Birds are one of the biggest problems urban gardeners face. Nuisance birds like pigeons, starlings, and sparrows take crops and agriculture grown in gardens as theirs to eat. This is frustrating and makes many people annoyed with the birds. Luckily, there are ways to block birds out from getting into your urban garden. The first way to block birds from your urban garden is direct exclusion. This means installing a structure like a greenhouse or putting bird netting around you

There's never been a better time to get into birding. In the past, people used to use field guides to identify the birds they were seeing. Today, there are a number of apps that can help you identify the birds you're seeing on your bird watching journey. The three apps this article will be going over are Audubon, eBird, and Merlin Bird ID. All three apps are free and available on the Google Play Store and the iOS App Store, though on eBird and Merlin you will have to create a

Birds in trees can be a problem. They often build their nests in trees, eat fruits from trees, and poop on the cars and people below. Thankfully, there are a few ways for you to get rid of birds in trees. The first way to get rid of birds in trees is bird netting. This method is more commonly used in farming and agriculture situations than for pest neighborhood birds, which will be covered after this. Bird netting excludes bird entirely from entering into the tree. Farmers of

You may have heard of the Migratory Bird Act of 1918 while doing research on bird control. Due to the act, it is illegal to move a bird's nest or in any way harm those birds protected by the act. Almost every bird species in North America is protected by this act. What exactly does the Migratory Bird Act Treaty say? According to Wikipedia: "The statute makes it unlawful without a waiver to pursue, hunt, take, capture, kill, or sell nearly 1,100 species of birds listed therein