How do you get birds to shut up?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe there is yet another thread about hating birds singing. You people are the most miserable pieces of work I have ever encountered. The sound is so beautiful. If you are so stressed out that you can't appreciate the sound, then reevaluate your life.

Now a rooster...that shit is horrible!

And stupid. S/he can't even spell "hear" (which is half why I asked if they came from Jersey).
I don't mind roosters either. My neighbors have them, and they don't bother me at all.
Earplugs are cheap. I suggest all those bothered by nature invest in some.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Shoot them.

Haha. Exactly what I was thinking

please don't shoot the birds... this isn't funny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:THEY ARE SO EFFING LOUD. I don't find it cute or pretty or soothing. How do I deter birds from congregating nearby, and thus chirping their heads off? Is there a device? A sound only birds can here that drive them away? How do I shut them up?

Strong medication (for you) and a white noise machine.

Seriously, all I hear (at the moment is sirens). Be so very grateful for the birds.

[Anonymous]

It depends ...

[Anonymous]

http://icwdm.org/handbook/birds/dispersal.asp

[Anonymous]

Pellet gun, maybe even a paintball gun

[Anonymous]

DDT

aThen you can have the Silent Spring of your dreams.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You might enjoy this thread started by a kindred spirit: http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/152140.page

That's exactly what I was thinking of. However, I love the sound of birds.

[Anonymous]

I live in the city - you bird lovers can rejoice. If I lived in the burbs, I'd get all the outdoor cats to attack and kill the creepy, screeching, disease carrying tree vermin.

Loud birds are THE WORST.

[Anonymous]

Ask them politely.

[Anonymous]

Get better windows.

[Anonymous]

White noise and//or ear plugs.

[Anonymous]

It's mating season. Once they hook up they will calm down and get boring. Just like people, except for birds it will only take a month or so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe there is yet another thread about hating birds singing. You people are the most miserable pieces of work I have ever encountered. The sound is so beautiful. If you are so stressed out that you can't appreciate the sound, then reevaluate your life.

Now a rooster...that shit is horrible!

And stupid. S/he can't even spell "hear" (which is half why I asked if they came from Jersey).
I don't mind roosters either. My neighbors have them, and they don't bother me at all.
Earplugs are cheap. I suggest all those bothered by nature invest in some.

Huh? "Jersey" actually has one of the most educated populations in the country (& some of the best public schools). It also has many birds, I'm sure. And, no, I am not from there.

[Anonymous]

If you haven't had insomnia, you don't know how miserable it is to finally be about to fall asleep at 2/3/4 AM and then have your bedroom filled with the sounds of the birds tweeting "morning" songs. Thankfully, I'm past my really bad insomnia days, but those nights brought me to tears more than once.