What can I do about crows in the trees near my house? I hear them most every morning at about the same time as the blue-jays. They make a god awful sound. It's as if both blue-jays and crows are saying, " get up, get up, we're up, so you should too."
Farmers have been trying to get rid of them from their gardens for years, hence the use of scare crows. You can also try rubber snakes, but once they realize they are not real, that won't work. Fireworks will work, but often they come back. You did not mention if you were in town or in the country. Some things, can't be done in town, such as the fireworks.
There are ultrasonic crow repellants on the market. I don't know if it's in your budget but it might be worth saving for if it means you can get more sleep b
Crows and jays are just doing what they are designed to do this time of year-the males make a great noise to tell everyone else they have arrived and "don't mess with us, we are ready for mating!!!"
You can shoot large water cannons at the trees, go hunting and other terrible ideas! In short there is very little you can do to prevent the crows and the noise. It is important to remember that crows were here long before we humans invaded their territory.
A largely unknown fact is that crows are very intelligent birds. Other than searching for suggestions online to solve your irritation, I suggest looking up the crow as an animal totem. Native Americans believe that animals cross our paths to give us a message. Perhaps changing the way you see your situation and listening to what your message is will better enable you to deal with the problem.
We hang cd disc for reflectors and it gets the birds out of our yard.
Check out this product. It's a bird repellent tape using holographic colors.
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It's typically under $10. Target has it for $7.
I just now read from the link to Wikihow that bids are not sensitive to ultrasonic sound, so investing in anything subsonic is throwing good money over bad.
If you don't want birds in your garden, especially if you have fruit trees, CDs can provide a bright flash that many birds avoid. Using CDs to keep birds out of your garden is a common and effective practice.
