gringohombre Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Love animals, birds and all wildlife (have 3 rescue dogs)...but not very noisy birds in the trees just outside my bedroom windows! The back story; I have lived in this very beautiful home (rental) on a large piece of lakefront property in San Antonio for almost 11 years. I have seen the Egrets come and go in their yearly migrations and admired them for their beauty and grace. A few years ago they began nesting and having babies in the 2 huge, centuries old trees in the front of a small garden apartment building, also lakeside, just down the street from me. Last year the birds were so prolific and noisy that tenets started moving out. So what did the rich Guadalajara owners do? After the birds migrated they hired a crew and over a 2 week period they took down these trees (with about 6 - 8 ft. diameter trunks each) and totally uprooted and covered over the entire area. Most likely illegal, but this is México! Now guess what? They are coming back and since their trees are gone, they have found mine! Not as big, but on the front of the lake so they think they have found a new home. At this point there are only a few and have started building their nests. I am sure they will be inviting all their friends and family and soon I will have the same mess as my neighbors...but right next to my bedroom! I talked to the landlord about this and he suggests that maybe he can hire a crew to lop off all the top branches where the Egrets seem to prefer building their nests. I have my doubts but thought that I might get some better suggestions here. Gracias. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camillenparadise Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Oh PLEASE don't rob them of even more of their habitat! Try hanging old cds in the branches if you must, and hope real bird experts chime in....they will know much more than me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnMama Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 You might try contacting Proteje Fauna Silvestre at Lakeside Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation at (376)765-4916. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El congrejo Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 They, las garzas, used to come every year to the large umbrella like trees on the lakeshore in west ajijic. Of course this was a beautiful site from the lofty views in Las Salvias but not so much for the folks living under the noise and droppings. Trees are still there birds are not. I seem to remember very loud noise deterring them from roosting at the onset of nesting not during. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo1 Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Folks over by the Danza Hotel used cohetes to scare them off BEFORE they nested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Actually they used cohetes during nesting season and the hotel villas Ajijiic cut a lot of branches. They were bot egrets but the type of heron they call perro de agua These birds beside the noice make a huge mess, the babies fall down the nest and you end up with droppings live and dead babies..it is a mess when they chose your tree.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jreboll Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Something to consider: https://gizmodo.com/this-hilarious-optical-illusion-for-birds-could-save-yo-1829716568 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 6 minutes ago, Jreboll said: Something to consider: https://gizmodo.com/this-hilarious-optical-illusion-for-birds-could-save-yo-1829716568 Egrets are hardly raptors, the birds of the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jreboll Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Consider me ignorant on birds even though I have a biology major. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafterbr Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 When they come to nest at night set cohetes off a few nights of this and they will move elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 13 hours ago, camillenparadise said: Try hanging old cds in the branches if you must I have heard hanging aluminum pie plates in the tree. Enjoy the pie and hang the plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jreboll Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 How about owl statues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringohombre Posted February 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Where do I get cohetes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jreboll Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Talk to the church. I think they pay someone to pop cohetes during festive days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 AirRanger Reflective Inflatable Bird Scare Deterrent Set with Blower, Orange/Blue, 12' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLIN Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Maybe make a bird scare cannon - a lot safer and cheaper than cohetes. https://www.instructables.com/id/simple-and-very-loud-propane-noisemaker-cannon/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 I worked for a winery that had a building made out of gabillons, the first of its kind in the world and birds immediately started nesting in the walls making a mess, We tried everything and nothing works for very long. We had owls, screeches of prey birds , name it we tried it.. Nothing worked for long. The most important is not to let them nest as the littles ones who are born with the owls or the screeches or whatever you may come up will lose their fear of it and will nest ther as well.. Noise and cohetes will work at first and if you can get them to move., you will be one step ahead.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gringohombre Posted February 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 I am trying to be serious here. Why do some people get joy and make fun of other folks problems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 3 minutes ago, gringohombre said: I am trying to be serious here. Why do some people get joy and make fun of other folks problems? I wasn't seeking joy but hey, ain't we got fun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattoleriver Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 Migratory birds are protected by international treaties. Harassing them while they are nesting is not tolerated anywhere in North America. Leave 'em alone and focus on deterring them next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringohombre Posted February 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 Whaaaat!!! Are they outside your bedroom window? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 talk to the people in the ecology dpt and ask them what to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 How big is the tree? There is netting to cover the tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jreboll Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 Be real Tiny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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