I don't know if anyone can help out here. I've looked through google and
have seen suggestions from hanging cd's to bb guns, etc. But my driveway
has some many bird droppings on it, I just can't compete. It gets loaded on
a daily basis. It's almost as if my driveway is attracting birds or is at a
fly by intersection for birds. I don't get it.

"Mac3" wrote in message
...
I don't know if anyone can help out here. I've looked through google and
have seen suggestions from hanging cd's to bb guns, etc. But my driveway
has some many bird droppings on it, I just can't compete. It gets loaded
on a daily basis. It's almost as if my driveway is attracting birds or is
at a fly by intersection for birds. I don't get it.


Just be glad that cows don't fly..........

"Mac3" wrote in message
...
I don't know if anyone can help out here. I've looked through google and
have seen suggestions from hanging cd's to bb guns, etc. But my driveway
has some many bird droppings on it, I just can't compete. It gets loaded
on a daily basis. It's almost as if my driveway is attracting birds or is
at a fly by intersection for birds. I don't get it.


Time to buy yourself a new high-tech gadget: A hose.

"Mac3" wrote in message
...
I don't know if anyone can help out here. I've looked through google and
have seen suggestions from hanging cd's to bb guns, etc. But my driveway
has some many bird droppings on it, I just can't compete. It gets loaded
on
a daily basis. It's almost as if my driveway is attracting birds or is at
a
fly by intersection for birds. I don't get it.


First - Are they sitting on a perch above, or just dive bombing the
drive-way?

No overhangs for birds to sit on. Just two tall house and a couple of trees
to fly back and forth. Is it because birds are eating alot for feeding
their young right now?(Northern Ohio). I just don't remember it ever being
this bad.


"hob" wrote in message
. ..

"Mac3" wrote in message
...
I don't know if anyone can help out here. I've looked through google and
have seen suggestions from hanging cd's to bb guns, etc. But my driveway
has some many bird droppings on it, I just can't compete. It gets loaded
on
a daily basis. It's almost as if my driveway is attracting birds or is
at
a
fly by intersection for birds. I don't get it.


First - Are they sitting on a perch above, or just dive bombing the
drive-way?

"Mac3" wrote in message
...
No overhangs for birds to sit on. Just two tall house and a couple of
trees to fly back and forth. Is it because birds are eating alot for
feeding their young right now?(Northern Ohio). I just don't remember it
ever being this bad.


I think you should ask other people about something they can't see (i.e.:
your property, your birds), rather than put your fat, lazy dumb ass in a
chair and OBSERVE FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS, you ignorant twit.

Since there is no perch, it is likely that the birds are "playing" - they
have learned to "bomb" your driveway just for the fun of it.
Or it may be that there is a thermal there (e.g., black driveway next to
green grass - heat rises off the driveway in a column of rapidly rising
air), and they get an "elevator ride" as they fly into the thermal - lifting
them up without work, or if it is strong enough, giving them lift that gives
them a "jump" like a roller coaster ride when they fly into it - or maybe
they are just doing what they saw some bird do. Do. Birdy see, birdy do-do.
(sorry, had to :-) )

(Kind of like squirrels that sit by the road and sit there and wait for the
car to get close before they run across the street, or like birds that swoop
at your moving car so they can get a jump when they hit the air coming over
the car. Game playing.)

Not likely they are hunting food or just using a thermal, because they leave
droppings at the base of the dive. More likely they are in it for the rush.

It will be hard to break them of the "game" - you're going to need to break
the thermal if there is one, or get in their flight path.

With that as background, is there any obvious way to break up their game?
( I know ways to do it, but if I have guessed right, this is a site-specific
problem.)

fwiw


"Mac3" wrote in message
...
No overhangs for birds to sit on. Just two tall house and a couple of
trees
to fly back and forth. Is it because birds are eating alot for feeding
their young right now?(Northern Ohio). I just don't remember it ever
being
this bad.


"hob" wrote in message
. ..

