Crows tapping window

hamsterboy

Hi All
Girl in work here constantly being woken up and annoyed by crows tapping on her windows
Anybody got a (humane) way of stopping this happenning?


Cheers
HB

MsFifers

I think I heard that if you get a large cutout picture of a bigger bird of prey it will deter them.

Sigma Force

Had a similar problem here with them tapping on a piece of timber outside trying to either nest or get at the starlings who usually nest there. So annoying, fixed the timber a bit so they gave up on it but god they were loud.

There are sonic deterrents not sure how good they are.

hamsterboy

Would this affect her dogs?
She has 2 dogs

The Artist

the reason why they are taping ye window is a reflection (like a mirror)to them thinking that theres another crow!(females or males)ye window must be sparkling clean.Get a bar of soap and run a few lines on the window which stops the reflection.:)

stevoman

a decoy owl works a treat!!! :pac:

Run_to_da_hills

You can buy stuffed cats in many marine chandlers such as Viking Marine in Dunlaoghaire, My ma has one in the nursing home and was told to keep it hidden from the window sill because would scare away robins and finches. http://www.vikingmarine.ie/

http://images.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=http://www.nauticalia.com/images/dynamic/380x350_df3d4671.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.nauticalia.com/uk-info/models_and_replicas/ships_cats/ship%27s_cat_-_freddy/4695.html&h=317&w=380&sz=15&hl=en&start=5&um=1&tbnid=IBOEYhDS8llH-M:&tbnh=103&tbnw=123&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcaptains%2Bships%2Bcat%2B%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG

gerky

Heres two silhouettes to print they might be worth trying.

The Artist

gerky wrote: »

Heres two silhouettes to print they might be worth trying.

that might make the crows randy when they see that:p:D

gerky

davey180 wrote: »

that might make the crows randy when they see that:p:D

Pin ups:D


These type of raptor cut outs work well with some birds I don't know if they'll work with crow but sure their worth a try.

ValerieR

I heard somewhere at some stage (!) that birds like the putty around the window panes and they pick at it ....
Not sure whether that's true !

ValerieR

Run_to_da_hills

ValerieR wrote: »

I heard somewhere at some stage (!) that birds like the putty around the window panes and they pick at it ....
Not sure whether that's true ! ValerieR

It's the linseed oil in it that the birds like. I used to pick new putty out of my folks glasshouse myself as a kid thinking it was plasticeen.

The Artist

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

It's the linseed oil in it that the birds like. I used to pick new putty out of my folks glasshouse myself as a kid thinking it was plasticeen.

or play doh!

:)

jax2girl

Hi all

In desperation at this stage because of grey crows attacking 4 windows in my house, it starts at about 7 in the morning and goes on all day, when i scare them from one window they move to another room my windows are all scored they have eaten / pecked the black seal around the windows. They have carried mice and worms to the sill and there is blood on windows and sills as well as lots and lots of bird **** they peck and peck.

I have tried everything humane and am now considering other methods as a last resort. I am a nervous wreck and they are really big and aggressive. I feel like i'm in an alfred hitchcock film!!!!!

This has been going on for a week now and I have had several nightmares where I woke up screaming - please help

Sigma Force

Try the sonic detterrents the one specifically for birds dont think they effect dogs or cats those ones.

There are pidgeon spikes you can put on a window as a last resort the birds wont hurt themselves because they will see it and not want to land on the window but this should only be used if you know no cat or small child etc would be at the window sill. It just stops them from wanting to land on it.

Window boxes might be another option with some thorny plants in them.

jax2girl

will try anything at this stage, will look for sonic thing.

gversey

Crows and magpies like to collect shiny things, is she leaving jewellery or money on the window sill?

hamsterboy

No, she actually got blackout curtains as she thought the birds were seeing something in the room that attracted them!

bandit197

Couldnt resist, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1YLwGzhyoA
1min 13sec in.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Guineapigrescue wrote: »

Try the sonic detterrents the one specifically for birds dont think they effect dogs or cats those ones.

Please don't use anything like this as it deters/scares all birds including the songbirds we are all trying to encourage to breed at this time of year. A sonic deterrent is grossly unfair to all birds!

I founds CDs suspended above the pane of glass did the trick at my house many years ago.

The Artist

bandit197 wrote: »

Couldnt resist, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1YLwGzhyoA
1min 13sec in.

alright funny video but to show how to get rid of them is not good imo.

gversey

bandit197 wrote: »

Couldnt resist, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1YLwGzhyoA

1min 13sec in.

Brilliant video, love D'Unbelievables,,,,

Boom_Bap

There's only one solution

gversey

Boom_Bap wrote: »

There's only one solution

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The Legendary Worzel Gummidge, ha ha i just bought two dvds of him last month. Havent watched them yet...

The Artist

gversey wrote: »

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The Legendary Worzel Gummidge, ha ha i just bought two dvds of him last month. Havent watched them yet...

put the dvds on the window sills and it might work:p

gversey

his face might scare everyone from knockin

LadyTBolt

There is only one way I'm afraid. Crows, especially grey crows are very habitual. It happened where I worked and they did it every day for about 3 years and the amount of poo they left behind was awful. They were poisoned all different types of ways but survived. When the milkman came each morning they would peck open all the milk and there would be milk everywhere outside the building. They peeved everybody off! They got shot in the end.... I know it seems terrible but they are considered vermin. maybe you should ask around locally for a local hunter and ask him/her to "take out" your greys.

coisaille

The silhouette thing of the birds of prey are really worth a try, I imagine you'd need to print them out fairly big to scare off crows though! I had a pair of swallows in my workshop for two days last week, they flew in while the doors were open, tried everything to coax them out but no go - I was afraid they were going to nest there, which I didnt want as I have to close up at night - in desperation cut out a shape of a large bird out of black card and stuck on a white wall - they sat looking at it for a couple of minutes, made a lot of chirping noises and then scarpered!

LadyTBolt

Unfortunately grey crows are quite clever so I doubt a printout or even a silhouette of a bird of prey will deter them. It might work for a few hours or even a couple of days but greys are quite clever and are scavengers and if they see another bird on what they believe to be their territory they would be inclined to push their way back. Nevertheless it's worth a try, anything is if you think it'll work. However I still believe there is only one way......

The Artist

found a irish site
http://www.dazer.ie/other-products-page41942-0-7201.html
and this
owl


A mini scarecrow!

Barking

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
Thanks for the silhouettes!
had tried the birdwatch ire site and they had nothing,
am having problem with rooks(?) eating the cats food and terrorising the dog.
would love to get them to move house
:cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:

gerky wrote: »

Heres two silhouettes to print they might be worth trying.

westwicklow

Guineapigrescue wrote: »

Try the sonic detterrents the one specifically for birds dont think they effect dogs or cats those ones.

they may affect nesting birds in the area though!