticks in my mind as the site of the world Gliding Champs,
many years ago. What happened after that, I wonder?

I built "Marfa Gliders" as a commercial soaring site. Training
(beginner to advanced), FAA checkrides for PVT-COM-CFI, and glider
rentals year-round. Located between Carlsbad Caverns and Big Bend
National Parks on a scenic, grassy plateau at almost 5,000 msl. Marfa
Airport (MRF) enjoys cooler summer temps than the rest of Texas! Low
dewpoints = high cloudbases. The 2006 World Class (PW-5) National
Contest will be here next June.

We're remote, but I've built a nice facility, so come visit - we'll
show you a good time!

See our website: www.flygliders.com
Burt Compton
Marfa, west Texas
USA

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They don't nest but
occasionally poop, being birds after all.


Any suggestions on how to humanely repel / discourage these birds?

+++++++++++++
One of the local banks had a bird problem at their covered drive
through. I think the convertible drivers probably complained the
most................

Their solution - that seems to work - was to cover the bottom of the
roof structure with what we call "chicken wire". It's an inexpensive
fencing material made of light gauge wire woven into an octagonal
pattern.

The birds still fly through, but can't land.
==============
Leon McAtee

[Joe]

Put up a giant psoter of Bush, Rumsfeld and Cheney

[P. Corbett]

There is a CD out there entitled "Speed The Parting Guest". It features 15
minute each of jack hammer, breaking glass, car horns honking and
explosions. It works on people...might work on birds.

Paul

> wrote in message
oups.com...
> So I've got this big new glider hangar with a 60 foot door opening, and
> while I like birds (in this case sparrows / fly-catchers), my Yorkie
> dog goes nuts when they are in "her hangar". They don't nest but
> occasionally poop, being birds after all.
>
> Any suggestions on how to humanely repel / discourage these birds?
> Forget guns or poison. Want to keep the dog as well. The big plastic
> owls don't seem to work. Banging away on the big old Ludwig drumset in
> the back corner seems to help for awhile, along with twanging on my
> vintage Rickenbacker guitar - but my chops ain't what they used to be!
>
> Burt
> Marfa, west Texas
> USA
>

[309]

Do you have hundreds of unrequested CD-RoM's for AOL???

String those from the upper opening of the hangar door. Usually
they'll repel birds. If they don't they'll make pretty light shows as
the twirl in the breeze, reflecting sunlight.

I just wish they'd worked on the skunks that found their way in through
the cracks in my hangar doors...

Pete
#309

wrote:
> So I've got this big new glider hangar with a 60 foot door opening, and
> while I like birds (in this case sparrows / fly-catchers), my Yorkie
> dog goes nuts when they are in "her hangar". They don't nest but
> occasionally poop, being birds after all.
>
> Any suggestions on how to humanely repel / discourage these birds?
> Forget guns or poison. Want to keep the dog as well. The big plastic
> owls don't seem to work. Banging away on the big old Ludwig drumset in
> the back corner seems to help for awhile, along with twanging on my
> vintage Rickenbacker guitar - but my chops ain't what they used to be!
>
> Burt
> Marfa, west Texas
> USA

[ORVAL FAIRAIRN]

In article . com>,
"Joe" > wrote:

> Put up a giant psoter of Bush, Rumsfeld and Cheney

A giant poster, labeled "President Hillary Rodham Clinton" would be the
scariest of all!

[Bob Noel]

In article >,
ORVAL FAIRAIRN > wrote:

> > Put up a giant psoter of Bush, Rumsfeld and Cheney
>
> A giant poster, labeled "President Hillary Rodham Clinton" would be the
> scariest of all!

it would sure empty the hangar!

--
Bob Noel
no one likes an educated mule

[Robert Barker]

> wrote in message
oups.com...
> So I've got this big new glider hangar with a 60 foot door opening, and
> while I like birds (in this case sparrows / fly-catchers), my Yorkie
> dog goes nuts when they are in "her hangar". They don't nest but
> occasionally poop, being birds after all.
>
> Any suggestions on how to humanely repel / discourage these birds?
> Forget guns or poison. Want to keep the dog as well. The big plastic
> owls don't seem to work. Banging away on the big old Ludwig drumset in
> the back corner seems to help for awhile, along with twanging on my
> vintage Rickenbacker guitar - but my chops ain't what they used to be!
>
> Burt
> Marfa, west Texas
> USA
>

If they're coming in and roosting on anything like ledges, etc., there's a
product I use with great success discouraging pigeons from calling my eaves
home. (I encourage the swallows and fly catchers as they eat their weight in
mosquitoes! And they don't usually stop on horizontal surfaces.) It's
called "Tanglefoot". You get it in a tub or a caulking tube. You spread it
on the appropriate surface and they'll stay off it. It's tacky and has
something in it that's irritating to their feet so they won't stand in it
long. I have to re-apply it about every 3 years as dust collects on the
stuff and it's no longer sticky. I get it at my local farm/feed store, but
you can probably find it on the net...