"Mac3" wrote in message
...
I don't know if anyone can help out here. I've looked through google
and
have seen suggestions from hanging cd's to bb guns, etc. But my
driveway
has some many bird droppings on it, I just can't compete. It gets
loaded
on
a daily basis. It's almost as if my driveway is attracting birds or is
at
a
fly by intersection for birds. I don't get it.


First - Are they sitting on a perch above, or just dive bombing the
drive-way?

Me thinks those birds needs to drop a few slimey hot turds on your
poor freaking head............****ing and moanng because birds shit on
yur driveway.....get a ****ing life!
On Fri, 26 May 2006 09:28:47 -0500, "hob"
wrote:
Since there is no perch, it is likely that the birds are "playing" - they
have learned to "bomb" your driveway just for the fun of it.
Or it may be that there is a thermal there (e.g., black driveway next to
green grass - heat rises off the driveway in a column of rapidly rising
air), and they get an "elevator ride" as they fly into the thermal - lifting
them up without work, or if it is strong enough, giving them lift that gives
them a "jump" like a roller coaster ride when they fly into it - or maybe
they are just doing what they saw some bird do. Do. Birdy see, birdy do-do.
(sorry, had to :-) )

(Kind of like squirrels that sit by the road and sit there and wait for the
car to get close before they run across the street, or like birds that swoop
at your moving car so they can get a jump when they hit the air coming over
the car. Game playing.)

Not likely they are hunting food or just using a thermal, because they leave
droppings at the base of the dive. More likely they are in it for the rush.

It will be hard to break them of the "game" - you're going to need to break
the thermal if there is one, or get in their flight path.

With that as background, is there any obvious way to break up their game?
( I know ways to do it, but if I have guessed right, this is a site-specific
problem.)

fwiw


"Mac3" wrote in message
news:sZOdnU69BaeapOvZnZ2dnUVZ_t6dnZ2d@adelphia .com...
No overhangs for birds to sit on. Just two tall house and a couple of
trees
to fly back and forth. Is it because birds are eating alot for feeding
their young right now?(Northern Ohio). I just don't remember it ever
being
this bad.


"hob" wrote in message
. ..

"Mac3" wrote in message
...
I don't know if anyone can help out here. I've looked through google
and
have seen suggestions from hanging cd's to bb guns, etc. But my
driveway
has some many bird droppings on it, I just can't compete. It gets
loaded
on
a daily basis. It's almost as if my driveway is attracting birds or is
at
a
fly by intersection for birds. I don't get it.


First - Are they sitting on a perch above, or just dive bombing the
drive-way?

I'll bet you $2.87 that this thread will continue until at least next
Tuesday, with maybe 50 more messages. :-)


"Koi-Lo" wrote in message
...

Me thinks those birds needs to drop a few slimey hot turds on your
poor freaking head............****ing and moanng because birds shit on
yur driveway.....get a ****ing life!
On Fri, 26 May 2006 09:28:47 -0500, "hob"
wrote:
Since there is no perch, it is likely that the birds are "playing" -
they
have learned to "bomb" your driveway just for the fun of it.
Or it may be that there is a thermal there (e.g., black driveway
next to
green grass - heat rises off the driveway in a column of rapidly rising
air), and they get an "elevator ride" as they fly into the thermal -
lifting
them up without work, or if it is strong enough, giving them lift that
gives
them a "jump" like a roller coaster ride when they fly into it - or
maybe
they are just doing what they saw some bird do. Do. Birdy see, birdy
do-do.
(sorry, had to :-) )

(Kind of like squirrels that sit by the road and sit there and wait for
the
car to get close before they run across the street, or like birds that
swoop
at your moving car so they can get a jump when they hit the air coming
over
the car. Game playing.)

Not likely they are hunting food or just using a thermal, because they
leave
droppings at the base of the dive. More likely they are in it for the
rush.

It will be hard to break them of the "game" - you're going to need to
break
the thermal if there is one, or get in their flight path.

With that as background, is there any obvious way to break up their
game?
( I know ways to do it, but if I have guessed right, this is a
site-specific
problem.)

fwiw


"Mac3" wrote in message
news:sZOdnU69BaeapOvZnZ2dnUVZ_t6dnZ2d@adelphi a.com...
No overhangs for birds to sit on. Just two tall house and a couple
of
trees
to fly back and forth. Is it because birds are eating alot for
feeding
their young right now?(Northern Ohio). I just don't remember it ever
being
this bad.


