Watch Out For These Common Californian Birds

Homes and buildings everywhere deal with pests which can infest and destroy property. In California, birds are a particular problem. Since the climate tends to be milder and warmer, birds are present year-round causing havoc to homes and local businesses. There are a variety of ways that birds cause problems. They often find a safe,… Read more »

Plethora of Pigeons = Poor Property

Pigeons are everywhere. As one of the most common birds in America, property owners are forced to deal with them impeding on their property. While they may seem like just small pests, they can have major negative impacts on your property if they aren’t properly and quickly removed. First of all, having too many pigeons… Read more »

Deter Unwanted Birds From Your Commercial Property

Birds are an essential component to the Eco-system and are generally good-natured creatures. Birds can get curious and become a pest for commercial property owners. Birds carry diseases, have no realm of what it means to be “sanitary”, and are attracted to food and garbage. You are subject to bird nests and non-stop noises. Wild… Read more »

Use Nylon Netting to Keep the Birds at Bay

Birds Away/Pigeons Away helps solve a problem many that homes and businesses have – deterring birds away from buildings so they don’t make a mess and nest or roost on ledges, rooflines, window sills, columns and other manmade structures. One way we keep birds away from any enclosed or semi-enclosed area, opening or configuration is… Read more »

Spring Into Action to Prevent Pest Birds

Pest animals aren’t limited to rats, raccoons or squirrels. In urban areas, the most common nuisances are pest birds, like wild pigeons, house sparrows, swallows and starlings, which can all wreak havoc on your landscape by building nests in undesirable places and leaving droppings that can cause health risks. Most often, the main concern with the… Read more »

Understanding the History of the Common Pigeon

We’re all familiar with the regular old pigeon, but have you ever wondered how the species became so prolific? And, did you know that there is a pigeon species that is native to parts of California? Common pigeons, also known as rock doves or wild pigeons, were first brought to America by Europeans. When they… Read more »

Native Pigeons Being Pinched by Street Pigeons

Street pigeons are often associated as the most common birds found in populated areas, walking about cities or nesting on urban buildings. They can typically be found landing on or nesting in telephone wires, building ledges and rooftops. Unlike common pigeons, however, band tail pigeons in California are commonly found in foothill areas and often… Read more »

Clear Away Swallow Mud Nests in September

Swallows eat a large number of insects every day, making them a welcome site both on farms and other areas where the bug population can be a problem. For this reason, swallows are usually a welcome sight – that is, until they decide to build a big, messy mud nest on your property. Swallows typically… Read more »

Why It’s Imperative to Keep Pigeons Away from Your Hospital

In major cities from San Francisco all the way to New York City, pigeons are a metropolitan staple. Whether people shoo them away or toss them their food scraps, these pesky birds are always around. To the average city-dweller pigeons might be no more than an unavoidable nuisance, but for commercial property holders they can… Read more »