The starlings will not be returning to feed these.
How to stop starlings nesting in roof.
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Put wide netting or cages around your bird feeders which will allow smaller songbirds to get in but keep starlings out.
Remove all sources of food from the site this includes everything from bird feeders to unsecured dumpsters garbage cans livestock feeding equipment and pet food containers.
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This confines the birds to one area and prevents them accessing the whole roof space.
Wear gauntlets the nests can have fleas or lice in them.
Protect any vents before birds start nesting in there.
Here are a few steps you can take to prevent starlings from roosting or nesting in your buildings or on your land.
As sunlight reflects off the tape or foil it ll disorient and irritate pest birds.
To get rid of starlings limit their access to food and water.
I love birds in general but starlings are a very dislikeable sort of bird and i d prefer be rid of them if i could.
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Hanging aluminum foil strips or reflective tape like irri tape from trees near your roof will scare birds away in two ways.
When the tape flaps in the wind it ll make a sharp metallic clacking sound.
We have 3 nests of them at home and they are driving us demented.
Additionally limit standing water or keep it at a low level in a deep container to deter starlings from it.
Has anyone here got any tips as to how to discourage starlings from nesting in a roof.
Hide the nest material.
Starlings nest in every nook possible in my roof and its in a area we cannot get to or we d remove them.
I started trying to shoot them with bird shot and got a couple but i d have to sit there for a month to get rid of them all and i am not fond of shooting the gun since we have so many of our own animals around kids bikers runners and neighbors ect.
After a while hunger may force them to venture off looking for food like through a crack between a bedroom ceiling and a wall.
You could be below.
Use reflective mirrors or scares.
Make the slope steeper.
Stop before the nest completes.
In most states it s legal to destroy the nest of any bird as long as it s not fully established.