"hob" wrote in message
. ..

"Mac3" wrote in message
...
I don't know if anyone can help out here. I've looked through
google
and
have seen suggestions from hanging cd's to bb guns, etc. But my
driveway
has some many bird droppings on it, I just can't compete. It gets
loaded
on
a daily basis. It's almost as if my driveway is attracting birds
or is
at
a
fly by intersection for birds. I don't get it.


First - Are they sitting on a perch above, or just dive bombing the
drive-way?

"Mac3" wrote in message
...
No overhangs for birds to sit on. Just two tall house and a couple of
trees to fly back and forth. Is it because birds are eating alot for
feeding their young right now?(Northern Ohio). I just don't remember it
ever being this bad.


Yes. If there is a nest in one of the trees there will be poop under it.
Sometimes lots of poop. Just hose it off or allow the rain to flush it away.

All of your suggestions have been very helpful, except that they haven't.
I was hoping it wouldn't come to this, but it looks like I'll have to resort
to the bb gun.

"Mindful" wrote in message
...

"Mac3" wrote in message
...
No overhangs for birds to sit on. Just two tall house and a couple of
trees to fly back and forth. Is it because birds are eating alot for
feeding their young right now?(Northern Ohio). I just don't remember it
ever being this bad.


Yes. If there is a nest in one of the trees there will be poop under it.
Sometimes lots of poop. Just hose it off or allow the rain to flush it
away.

You need to start meditating or doing watercolors or something.


"Mac3" wrote in message
...
All of your suggestions have been very helpful, except that they haven't.
I was hoping it wouldn't come to this, but it looks like I'll have to
resort to the bb gun.

"Mindful" wrote in message
...

"Mac3" wrote in message
...
No overhangs for birds to sit on. Just two tall house and a couple of
trees to fly back and forth. Is it because birds are eating alot for
feeding their young right now?(Northern Ohio). I just don't remember it
ever being this bad.


Yes. If there is a nest in one of the trees there will be poop under it.
Sometimes lots of poop. Just hose it off or allow the rain to flush it
away.

"Mac3" wrote in message
...
All of your suggestions have been very helpful, except that they haven't.
I was hoping it wouldn't come to this, but it looks like I'll have to
resort to the bb gun.

It is illegal to kill birds with the exception of English Sparrows and
European Starlings, if you are in the US.

"Mindful" wrote in message
...

"Mac3" wrote in message
...
No overhangs for birds to sit on. Just two tall house and a couple of
trees to fly back and forth. Is it because birds are eating alot for
feeding their young right now?(Northern Ohio). I just don't remember it
ever being this bad.


Yes. If there is a nest in one of the trees there will be poop under it.
Sometimes lots of poop. Just hose it off or allow the rain to flush it
away.

Mac3 wrote:
All of your suggestions have been very helpful, except that they haven't.
I was hoping it wouldn't come to this, but it looks like I'll have to resort
to the bb gun.

Using a bb gun in a neighborhood with children? Hope you have a good
lawyer.
I'd put the bb gun away and get out the house. Better yet spray the
birds just before they drop.

Living in Lancaster County, we're ever so pleased horses don't fly.
Bette

Mac-
I don't know what kind of birds you have, but I might have a
suggestion. At Home Depot or other garden centers, you will often find
fake owls available for sale. They are provided to help run off most
birds.

My daughter had trouble with birds attacking her apricot tree just
before harvest. And, she was losing an awful lot of fruit to them.
She put out one of those owls, and voila' many of the birds went
elsewhere.

I've seen little sidewalk cafes that have these same owls in the
overhangs and on roofs, and it keeps their diners from being bombed.

There are also little devices you can purchase that make the sounds of
preditary birds, and runs off most other birds. But, they can be
pricey, and the sound can be annoying.

Hope this helps!

Myrl Jeffcoat
http://www.myrljeffcoat.com