Flicker control

So the early morning drumming on the chimney is one thing. Hate the bastard but he's easy to scare off with a slingshot.

Attacking the wood siding of the house escalates the matter to a new level. I solved that a few years ago by installing a flicker house on a nearby tree, which they liked for a year or two. Then they left us alone for a couple more years.

Now his grandson is back. And he's trying to drill a nest on the north side about 20 feet overhead. I'm thinking permanent removal may be required but options are limited. There are no clean shots that don't threaten neighbors or harm the house. Access to that point for repair would require a 50-foot ladder. Access from above would be extremely difficult without damaging the roof.

Beautiful bird, he has to go.

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I've had one banging away on the side of my house today, good thing I'm renting!

I've heard of people throwing some piss where they peck and it makes them leave but other than that I got nothing

Sudden lead poisoning?

Gutenberg press project has a copy of a book about falls and traps. ;)

What ever you do DON'T let anyone know what it was. I "believe" Flickers are protected species.. Hummer will correct me if "I'm wrong"

I like all kinds of animals. Right up to the point where they are causing damage to my property. Then they have to go.

I may or may not have had a very similar issue a couple of years ago with a woodpecker. I also may or may not have solved that problem with a 22 shotshell load which may or may not have dispatched said home vandal while posing almost no risk of collateral damage.

Oh, and bing this close to the Fourth of July holiday a single "pop" will likely be ignored as just another firework of some sort.

We had them ruin the east side of the house. We stuccoed!

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I've seen em go through stucco. Hate em as much as the next guy. I'm with Ray. SSS

If you are the type that doesn't want to harm those pesky, property damaging birds, this should do the trick.

http://www.wildlifecontrolsupplies.c...l/WCSAS-S.html

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Originally Posted by SideShow Bob

If you are the type that doesn't want to harm those pesky, property damaging birds, this should do the trick.

http://www.wildlifecontrolsupplies.c...l/WCSAS-S.html

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it might get you a divorce if you strategically place it.

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Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo

What ever you do DON'T let anyone know what it was. I "believe" Flickers are protected species.. Hummer will correct me if "I'm wrong"

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Correct, they fall under the Migratory Bird Act. To legally eradicate one, I'd need 2 federal permits and assume the wait time is about the same as NFA. Plus permits are not allowed from May-Aug. But I'm okay to use any method up to that point and sometimes accidents happen. The stuff sold to scare birds is mostly a waste of money.

Never tried 22 shotshell. Thought it was only for pistols (don't have one). Can I use it in a pump-action rifle?

Yes. In the city I'd advise Anguilla super collibri or an air rifle.

1. buy/borrow an air rifle.
2. ask mods to delete this thread.

You could try one of those plastic owls.

Plastic Owls make good vantage points.

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Paint ball gun? With paint that will wash off with a squirt of water? (I know nothing about paint ball) Might not kill the bastard, but it might scare the shit out of him enough that he doesn't come back.

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Paint ball gun? With paint that will wash off with a squirt of water? (I know nothing about paint ball) Might not kill the bastard, but it might scare the shit out of him enough that he doesn't come back.

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Having been hit with a few paintballs, I would bet a paintball would seriously damage something the size of a bird.

Now, hitting the bird with a paintball would take a little skill and a whole lot of luck.

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Having been hit with a few paintballs, I would bet a paintball would seriously damage something the size of a bird.

Now, hitting the bird with a paintball would take a little skill and a whole lot of luck.

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And could lead a perfect rail back to the scene of the crime... ?