[Tweeters] bird noise deterrents

[Ellen Blackstone via Tweeters]

Sandi et al. --

Edmonds, on the shore of Puget Sound, has many MANY flat roofs, several of
which are year-round roosts -- and seasonal nesting places -- to
Glaucous-winged Gulls. Late last summer, after the young gulls had fledged,
one company hired a "pest control" company to scare the gulls away from
their roof. [Name? Rentokil. Scary, eh? https://www.rentokil.com/]

It irritated the neighbors no end and deterred the gulls not at all, and
they stopped it, probably after several complaints. I talked to the owner
of the company and explained to him that many of the species nest in
colonies and that a ruckus might feel like home, rather than being
frightening. (And yes, one set of sounds is like a gull being dismembered.
Ugh.) The pair of gulls is happily getting ready to nest again this spring.

One thing that worked in my old Wedgwood neighborhood was a gadget that was
either motion- or sound-triggered. It was a giant spider that was tucked up
under the eave, but when the flicker came around and did whatever flickers
do, the spider would drop down with a bounce. That DID seem to scare the
birds away. ALAS, I just found that the product is no longer available, and
they offer this instead:
https://bugspray.com/deterrents/visual/bird-intimidator-flasher
But maybe your neighbors could visit Archie McPhee and have them help rig
something up.

Good luck!
Ellen Blackstone
Edmonds WA
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