[VILLAGERBB]

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[CFrance]

Originally Posted by VILLAGERBB

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....

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]

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?

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

[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.

Originally Posted by CWGUY

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?

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

[VILLAGERBB]

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

Originally Posted by 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]

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.

Originally Posted by CFrance

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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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.

Originally Posted by NotGolfer

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!

Originally Posted by Gpsma

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

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by 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

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]

Originally Posted by CFrance

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.