Birds problem on Brielle, NJ building
A homeowner in Brielle, NJ was having a serious, ongoing nuisance bird problem, Seagulls and crows had decided that his flat roof made for an excellent rest stop, and they had turned it into a an active waste deposit facility. Seagulls do not limit their food sources to ocean aquatic life. These birds are opportunistic scavengers similar to pigeons, and they will seek out and consume almost any food debris. Just like pigeons, gulls have thrived in human habitats and these birds routinely build nests anywhere they can find readily available food sources.
Gulls are large birds that produce large quantities of white, thick, soupy, glue-like droppings. Their droppings are a toxic stew of pathogens and are a nightmare to clean, especially once they harden. Gulls are a problem not just because of the aesthetics of a roof being covered with their slime (which is bad enough!). Their acidic droppings can cause property damage — dissolving paint and even disintegrating roofing materials and causing roof leaks.
The homeowner contacted Cowleys to resolve his bird issue. We handle all types of nuisance birds in addition to wildlife like squirrels and raccoons that often find their way inside our homes. With gulls and other nuisance birds, we use a variety of deterrents to make your property inhospitable to them. The particular deterrent depends on a number of factors such as the type of bird and the layout of the home or building. We change their behavior so that they go elsewhere. We do not harm birds in any way, In fact, gulls, as a migratory species are protected by both federal and state law.. You cannot harm or destroy them, their nests, their eggs, or their chicks.
The homeowner wanted us to resolve the problem, but he did not want us to install anything that would involve directly drilling or otherwise attaching any deterrent onto his roof. We decided that the most effective way to keep the birds away was to use large cinderblocks in which we secured six “eagle eyes,” strategically placing them across the roof. For birds, an eagle eye is a major optical annoyance. Whenever I install these deterrents, I like to think of that 70s song, “Blinded By the Light.” As the wind catches the eagle eye, it spins around and emits an tremendously annoying glare that distracts them and limits their vision — just like glare affects our ability to see when we are driving. Because, birds have different color sensitivities, we use the red eagle eye to repel gulls.
Gulls want nothing to do with them! The video shows the gulls flying over the roof but avoiding landing on their once favorite hangout and the annoying flash that these devices give off. For birds, the eagle eye is a sign that says “Sorry We’re CLOSED.”
To deal with the crows, we installed birds spikes on the railing where they were roosting. By taking away their landing area, the birds will naturally move to a more hospitable location off your property. The birds don’t go away mad, they just go away!