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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 01:42 PM
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I don't know if all of you have the pleasure of these friggin Mockingbirds where you live. They love to fight their reflection in my Camaros side mirrors, my Silverados back sliding glass window + the side mirrors. They always leave when they spot you and quite frankly I'm getting tired of having my ride washed and 5 minutes later have a pound of bird **** on my car and truck. The only solution so far has been to put Crown Royal bags on my car mirrors when I get home but really don't how to keep them from ruining my truck. Anybody got some good recipes for Mockingbird? I believe this bird needs terminating but when he sees me he hauls ***. Anybody got any ideas???
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 01:44 PM
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Shotgun. And a cat. The birds will follow your cat around the yard to attack it when it's too close. The bird makes an awful racket while doing this. When you hear it, go outside and take the bird out of whatever tree it's in.
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 02:15 PM
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car cover?
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 02:22 PM
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I don't know if all of you have the pleasure of these friggin Mockingbirds where you live. They love to fight their reflection in my Camaros side mirrors, my Silverados back sliding glass window + the side mirrors. They always leave when they spot you and quite frankly I'm getting tired of having my ride washed and 5 minutes later have a pound of bird **** on my car and truck. The only solution so far has been to put Crown Royal bags on my car mirrors when I get home but really don't how to keep them from ruining my truck. Anybody got some good recipes for Mockingbird? I believe this bird needs terminating but when he sees me he hauls ***. Anybody got any ideas???
I guess you can shot it, just as long as you don't live in TX...state bird.
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 02:35 PM
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I guess you can shot it, just as long as you don't live in TX...state bird.
cant really shoot it if its on your car. id say go to wal-mart and buy an airsoft gun for like 50 bucks. battery operated shoots these little plastic bb's that wont hurt your car but will put an end to the bird.
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 02:45 PM
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sounds annoying
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 03:18 PM
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Sprinkle a bird feed alka seltzer cocktail in the back of your truck. You'll only have to wash it one last time, and you can leave the bloated carcas out for all the other birds to see as a warning. Or you know, whatever. hehehehehe
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 03:54 PM
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^ dang, talk about intimidation.
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Could try one of those fake owls on top of your roof or near where you park.

LMFAO at the alkaseltzer/feed cocktail.
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We used to have cardinals do that at our old house. Grocery bags on the mirrors helped with that but I don't know what you can do about the truck window.
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rat poison, or break out the arsenic and put it in a bird water thing
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