[Nhcoll-l] Pigeon mess

[Susan Gallagher]

Not sure what you mean by spikes on the ledges, but have you heard of 
porcupine wire?

It looks far crueler than it is...

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That or a couple of nesting goshawks.


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Susan Gallagher, Chief Naturalist
Carbon County Environmental Education Center
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On 8/18/2017 5:01 AM, Heidi Fourie wrote:
>
> Dear everyone,
>
> The Ditsong: National Museum of Natural History is an old building 
> with wide window ledges. Recently we have noticed that the pigeons 
> will nest, roost and sit on the ledges making a huge mess. Some of the 
> ledges have spikes, but this is an even bigger attraction for the 
> pigeons. The mess has become a problem as the pigeons now flock to 
> this specific building. Our resident cats we think have enough mice 
> and rats to contend with and the pigeons mostly stay up on the fourth 
> floor roof or window ledges.
>
> Is there a solution for this problem, please any advice will do.
>
> Regards,
>
> Heidi
>
> Dr H. Fourie (Curator)
>
> Karoo Section
>
> Vertebrate Department
>
> Ditsong: NMNH
>
> P.O. Box 413, Pta, 0001
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