Wattle Birds- is there any way to shut them up?

[elusiveeditions]

Thought there might be some fresh ideas here, because I tell you- we're all out.

For the past 2 years we've had wattle birds waking us up at dawn, and it's peak squawking time now that spring has sprung.

It's the most annoying sound I've ever heard- beats a screaming baby by miles. At least you can attempt to DO something with a screaming baby. Nothing works on wattle birds, they just keep doing it. That noise waking you daily is a mild bform of torture.

Best method so far is the hose- I won't go through the almost-clinical trials I did last year, but I got it down to 2 hose-blasts and 15 mins. This year, I decided to be less insane and not let it bother me so much.

But, it's bothering me. The big male one started at 5.38am this morning and I know from my testing last year that it'll get earlier, and go for longer. Apart from 1) removing all trees and 2) an air rifle (am friggin' tempted)- has anyone had any success with getting rid of them? I can't be the only person copping this!

[bright.ton42]

It is nesting time,   and the tree filled park I'm next to is full of swooping birds too. I think they're wattle birds.  I try to avoid the trees they're in.  I do think things will settle down after the season, hope so.  

[4channel]

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@elusiveeditions wrote:

Thought there might be some fresh ideas here, because I tell you- we're all out.

For the past 2 years we've had wattle birds waking us up at dawn, and it's peak squawking time now that spring has sprung.

It's the most annoying sound I've ever heard- beats a screaming baby by miles. At least you can attempt to DO something with a screaming baby. Nothing works on wattle birds, they just keep doing it. That noise waking you daily is a mild bform of torture.

Best method so far is the hose- I won't go through the almost-clinical trials I did last year, but I got it down to 2 hose-blasts and 15 mins. This year, I decided to be less insane and not let it bother me so much.

But, it's bothering me. The big male one started at 5.38am this morning and I know from my testing last year that it'll get earlier, and go for longer. Apart from 1) removing all trees and 2) an air rifle (am friggin' tempted)- has anyone had any success with getting rid of them? I can't be the only person copping this!

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Perhaps look at ways of attracting other birds to your yard. Magpies perhaps. Also you could rig up some external speakers and play recordings of other birds to help neutralise the offensiveness of their sounds. You'd probably have to have recordings of birds native to your area though.

I saw this below on YouTube

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Bird calls in my backyard

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•Oct 3, 2015

Brad Walker

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Stacks more bird stuff on my blog. Come & check it out;

https://bradsburras.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-winter-doldrums.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XHP7Rsr3HA

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[domino-710]

It's not the Wattle birds that are a definite worry. lol

[rogespeed]

Clack-a-clack

[rogespeed]

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@rogespeed wrote:

They are quite quiet where i am located , this bird species return around this time for nesting , but i suspect they have had about 100 years of , er, selective breeding.... 

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Silent variant

[lionrose.7]

I loved watching that made me home sick for Australia, loved the birds, miss them

[mauris_88]

Did ever stop to think the syfferer may have lived in his house long before these screeching pests arrived?

[crski75]

I'm having this issue with a Little Wattlebird since moving to a rental with a big garden and lots of trees next door.

It's constant shrieking outside the window before dawn, in the afternoon and the last to go quiet in the evening.

It's an onslaught. Does this go on all year? Do Little Wattlebirds have times in the year where they're not so prominent? Do they go elsewhere in winter? Is it louder than usual now because it's Spring and mating season?

Or do I have this to look forward to unabated all year round?

[cloudau2015]

There eating our oranges in orange tree.
😞

[imastawka]

It's why there's such a thing as bird netting    

Use it - you'll be amazed at 'modern' technology