At 03:36 24 July 2005, 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


Burt,

Drum solos are so not cool these days and I just don't
think the Rickenbacker is right for the sparrow job.
I see the little blighters just perching on the rafters
chirping along to that jingle jangle guitar. I think
we're talking the classic set up of Strat, Marshall
100W Super Lead stack, Fuzz Face, Univibe and Octavia
with just a little Vox Wah (think 'Machine Gun') if
you want to seriously ruffle a few feathers.

John