Bird Repeller Solutions

If you are dealing with the problem of just too many friendly birds in your yard leaving their messes where you would like to be, you’ll undoubtedly be looking for bird repeller solutions. Sonic and ultrasonic bird repellers are a great match for dealing with this bird problem for yards, porches, balconies and similar areas of your home.

Sonic and ultrasonic bird repellers use the general idea of sound as a deterrent for bird nesting and perching. Outdoor-proof sound emitters, either current or battery powered (or both), with motion sensors and time selectors (day, night, or continous), will emit noise to persuade the bird(s) to go elsewhere. This is where sonic and ultrasonic differ.

Ultrasonic bird repellers will emit ultrasound that is, well, annoying to the bird. Multi-frequency ultrasonic units will cover a broader range to work on everything from pigeons, sparrows and crows, to seagulls, cormorants and vultures. So whether you have a house, condo, apartment or even a boat, ultrasound can help keep birds from stopping by and leaving their mess.

Sonic bird repellers also deter birds from stopping and hanging around.  Birds are confused and intimidated by audible natural predator calls, and natural bird distress and alarm sounds. With sonic emitters, there may be some greater variety of specific solutions, for example, pigeons and crows versus wood peckers or geese. This is because the range of audible deterrent sounds can be different for different bird species.

To broaden the variety of sonic repellers, some sonic units will also employ ultrasound as well to improve the coverage and efficacy of the deterrence factors.

What can also help with both sound and ultrasound repellers is placement and complementary measures. Placement simply means that your should have your main unit covering the area where the birds typically enter the area. In other words, don’t point the speaker or the motion sensor right along at ground level. This won’t provide optimal coverage for birds entering the area. So try to have the motion sensor pointed towards the flight path of the birds before they land.

Many units support additional directional speakers so that you can cover an area very thoroughly and even expand the overall coverage area. Check the coverage area rating to be sure that it can support your particular problem area effectively.

Complementary measures means using other bird repeller tactics in tandem with your sonic/ultrasonic solution. Visual scares in the vicinity of typically bird perching areas can work very well. On your home itself, bird spikes and bird netting can keep the birds from getting comfortable as well.

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Whether you live in a high-rise with a balcony, or a suburban home with a patio and a porch, you may have bird problems. Perching and nesting birds may leave a mess that is unappealing and unsanitary.

Safe and effective bird repellers for the home include sonic and ultrasonic bird repellers, bird netting, bird spikes and visual scares. With each, the goal is to deter the birds from gathering or nesting in the areas that you want to be free of bird messes. This post focuses primarily on using ultrasonic bird repellers effectively.

Note: Birds are a joy to watch and to listen to. They also do a great job of eating bugs to keep your backyard from being overrun, especially during the spring and summer months when you spend more time outdoors. So we strongly recommend that you specifically target areas that you frequently use and not just blanket your entire yard with sonic or ultrasonic bird repellers. Also, it is best to install these types of bird repellers before or after nesting season

to avoid affecting existing nestlings. Once installed, new nests should not be a problem.

As we’ve mentioned, balconies, porches and patios are a prime area to target when using ultrasonic repellers. Ultrasonic repellers use frequencies that humans can’t hear but that do annoy birds while sonic repellers use predator or distress sounds that scare birds away.

Plan the placement of the unit to cover the desired area, taking into account the effective coverage area rating of the unit. Most units are small, can be mounted easily and are motion sensitive so that they only emit sound when there is movement in the area. For large areas, you many want multiple units or a larger unit (we’ll cover units appropriate for business locations in another article.)

Most ultrasonic bird repellers have settings for continuous 24/7 operation or for day or night only. Units meant for outdoors should be waterproof or provide covers for rainy times. Many models feature both AC and battery operation so that you can have the maximum flexibility in where you place the unit.

Look also for variable frequency units that will work on many different varieties of birds, such as pigeons versus seagulls versus sparrows, etc. This ensures that you will get the most effective and beneficial solution to your bird problem.

For other methods of keeping birds away from critical areas of your home, look for additional articles on solutions for your bird problems at home.

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