Urgent help required! MYNA BIRDS MAKING NEST IN GARAGE!! (1 Viewer)

[mm1990]

Hello friends, I need some urgent help. For the last 2 or 3 months I have heard noises in my garage and didn't take notice until yesterday. I went to investigate and saw a pair of Myna birds (male and female) hastily making a nest. It was quite large since it had been going on for a while, so I decided to destroy the nest (there were no eggs in there). I saw the birds watching me, and I thought they would go away. This morning when I woke up the birds had returned and in a couple of hours had made another nest! I destroyed it and threw the nest away, but they won't go away! I have tried hosing the whole area down, throwing mothballs in there, pieces of tin-foil, scaring the birds by throwing sticks at them, but nothing seems to work. They just fly away and come back when I leave. The area is in my carport just above my roller-door garage door. There is a little gap and that is where they are nesting. Is there anything I can do? I don't want to harm these creatures, as I believe they have just as much right to be there as I do, but it is getting very annoying, getting up on the ladder, and removing the nest everyday. Has anybody had any problems or past experiences with Myna birds? If you could help me, I would be very very appreciative. I live in Sydney, Australia and there isn't much stuff available to combat these.
Thanks in advance guys

 

[Andrew Rowlands]

Make your garage secure?

 

[mm1990]

Make your garage secure?

Thanks for your reply Andrew, it is a CARPORT, with two roller doors, they can still fly over from the side. I have tried everything, but they are so persistent. I want a solution without hurting them.
Thanks.

 

[Andrew Rowlands]

Wait 2 months, then clear out the nest ... ?

 

[stonechat1]

@mm1990: Which law allows you to destroy a bird nest several times??

 

[Oscillate_Wildly]

How about just letting them nest there? What harm are they doing to you and your life? You're quite hypocritical aren't you...

"I don't want to harm these creatures, as I believe they have just as much right to be there as I do"

That's great why don't you let them be there?

"but it is getting very annoying, getting up on the ladder, and removing the nest everyday."

I thought you didn't want to harm them? Surely you're causing them some sort of distress?

 

[Birds4Life]

It does seem kind of interesting that you feel they have the same right to be there as you, yet you want them gone. However, I can understand it, assuming you want them gone to avoid their "mess" on your stuff. My best suggestion if you don't want to harm them (which I would never recommend), is to find some way to block their entrance. If they are getting in near the ground, find something to cover their entry (i.e. a layer of bricks). If they are gaining access from the top, maybe hang a tarp until the end of nesting season. If you don't want a tarp on the outside due to the appearance, maybe find a way to mount it on the inside.

 

[mjh73]

Before everyone jumps down mm1990's throat a little context.
Indian Myna's are an introduced pest species to Australia. As such you could argue the point they have every right to be there (you could also argue the point about recent human settlers - I say that as one myself! - but I digress....)

mm1990, I don't know which part of Sydney you are in, but Lane Cove council have the following website and advice. It might be a start point for getting help?
http://www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/Living%20in%20the%20Area/Parks/Facilities/IndianMynaBirds.htm

 

[stonechat1]

Australia has a strange mental attitude to it´s nature I think. Eg. killing thousands of parrots as pests on farms is better then selling them to bird breeders in US or Europe.
I just hope that not one day the Aborigines will stand up and kill all those introduced Europeans from UK.

 

[chris butterworth]

I just hope that not one day the Aborigines will stand up and kill all those introduced Europeans from UK.

.........lot of Austrians, Itallians and a hell of a lot of Croats there as well :t:

Common Myna are one of the worlds most invasive species. If they are introduced into an ecosystem they cause havoc ( yes they do, don't try and defend them 'cos they are pretty little birds ). The best thing Aussies can do is to kill the lot ( along with cats, dogs, foxes and all other introduced animals ) and then try and restore what they've lost. A bit over the top you may say but Australia has a unique biological history and a little bit more is being lost each day.

Chris

 

[chowchilla]

Australia has a strange mental attitude to it´s nature I think. Eg. killing thousands of parrots as pests on farms is better then selling them to bird breeders in US or Europe.
I just hope that not one day the Aborigines will stand up and kill all those introduced Europeans from UK.

