Believe it or not nesting urban birds can have a huge damaging impact on residential and commercial properties. The impact these birds potentially have carries serious consequences, and can cost the property owner thousands.
Damaging Droppings
The droppings from birds are considered the most dangerous to humans and their properties. In fact pigeon droppings carry over 60 transmittable diseases and dangerous parasitic organisms. Just inhaling microorganisms in dried pigeon droppings can cause a number of diseases such as histoplasmosis. Humans can also get toxoplasmosis and query fever from eating foods that have come into contact with bird-related bacteria.
Also, property destroying and disease covered insects and mites are found on birds, their droppings and nesting materials. Speaking of property destroying, bird droppings also contain uric acid. This acid is strong enough to eat through most building materials.
If droppings are left accumulated they can also clog gutters, discolour paint, corrode metal I-beams, cause problems with electrical machinery and eat through cloth. In commercial buildings bird guano can destroy machinery, or product. The droppings can also cause slips and falls and leave the property owner open to lawsuits.
Destructive Nests
Bird nests can also cause damage. They can block drainage systems, potentially causing roofs to collapse. Birds nesting in home attics have also been known to cause roof collapses due to the weight of their nests and droppings. If that potential of harm isn’t deterring enough, birds can also nest within ventilation systems. Here they can spread diseases and block airflow.
Birds can also choose to nest next to exhaust systems, opening your property up the chance of carbon monoxide poisoning. There are stories of families perishing because of bird nests blocking the exhaust systems of fireplaces. Lastly birds can choose to nest near electrical wires or machinery. And because bird’s nests are made out of flammable material there is a chance of a fire starting from a stray spark.
Other concerns
Birds can also come with a few other irritations. The first being the noise, as it is enough to keep a person or family up at night. It is also enough to deter customers from coming back to your place of business. The second is the smell; the pile up of bird droppings can create an unpleasant smell for both the property owner and guest. Not to mention a pile of bird droppings can make your property look dirty. Lastly nesting birds tend to attract other animals that hunt them. Think cats, and other bigger birds.
The Solution: Bird Removal
Bird removal is the answer to avoiding potentially costly and damaging consequences from nesting birds. Professional companies, like ours, will not only remove the birds, nests and droppings, they will also make sure that the birds don’t come back. Give us a call. We have specialized technicians standing by waiting to answer any questions, and provide general quotes. The sooner you call, the sooner we can book your service appoint. Don’t wait, call today! Ottawa,ON Bird Removal from House call (613) 209-1880.
