Anyone know how to get rid of them? I've had the same family coming for years, have had the dogs and no problems.
This year..there are 3 of them (one presumably the chick that saved and protected while parents fed until it could fly a week later) and they are in nesting. They stop singing during this time and this year are attacking the dogs well into deep twilight if they go outside the front or the back. Have been lightly throwing a handful of pebbles at them so now they stay out of my reach. Any suggestions?

maybe this link to a forum, may have some answers for your question.

I didn't read through them...leave that to you.

http://www.waccobb.net/forums/general-community/19762-advice-mockingbird-problem-needed-asap.html

TMF

two options.

One is fire bottle rockets at the tree or nesting site at night. The other is to fire a "bird Bomb" from a shotgun. It is a cartridge intentionally made to scare birds. Firecrackers also sort of work.

Bottle rockets work very well though. That is how I deal with them. I know you are not out to kill them. That is why i have not suggested a .20 ga shotgun and number 8 shot with a modified choke on the barrel.

I tried the site, couldn't get throuugh. Saw something about a cardboard owl sil, but have a lifesize one (duh ) so found it, next time they go out will be right behind them. Thing is I feed the other birds and don't want to scare them, fogot to mention that part. Andy...I really don't think the neighbors or police would appreciate the bottle rockets..anything else a little more subdued?

If you set out bird food but want to pick and choose which birds to feed, I got nothing for ya. If they been there for 3 years, they are not gonna leave easily. My mexican scissor-tails are the same way. always nest in the same spot and are highly defensive of thier nest, especieally when it holds squab.

Unless you are gonna get brutal, they got no reason to leave. Especieally with a steady food supply.

Might try putting a rubber snake as close to the nest as you can.

Last weekend a snake took out my sisters unwanted family of mud thrushes.....freaked her out that she saw it half way through the attack

Oddly bursting a paper bag REAL loud will shut them up for a little bit. It takes two or three times though to get them to really clam up. If you do it at night the other birds will just hunker don and not really react too much to it. it is day time that the other birds are active and will react to it.

Another option is a BB gun with plastic shot. It stings like hell but does no real damage. Airsofts work well especially if you can get right under them. DO not use a paintball gun becasue if you hit a mocking bird you will kill it. If you use a BB gun with plastic shot try downgrading the power by not pumping it up ten times. If you are using a crazy azzed BB Gun like a Beeman which only takes one pump but achieves 1200fps velocities in .177? Get a regular $60 Daisy instead! At least you can pump it between one to ten times depending on teh range of the target.

An Alternate if the bird is within about thirty to fifty feet of you is to get an air powered brad nailer and a compressor and while carefully holding back the safety aim it at the bird with a full clip and pretend he is a Messerschmitt and you are the side door gunner in a B-17 trying to keep your azz from getting shot out of the sky.

brad nails loose a lot of power quickly and have terrible ballistics. They are however shiny and they also will hit the bird repeatedly without penetrating. It will however bother the bird that something is hitting it and all the flashing as brad nails fly past it and hit it will scare it real good. On top of that the POP POP POP of the brad nailer will make that bird also think it is being shot at.

I did some strange things for entertainment on construction sites. Shooting at catbirds on the wire was fun and I never killed on that way either. JUST BE CAREFUL IF YOU OPT FOR OPTION THREE. Nailing yourself is no fun! Also do not shoot at the birds while they are dive bombing your dogs. You don't want to risk hurting your dogs.

Andy! You are nutz man! You ever been shot with an airsoft? Those mother fkrz can make a grown man cry....(so I have been told) it will kill a cat if you get a solid hit.

The brad nailer would probaly work in theory......if you dont mind having hundreds of nails hidden in the grass.

Try something more practical, dress up like Jason from "Halloween" and chase them around with a butcher knife.

Don't know anything about Mockingbirds, other than my daddy is gonna buy me one.

Krup, the hair stylist confirmed my face is heart-shaped. I busted out laughing until she cut all my F'ING hair off.

Chrissy your beautiful

really bottle rockets are the only real effective non lethal. I have been hit with airsofts. The loose power down range but within 20 feet? Ayieeeee.

I would not recommend using a seal bomb. You will blow windows out with it. Bird Bombs are not as powerful but they do make some real noise!

Now if you can reach the nest with a garden hose with a nozzle on it PREDISPOSING THERE ARE NO CHICKS IN THE NEST hose them down and damage the nest. That will drive them from the nesting site.

Daddy knows Chrissy...daddy knows....

Oh god, if she gave you a pixie bob haircut I will have an orgasm right here right now.

Either get one of these on your roof:




Another effective is to have a kite shaped as a predator bird:




We don't have this problem, because there are a few turkey vultures nesting not far where I live and when they do their daily errands on the sky, all the litte creatures and birds are gone like never existed.

Thats the owl I have, am going out later with the dogs and am going to try and scare them with it. Probally the neighbors are gonna think that crazy woman is at it again, but who cares? Nothing violent,... sorry... , it's not in my nature but I really like the snake idea too! Krupa. Can get creative. Thanks you guys.

Can't say I do, but it's funny out posted this.
I was just thinking about The Thornbirds.

I am thinking about you pole dancing........I did mention I am Polish.

Not quite a mockingbird but, I just looked outside and saw a gorgeous chapparrel (road runner) as it was running back and forth along the road in front of my house looking for snakes, lizards, bugs.......those are the coolest birds ever!

Man, what the whohaaa is that loud grey bird Ya'll have down Texas way......I think it starts with a G... If a garbage can could talk, it would make the sound of that freaked out bird....

Hummm have you thought that the reason they are attacking the dogs could be they are not attacking them but wanting bits of fur for their nest..............What ya could do is get a brush to brush the dogs with take the excess fur put it in something for it to stay the birds will find it and possible leave your dogs alone.... just a suggestion........ at times that is the only reason birds dive bomb animals or even people it is their hair they want to build their nest....