Hi all!
I have two swallows building a mud nest above a sprinkler on my apartment patio. The nest doesn't look complete yet, and since it's early in their return I'm hoping it's okay to encourage them to nest somewhere else. I don't want this to hurt the birds, though, and I'm aware that any intentional harm to the birds or their young is very illegal.
If this information is helpful, I'm in Mid-Missouri and they began building their nest a bit under two weeks ago. If it's necessary, I'm happy to leave the nest alone until they've raised their young but would prefer to get rid of them as the droppings/parasites from their young are a big health concern for me.
If anyone has any advice I'd really appreciate it!
I have two swallows building a mud nest above a sprinkler on my apartment patio. The nest doesn't look complete yet, and since it's early in their return I'm hoping it's okay to encourage them to nest somewhere else. I don't want this to hurt the birds, though, and I'm aware that any intentional harm to the birds or their young is very illegal.
If this information is helpful, I'm in Mid-Missouri and they began building their nest a bit under two weeks ago. If it's necessary, I'm happy to leave the nest alone until they've raised their young but would prefer to get rid of them as the droppings/parasites from their young are a big health concern for me.
If anyone has any advice I'd really appreciate it!