Churping Birds!

[VILLAGERBB]

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[CFrance]

What will scare the churping birds away from my magnolia and oak tree? They wake me up every a.m. and I need my sleep....

:mornincoffee:
Ha ha, I remember when someone else complained about this. Oh my! It's mating season. The birds are wonderful. Maybe try a white noise machine?

[CWGUY]

:ho: How are the other senses? Hate to see the sun shine and blue sky? Smell of fresh brewed coffee? Taste of a home cooked breakfast? Feel of your significant other?:blahblahblah::blahblahblah::blahblahblah:

It's chirping not churping ..... try a 12 ga.!!!!:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[redwitch]

You could try some plastic owls in trees but that doesn’t always work. Earplugs may be your best option.

If there nests in the trees, do nothing. It is against the law to disturb active nests.

[VILLAGERBB]

Thank you for correcting my misspelling. BTW...I LOVE sunshine and coffee. I considered your suggestion but it seems a bit drastic. Chopping down the trees might be another option.


:ho: How are the other senses? Hate to see the sun shine and blue sky? Smell of fresh brewed coffee? Taste of a home cooked breakfast? Feel of your significant other?:blahblahblah::blahblahblah::blahblahblah:

It's chirping not churping ..... try a 12 ga.!!!!:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[VILLAGERBB]

Redwitch,
Thank you for your suggestion. I use earplugs but they aren't able to block these noise makers.:(


You could try some plastic owls in trees but that doesn’t always work. Earplugs may be your best option.

If there nests in the trees, do nothing. It is against the law to disturb active nests.

[VILLAGERBB]

CFrance,
I think these birds chirp in every season. Your solution sounds good...I think I'll ask someone at the Bird Store in Lady Lake. Thank you.


Ha ha, I remember when someone else complained about this. Oh my! It's mating season. The birds are wonderful. Maybe try a white noise machine?

[SouthOfTheBorder]

You could try some plastic owls in trees but that doesn’t always work. Earplugs may be your best option.

If there nests in the trees, do nothing. It is against the law to disturb active nests.

In Florida, generally speaking only birds covered by the Bird Migratory Act along some other special categories are protected.. For example house sparrows, which are extra noisy this time of year are not a protected bird.

VillagerBB, I wouldn't be surprised if noise was from sparrows. They have invaded (nesting) our palm the past two years and have driven off the bluebirds from our nearby boxes. We have gone from 2-3 broods of bluebirds a year, to zero nesting the past two years. And the sparrows are really noisy at times.

The other day while out working in the yard, they were even extra noisy. I looked over and spotted a squirrel, the first one we seen, climbing the trunk of our palm. The next day I noticed a dead sparrow chick under the palm. Don't know if was connected to the squirrel sighting but squirrels love to get baby birds.

Maybe you could do something to attract squirrels to your tree(s).

For us, no big deal in the whole scheme of things.

Don

[NotGolfer]

Get a white noise machine...it works wonders!!! We had the same issue a few years ago so we got one of these.

[Gpsma]

You can always scare them away by going out in your pink furry slippers.

[VILLAGERBB]

I'll definitely check into getting one. Thank you.


Get a white noise machine...it works wonders!!! We had the same issue a few years ago so we got one of these.

[VILLAGERBB]

HA! Not this chick!

You can always scare them away by going out in your pink furry slippers.

[HiHoSteveO]

Might one of these be the "birds" that wake you? Sounds like a lot of birds, but nope, just one.

Northern Mockingbird Singing - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbImHA61P1o)

[CFrance]

Might one of these be the "birds" that wake you? Sounds like a lot of birds, but nope, just one.

Northern Mockingbird Singing - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbImHA61P1o)
As I recall from the person who posted complaining about birds in her hedges making a lot of noise (this was a couple years ago), they were mockingbirds, and it was mating season.

I do know the sparrows are an invasive species brought from another country and causing havoc to the native species, but I did not know they make a lot of noise.

I think OP's only option is to drown out the noise somehow.

[Madelaine Amee]

As I recall from the person who posted complaining about birds in her hedges making a lot of noise (this was a couple years ago), they were mockingbirds, and it was mating season.

I do know the sparrows are an invasive species brought from another country and causing havoc to the native species, but I did not know they make a lot of noise.

I think OP's only option is to drown out the noise somehow.

I would guarantee that the bird in question is a Mocking Bird, they sing all day and all night in the mating season. They will continue their noise until the babies are raised and gone and they will go too, they will be back this time next year when they will do it all over again.

[HiHoSteveO]

Might one of these be the "birds" that wake you? Sounds like a lot of birds, but nope, just one.

Northern Mockingbird Singing - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbImHA61P1o)

OP has not yet stated if mockingbird or not, but if so, the white noise machine may work (as noted by others.)

Another possible solution may be found at the link below.

Listen to the Mockingbird's Song (http://www.birdwatching.com/stories/mockingbird_song.html)

[600th Photo Sq]

What will scare the chirping birds away from my magnolia and oak trees? They wake me up every a.m. and I need my sleep....

:mornincoffee:

Now this is a 1st honestly I have never ever heard of anyone complaining about Birds " Chirping " especially in the AM.

