So last summer I began speaking with a local company re their Pigeon issues. We finally developed a plan and as we speak that plan is being implemented.
Stage 1... Going on this week...
Trap as many as I can for herd reduction.
Stage 2- to come next week- installing about 2,400' of bird wire over a structure which sits out from the wall, as a sort of decoration/sign. and also add bird netting over 3 mechanical rooms with no roof. Very irregular shaped rooms so it will be interesting.
So about 9 days ago I started pre-baiting them on the roof with a wild bird feed. It is mostly cracked corn but also has some sorgum, millet, sunflower, and a bunch of other crap I was hoping they would like. They didn't take to it very fast but over a few days they were eating some up.
Last Thursday I placed one of WCS's large Pigeon traps over my pre-bait area, and held all the bobbins up with 2 pieces of lath.
Today I went to check and they are going in and out well, and when I showed up there was actually 1 inside but it didn't take him very long to exit when he seen me.
I counted 34 pigeons on site but there were more. At the most ive seen here was about 100-150 earlier in the fall when it was warmer out- this am was -10F but we are looking at high 30's-low 40's next week.
here are some pictures...