chaska
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Tue Jun-01-04 09:46 PM
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Help! Nightbird keeping me awake. |
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There's this bird that sits in the tree outside my bedroom window and chirps all night long. It's driving me crazy. Does anybody know of anyway to get rid of it, short of getting out of bed and throwing rocks at it. Is there something I can buy?
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Tue Jun-01-04 09:49 PM
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1. Buy a Window Fan and use it |
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White Noise works wonders
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Tue Jun-01-04 09:53 PM
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I regularly use a fan. Doesn't drown out this bastard. He's loud.
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Tue Jun-01-04 09:54 PM
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3. Get a rubber snake and put it in the tree. |
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Tue Jun-01-04 09:55 PM
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4. I Agree with Texas1928 |
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Tue Jun-01-04 10:07 PM
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9. I agree with new_beawr |
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Tue Jun-01-04 10:00 PM
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and learn what species it is and what that species dislikes.
For example, owls generally hate being told they're not really very wise. And barn owls will really get tweaked if you accuse them of knowing nothing about agriculture so who do they think they are being called BARN owls.
Nightingales, of course, can't stand being taken to task for not measuring up to Florence Nightingale.
Chickadees can't stand to be called little shrimps, though at night I doubt they would pose a problem.
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Tue Jun-01-04 10:01 PM
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6. Ive heard Owls will scare them away |
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Maybe a fake owl. My neighbor uses them in his eaves to discourage the nest builders. He swears by them.
Now where to find a fake owl????
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Tue Jun-01-04 10:03 PM
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7. Garden centers often have them. Popular where I am. |
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We have seagull problems being coastal. You see lots of the very realistic 3 ft. plastic great horned owls, on homes and even commercial buildings.
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Tue Jun-01-04 10:25 PM
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13. Airports use them too. |
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Trying to keep brids from perching on various aircraft parts, leaving droppings, or making nests in engines which can cause major problems.
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chaska
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Tue Jun-01-04 10:05 PM
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I can't see the bird 'cause it's dark. The bird can't see a fake snake or owl (I thought about that one already).
I don't know what the bird is, but its call is constantly changing like a mockingbird, but I know it's not that. I'm brand new to the west coast so I'm not familiar with most of the birds here.
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Wed Jun-02-04 06:20 AM
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27. That's not a good standard to go by |
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Just because you can't see well at night doesn't mean the bird who bothers you can't. Human beings have horrible vision, both at night and during the day. In fact we have almost the worst vision in all the animal kingdom (except of course for bats, moles, and a few other creatures).
Is an owl not a bird? It has just about the best night vision of any animal, and birds in general have good eyesight. The bird will be able see a fake owl or snake. Try that and it might work.
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Tue Jun-01-04 10:08 PM
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I've got the same problem -- either an insomniac bird twittering the night away or coyotes caroling. When the coyotes start up, my Jack Russell and my neighbors four Greyhounds join in and it's PARTY TIME!
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Tue Jun-01-04 10:19 PM
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11. Whippoorwill's can keep ya up all night for sure. |
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I can empathize with you on this one; during a camping trip a few years ago, the cuties, the males, who were hooting for their lady loves could make a racket all night long and really keep you up.
I kept telling my husband; who in hell is having a party...I thought this was quiet time!!!!!
Why do you think this places is called Whippoorwill Campgrounds? Duh.....
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Tue Jun-01-04 10:22 PM
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12. A crossbow wouldn't disturb your neighbors. |
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Tue Jun-01-04 10:32 PM
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Shotgun, one shot, nobody heard a thing.
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Tue Jun-01-04 11:40 PM
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Houses in your neighborhood must be a lot further apart than those in my neck of the woods!
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Tue Jun-01-04 11:41 PM
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20. Well a .22 with rat shot would work |
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and would not make any damage. plus less noise.
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Tue Jun-01-04 11:53 PM
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Tue Jun-01-04 11:14 PM
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15. Simple, Easy, Nonviolent Solution! |
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During the day, when you are up and the bird is elsewhere, carefully climb that tree (or it it's difficult, use a ladder) and tie a stout length of clothesline to a flexible branch near where you hear the bird at night. Tie the end tightly so it'll take a bit of tugging..
Trail the other end of the line back to your bedroom window. Gently slide it under or through the screen (you can patch the hole later) and tie the inside end to something you can find easily in the dark (no, not *that*! Something not attached to you!) and all is set. leave lots of play in the line inside but keep it fairly taut between house and tree.
At night when El Beako Caruso starts his or her nightly serenade, gently pull the string taut.. a little more.... lit-tle mooooooorrrre then LET GO! THWISSSHHH! The branches whip back and the bird thinks *something* is coming up into the tree to get it! Bye bye birdie!
You may have to repeat a few times before Cheep Thrills understands that *this* tree is *haunted*, but it'll work.
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Tue Jun-01-04 11:19 PM
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16. Thought of that one too. Great minds think alike. |
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Problem is, the first limbs are a good 25 feet off the ground. I thought maybe I could just throw a rope up. If I can't come up with something easier, I may try it.
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Wed Jun-02-04 12:20 AM
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25. You Could Rent A Ladder. |
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Yeah, they even rent tall ladders, nowadays. or hire some kid to shinny up there!
Heeheehee!
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Tue Jun-01-04 11:23 PM
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17. Yes, you can buy ear plugs |
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Tue Jun-01-04 11:37 PM
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18. You can buy recordings of owls hooting, although |
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you'd have to be careful using them if there are owls around since you probably don't want to attract an owl to sit in your tree and hoot all night long. (And you won't believe how they sound when they're courting! I live in the country and have heard them doing the hooty booty call back and forth for hours. )
You can find tapes of owl sounds at a birding supply store. Employees at the store might have better ideas about discouraging your nuisance singer, too. If all else fails, remember it's bound to be a self-limiting problem, turn your stero on at low volume, and wear ear plugs to bed.
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Tue Jun-01-04 11:48 PM
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22. Now we're gettin' somewhere. |
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I'll see if I can locate a birding supply store.
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Wed Jun-02-04 05:10 AM
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26. Hope it helps! Be sure to tell us. |
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Edited on Wed Jun-02-04 05:17 AM by DemBones DemBones
If they don't have a tape or CD of just owl calls, see if they have one that has lots of bird calls and includes an owl. You could always tape the owl's call over and over on your own tape recorder. You could also do that from a library copy so you might try calling the public library. They might have a National Geographic show all about owls that I saw on TV a month or so ago and there was a whole lot o' hootin' going on there!
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Tue Jun-01-04 11:42 PM
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Mockingbirds around here stake out their turf with 24 hour serenades. Try taping his song and playing it back with the volume cranked up.
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Tue Jun-01-04 11:49 PM
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23. Lot's of good ideas here everybody. Thanks. |
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