Living here is ........... well an " Experience " ...ya think one has heard it all ....until well here we are in " The Villages ":shocked:............

[ColdNoMore]

Buy one of these stuffed cats...and put it in the tree. :D

[Brenda.ball]

Wake up and enjoy their joyful noise! If God’s blessings are annoying to you, change!

[Topspinmo]

What will scare the chirping birds away from my magnolia and oak trees? They wake me up every a.m. and I need my sleep....

:mornincoffee:

Yep, same problem? Mockingbird has desided my CRV wall and Palm trees are his nesting territory. So, he sings about 14 different songs. I also see him and intruder battling on my fence in his proclaimed territory? He is loud right out side my bed room windows

[Two Bills]

Chainsaw!

[retiredguy123]

You can try hanging cd or dvd discs from strings in the tree. The movement and light reflections will scare the birds away.

[aninjamom]

We get woken up every morning about 6:30 by a very loud cardinal. I just consider him an "urban rooster". Complaining about the birds singing is like complaining about rain, or leaves falling, or the Florida heat. What's the point? Maybe you could try going to bed earlier? :girlneener:

[ColdNoMore]

We get woken up every morning about 6:30 by a very loud cardinal. I just consider him an "urban rooster". Complaining about the birds singing is like complaining about rain, or leaves falling, or the Florida heat. What's the point? Maybe you could try going to bed earlier? :girlneener:

Yep. :thumbup:



We had a pair of owls that used to sound like they were inside our bedroom...and became annoying after a while.

The last couple of years though, they haven't come back...and I miss them now. :(

[bilcon]

I know of a nice high rise in the middle of the asphalt jungle where the only animals that live there are your neighbors. Oops, they make a lot of noise also. Sorry, I guess you're stuck with the birds.

[daverobertson2000]

I dont really understand. I moved here from NY so that i CAN hear the birds singing in the morning.

[MorTech]

Got one of those as well. Mine squawks at 3:00 AM now. I just throw a cup full of ice water into the tree.

[VILLAGERBB]

Thank you all for your comments and suggestions. I much prefer the noisy birds to noisy neighbors...:)

[CFrance]

Thank you all for your comments and suggestions. I much prefer the noisy birds to noisy neighbors...:)
If you don't want a noise machine, I think the ice water solution (so to speak) sounds safe and might work. Of course, you'd have to get out of bed...

[Nucky]

If the birds are mating that's a problem (Noisey) if the humans were mating they wouldn't hear the birds. Either way, I can't hear any animules except these damn frogs.

[fw102807]

My sister is very much disturbed by noises and I have always just tuned them out. She was amazed when we were in school that I could listen to music and do my homework and not be distracted.

[sdeikenberry]

All birds chirp. If the chirp at night, males are protecting their territory from other male birds. This is especially true in mating season. As with all wildlife, just deal with it. This is one case where the males make more noise that the females...chuckle chuckle.

[SERENITY52]

Got to a gun store and get ear plugs.

[noslices1]

See if you can find an alligator that can climb trees.

[CCristella]

Try hanging a disc they reflect and will scare them

[CarolSells]

Ronald Saracino in Cape Coral got the surprise of a lifetime recently when he walked out his door and saw this in his yard: an alligator in his tree.

[diane reynolds]

I am a Villager who is staying in Santa Fe and just had the honor to see a band of Bighorn sheep. You are granted the ability to hear the birds; what a gift. Go to bed earlier and try not to be a curmudgeon.

[deebrock]

I guess I have to experience this problem to understand it.

[graciegirl]

My sister is very much disturbed by noises and I have always just tuned them out. She was amazed when we were in school that I could listen to music and do my homework and not be distracted.

I was thinking along the same lines. There is a condition called hyperacusis when sounds that are tolerated or tuned out by others are highly irritating or on the other end of the spectrum, obsessive to others. I think most of us have a touch of this or that, that in the full blown presentation would be an illness.

Many people are mildly annoyed by other people eating noisy food.

[robinsdw2]

Be glad you can hear them and enjoy their mating season. You could move to the desert !,,,,

[OhioBuckeye]

What will scare the chirping birds away from my magnolia and oak trees? They wake me up every a.m. and I need my sleep....

:mornincoffee:

LOL, I'm trying to get birds to my yard with no success. Put a plastic Owl in the tree or Tin Foil Pie Pans in the tree, we did that up north & the birds must not like the shiny tin foil, or the movement or the noise they made when it moved & hit the branches. That would be the cheapest thing to try first! Hand a sign in the tree telling them to come to the Village of Charlotte, LOL.

[mollyb]

Oh my...that just started my day right...with Wonderful laughter !! 😀
Thanks chirpers

[mjm810]

You can always try putting a bountiful bird feeder on a nearby Villages tree or a grumpy neighbors. Hey, you might want to check your trees to see if someone stuck one in yours...just sayin'

[ronsroni]

WINTER oughta do it! Birds can make ya nuts BUT a world without birds would be horrid. Domino effect. Double pane glass in Windows? Sound machine or app on phone or computer. Please reconsider reprogramming aviary behaviors. Sound machine is great for my house. Good luck! Tweet tweet!

[Carla B]

I wish you could send them to my house. This is the first year in 10 without mocking birds nesting out back. I miss them!