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Swallow Bird Control
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Abolish provides professional Swallow bird control services ranging from small two-man team residential jobs to large ten-man team industrial jobs. Whatever the circumstance may be our training and expertise prepares our technicians for difficult and sometimes unusual situations. Abolish is an environmentally caring company; we do not harm animals and abide by all rules and regulations.
Swallow Bird Control
Swallow's mud nests damage and deface the outer walls and eaves of residences and office buildings. They are as much an eye sore as they are a hazard. These insect infested mud nests can ruin the architectural appearance of your building or home. If they are left on the building long enough staining will occur. Once swallows leave, nests are left vacant and new tenants appear (sparrows). In addition to leaving their nests, swallows also leave their insects behind. Without hosts these insects tend to move in to your home to find new hosts. Ideally, swallow prevention is recommended. If your swallow prevention window is missed removal of the nest is a must.
Swallow Control | Proofing | Laws | Nest Removal | Identification | Damage
Swallow's mud nests damage and deface the outer walls and eaves of residences and office buildings. They are as much a eye sore as they are a hazard. These insect infested mud nest can ruin the architectural appearance of your building or home. If they are left on the building long enough staining will occur. Once swallows leave, nests are left vacant and new tenants appear (sparrows). In addition to leaving their nests, swallows also leave their insects behind. Without hosts these insects tend to move in to your home to find new hosts. Ideally, swallow prevention is recommended. If your swallow prevention window is missed removal of the nest is a must.
Swallow Control by Birdslide TM
One of the most innovative and effective Swallow control products is called BirdslideTM. Birdslide is used for ledges and under eaves to prevent roosting birds or nesting Swallows. For swallows, Birdslide can be used upside down under eaves to exclude the birds. Our technicians are well trained in the use of this product.
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There are many swallow proofing products and techniques used to prevent swallows from nesting. The proofing is usually done after legal removal of the swallow's nest is finished. Many pest control companies use netting, wire, and scare techniques. Abolish uses a more effective proofing product without visually sacrificing your homes exterior. The use of nets, bird gel and wiring is not only ineffective at times, it is also unpleasant to the eye. Abolish is a certified BirdSlide installer. Birdslide is the effective way of preventing Swallows from nesting.
Swallows and their nests are fully protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, which makes it illegal to intentionally kill, injure or take any migratory bird. It is illegal to intentionally damage or destroy the nest, eggs, or young of a swallow while it is being built or in use. The Act allows fines or prison sentences for every bird, egg or nest destroyed.
Removal of swallow nests must be timed accordingly to their migration
departure. Since swallows are a protected species, so are their nests.
Therefore the nests should not be removed until swallows have migrated
south and vacated their nests. Once the nests are vacant it is safe
to rid your self from that unwanted nest and their parasites. The swallow
nests harbor many swallow parasites ticks, fleas and bedbugs. So prior
to removal, decontaminations is recommended. After it has been decontaminated
we can begin to pressure wash the nasty nests. As soon as the nests
have been removed it is recommended that a swallow prevention product
is installed to prevent future mishaps.
Cliff swallows and barn swallows are slender, sleek birds
that spend their spring and summers in North America. Swallows are very
territorial and will return to the same nesting site over and over.
Buildings, eaves and other structures often replace cliffs these days
to build their distinctive mud pellet nests (see photo at right). Swallows
have brownish red faces and light colored bellies. Cliff swallows have
squared off tails, but barn swallows have long forked tails (see top
photo). Young swallows have similar coloring, but lighter.
Swallows are small birds with dark glossy backs, red throats, pale under
parts and long distinctive tail streamers. They are extremely agile
in flight and spend most of their time on the wing. They are widespread
breeding birds in the Northern Hemisphere, migrating south in winter.
Recent declines due to loss of habitat quality in both their breeding
and wintering grounds mean they are an Amber List species.
Amber-list species are those with an unfavorable conservation status
in Europe; those whose population or range has declined moderately in
recent years; those whose population has declined historically but made
a substantial recent recovery; rare breeders; and those with internationally
important or localized populations.
Swallows feed on insects and spend a large part of each day in the air catching flies, beetles, and mosquitoes. Their long pointed wings give them great speed and maneuverability. Normally, swallows are not seen on the ground except when collecting mud for their nests. Most do not have musical voices but only twitter or squeak.
The cliff swallow is 5 to 6 inches in length and is the only square-tailed
swallow in California. In contrast, its long, deeply forked tail distinguishes
the barn swallow. The cliff swallow is also recognized by its pale,
orange-brown rump, white forehead, dark rust-colored throat, and steel
blue crown and back.
These small, nimble birds enjoy special legal protection. Once they
have laid their eggs in the nest, you can not disturb them. You must
wait until they leave to remove the nests and then exclude them using BirdSlide installed along the underside
of the eaves at an angle to prevent them from building their nests there
the following year.
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Swallows are often a nuisance in suburban areas as they build their mud nests that damage and deface the outer walls and eaves of residences and office buildings. Swallow feces often end up on the sides of buildings and the ground below from the colony of birds in residence. Building owners report extra clean up costs and concern over slip and fall liability from swallow dropping buildup, plus an unclean, dirty company image. The bacteria, fungal agents and parasites found in swallow droppings and nests can carry hosts with serious diseases, including histoplasmosis, encephalitis, salmonella, meningitis, toxoplasmosis and more.
Swallow Gallery
This is a collection of photos to show the variety of animals Abolish technicians routinely catch. We are an environmentally caring company, we do not harm animals.
Bird Proofing - BirdSlide
We have found that birdslide is one of the most effective swallow bird deterrents out there. This gallery shows some our jobs using birdslide.
Bird Proofing - Under Eaves
Swallows most commonly nest under eaves which are perfect for providing shelter to swallows and their nests.
Bird Damage - Nest Removal
Birds nests crumble to the ground and feces cover the surface. Removing nests is important to help maintain your home or business. Note: Law prohibits removing occupied swallow nests