Birds off water trampoline methods?

Pete C · 08-05-2020, 08:26 PM

Any suggestions on how to keep seagulls off water trampolines ?

Barney Bear · 08-05-2020, 09:28 PM

Almost every night our neighbor's swim raft hosts a flock of mergansers. They leave their thank you notes before they leave in the early morning. 🐻

welch-time · 08-05-2020, 09:53 PM

Ha! We currently have a group of 20 Mergansers that love to rest on our swim raft daily. I feel your pain.
Good luck.

SAMIAM · 08-06-2020, 07:08 AM

Owls don't seem to work...I've heard that rubber snakes work well for birds

winni83 · 08-06-2020, 07:13 AM

We has that same problem with ducks pooping all over our poly and before that wood swim raft. When we replaced the swim raft with a water trampoline, no more ducks or other birds go on the trampoline, at least so far in the past few years. Don't know if it is the increased height above the water or that they don't like the jumping surface. Sure hope that continues.

Kamper · 08-06-2020, 08:11 AM

My neighbors had this problem. I wasn't too upset for them since they were fairly obnoxious.

Their problem ended when the price of sardines went up...

ApS · 08-06-2020, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by SAMIAM

Owls don't seem to work...I've heard that rubber snakes work well for birds

A neighbor tried two owls. A week later, I photographed 14 sea birds perched between them!

One raft nearby has a rubber iguana, about two feet long. Although iguanas are herbivores, I haven't seen a bird on that raft.

C-Bass · 08-06-2020, 09:18 AM

Do you have a cat?

jbolty · 08-06-2020, 09:52 AM

I had all kinds of birds attacking my fruit trees but they mostly stopped after I hung a few old compact disks in the branches. apparently they hate the spinning reflected light.

just found this gizmo which seems cheap enough to try and could prob be found for less or DIY even cheaper

https://www.birdbgone.com/reflect-a-bird-deterrent/

FlyingScot · 08-06-2020, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by SAMIAM

Owls don't seem to work...I've heard that rubber snakes work well for birds

Interesting--I have had the opposite experience. Maybe it depends on the birds in question?

Barney Bear · 08-06-2020, 03:25 PM

The merganser clan welcomed the faux owl our neighbors installed on their diving raft. 🐻

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Pete C Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Lake Winnipesaukee Posts: 14 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Birds off water trampoline methods? Any suggestions on how to keep seagulls off water trampolines ?

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Barney Bear Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 961 Thanks: 488 Thanked 274 Times in 175 Posts	Merganser Motel Almost every night our neighbor's swim raft hosts a flock of mergansers. They leave their thank you notes before they leave in the early morning. 🐻

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Barney Bear Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 961 Thanks: 488 Thanked 274 Times in 175 Posts	Hello, Friend! The merganser clan welcomed the faux owl our neighbors installed on their diving raft. 🐻

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08-05-2020, 09:53 PM	#3
welch-time Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Welch Island Posts: 121 Thanks: 7 Thanked 67 Times in 32 Posts	Ha! We currently have a group of 20 Mergansers that love to rest on our swim raft daily. I feel your pain. Good luck.

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SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,937 Thanks: 349 Thanked 1,708 Times in 602 Posts	Owls don't seem to work...I've heard that rubber snakes work well for birds

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winni83 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Moultonborough, NH Posts: 439 Thanks: 17 Thanked 218 Times in 138 Posts	We has that same problem with ducks pooping all over our poly and before that wood swim raft. When we replaced the swim raft with a water trampoline, no more ducks or other birds go on the trampoline, at least so far in the past few years. Don't know if it is the increased height above the water or that they don't like the jumping surface. Sure hope that continues.

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Kamper Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Thornton's Ferry Posts: 1,314 Thanks: 67 Thanked 172 Times in 128 Posts	My neighbors had this problem. I wasn't too upset for them since they were fairly obnoxious. Their problem ended when the price of sardines went up...

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C-Bass Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Posts: 158 Thanks: 1 Thanked 35 Times in 18 Posts	Do you have a cat?

08-06-2020, 09:52 AM	#9
jbolty Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 691 Thanks: 327 Thanked 267 Times in 160 Posts	I had all kinds of birds attacking my fruit trees but they mostly stopped after I hung a few old compact disks in the branches. apparently they hate the spinning reflected light. just found this gizmo which seems cheap enough to try and could prob be found for less or DIY even cheaper https://www.birdbgone.com/reflect-a-bird-deterrent/

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