Wow, were you mugged by an Aussie once? Australia is far more multicultural than you could possibly imagine clearly...

In just two sentences you've managed to offend not one but two countries.

 

[billsbirding]

I just hope that not one day the Aborigines will stand up and kill all those introduced Europeans from UK.

Just a tiny bit offensive, no? Prehaps you should delete this post.. not really adding much to the discussion

 

[Birds4Life]

stonechat1, Australia's government is very strict about keeping it's natural wildlife protected. Any and (nearly) all of the parrot breeds here are protected, and are killed illegally. They are so strict about it that the locals even have to have permits to keep the native species as pets, just to prove they weren't poached. I believe the only one that isn't protected is the Budgie (Parakeet to some), because there are so many f them and they are a nuisance.

Anyway, back on subject, mjh73's post has some good info. I didn't realize they were introduced. In my area we have Noisy Miners, which do the same thing, but of course, are protected. My suggestion then is to catch them and find some sort of disposal method as the site says.

 

[stonechat1]

.........lot of Austrians, Itallians and a hell of a lot of Croats there as well :t:
[...]
Chris

I know,

with "introduced Europeans from UK" i meant all Europeans who went on board of a ship in a british harbor

 

[Birds4Life]

You know, the original British settlers in Australia where forced there. They where the criminals in Britain, and were sent to Australia instead of living in jail.

 

[Aldaman]

Hello friends, I need some urgent help. For the last 2 or 3 months I have heard noises in my garage and didn't take notice until yesterday. I went to investigate and saw a pair of Myna birds (male and female) hastily making a nest. It was quite large since it had been going on for a while, so I decided to destroy the nest (there were no eggs in there). I saw the birds watching me, and I thought they would go away. This morning when I woke up the birds had returned and in a couple of hours had made another nest! I destroyed it and threw the nest away, but they won't go away! I have tried hosing the whole area down, throwing mothballs in there, pieces of tin-foil, scaring the birds by throwing sticks at them, but nothing seems to work. They just fly away and come back when I leave. The area is in my carport just above my roller-door garage door. There is a little gap and that is where they are nesting. Is there anything I can do? I don't want to harm these creatures, as I believe they have just as much right to be there as I do, but it is getting very annoying, getting up on the ladder, and removing the nest everyday. Has anybody had any problems or past experiences with Myna birds? If you could help me, I would be very very appreciative. I live in Sydney, Australia and there isn't much stuff available to combat these.
Thanks in advance guys

MM1990,
Indian Minor birds are a problem and are classified as a pest. Only the Cane toad is ranked higher as Australia's biggest pest.

Their is a safe to use spray called "scat", that allows you to simply spray the area they are nesting and they won't come back.
If they continue to nest in your area or their numbers are getting to high, you can also buy a Myna bird trap. The product is called Mynamagnet.
It takes some work and patience, but it can eventually trap myna birds without hurting native bird species. (The trap is specifically designed to catch only myna birds and starlings.)
Hope that helps.

 

[birdboybowley]

You know, the original British settlers in Australia where forced there. They where the criminals in Britain, and were sent to Australia instead of living in jail.

And now the most ironic thing is most Brits would give their right arm to live in Oz - I know i would!! :-O (but only if they stop calling sandals 'thongs' as it's quite disconcerting at times )

 

[fugl]

And now the most ironic thing is most Brits would give their right arm to live in Oz - I know i would!! :-O (but only if they stop calling sandals 'thongs' as it's quite disconcerting at times )

That’s curious, people have started calling them thongs in the States also. As you say, very disconcerting. Watch out, England's probably next.

 

[wildlifelove]

I would just let them nest...then when they are done they will leave!
They would not be making much harm surely.

 

[birdboybowley]

That’s curious, people have started calling them thongs in the States also. As you say, very disconcerting. Watch out, England's probably next.

Uh oh.....men wearing thongs - it conjures up some pretty hideous images :-O