How do I get rid of Blue Jays?

RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? By wasatcher (1) Contact The blue jay problem can be solved quickly, easily and cheaply. Took a single day and $32. We had a nesting pair in our yard going ballistic on our cat all day every day. Buzzing his head, squawking endlessly and being just obnoxious. I came to this site for ideas but after reading the posts realized that a strong approach was required. Bought a Crossman 750 pumpmaster BB Gun at Walmart for $30, and some BBs for $2. It had been near 20 years since I shot a BB gun, but I hit one of the birds on the first shot. Only pumped it a few times and he flew away unscathed, so I hoped that he would get the hint and leave. Unfortunately, he was back to the old game a couple days later. So I pumped the gun 10 times and hit him with a fatal shot at close range. Since then, no more aggression in the yard. Moreover, other birds returned to our yard again - sparrows, robins, quail - seems the jays evicted them all forcefully. I was sad to end the jay's life, but it was outrageous. I recall many years ago my grandmother paying big vet bills to sew up her cat's scalp after repeated blue jay attacks. Wasn't prepared to let that happen. Plus, we have a toddler and wasn't going to let this ill-tempered bird cause her harm. So there it is - solve this problem in a single day for $32. Don't worry, it is pretty easy to shoot the BB gun and you'll get over the remorse by the next day. Posted on 06/17/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? By mle525 (1) Contact I can't believe how many people have the same problem as I do! I live in California and a blue jay has taken over our back hard with his obnoxious squawking! My poor cat hides behind the grill instead of laying in his favorite sunny spots! I've been trying to study the last couple of days and all I can hear is that annoying blue jay. He's driving me nuts. My boyfriend said he was going to get out the bb gun, but I was like NO....you can't kill the pretty little blue jay. But, after reading all the posts, it sounds like that might be the best option. Posted on 04/21/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? By Aimee (Guest Post) I can't believe how many people have problems with these birds too! I have one that is pecking a hole through my wood siding. I don't know what to do. I'm afraid I'm gonna have a gaping hole in my new house :( I'm thinking of spraying something "yucky" around the entire area, anyone know what they dislike (bad taste, poison, whatever)? The noise at 7am drives me crazy! Posted on 01/27/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? By Robin (Guest Post) How can I get rid of ONLY the blue jays? Some of these solutions seem like they would get rid of all the birds. We have a lovely assortment of song birds and the jays are growing in number year by year. They have taken over. I just want to reduce their population. Won't an owl or a rubber snake or a cat picture get rid of ALL the birds? Thanks! Posted on 12/02/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? By Adam Silver (Guest Post) It's apparently illegal to kill a blue jay in Texas, but I can't find anything on killing them in California, with the exception of sanctioned blue jay hunts in quail hunting areas. I popped one with a pellet gun this morning; the other birds flew in, hung on the branches in the yard and screeched. It was something out of Alfred Hitchcock. Posted on 07/16/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? By Kristin1084 (Guest Post) I'm sure my battle with the blue jays has been quite entertaining with my neighbors. Its flying down and hitting my head and I'm swinging my arms around to keep from getting attacked. I can't even pull weeds from my garden. I have avoided calling a pest control person because didn't want to kill them and thought we could co-exist once they got used to me. I read that if you just wait a few weeks, they calm down, they are usually just like this during the time their babies are hatching. Well, that was about 2 months ago and I'm getting to the point where I would like to be able to be in my front yard without getting attacked. I have even become bilingual in blue jay lingo. I walk out, and listen and I know if its around, I can tell if it will let me walk to my mailbox, I can also understand the warning call that says "I'm around and I'm watching you" and I am especially familiar with the sound it makes when it sees me from across the street and 3 houses away and decides to fly 100 miles an hour straight towards my head. My kids think its funny but they won't walk out the front door, they just like watching mom get attacked. (I thought it was funny at first but now its getting old and I'm sure one day when I have won this battle, I may look back and laugh again but now its on) So, today was my final day to "co-exist" I was tempted to get the broom out and whack the suckers. Its easy to do, once it attacks me, it goes and sits about 4 feet away from me on my porch and dares me to step off and we have a stare off. I just have such mixed emotions about whacking it. If I kill it, then the babies will be motherless but if I don't, they may come back next year. I want my house back. So, I'm giving them one last chance to leave peacefully and then its all over for the little pests.. I am heading out to Home Depot and I am going to buy an owl and some wind-chimes. I'm not sure how I'll be able to get them out there without being attacked, may have to wait until night fall. We'll see what that does. I'll let ya'll know if those work. I'll avoid telling the ugly details of any broom incidences should the owl/wind chimes not work. For all the bb gun enthusiasts, 2 months ago, i would have said that was cruel but right now, I wish I had a bb gun. Posted on 06/25/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? By Jill Swan (Guest Post) Use the same people that I used to get rid of my crow problem. Their name is Crow be Gone or do a google search "get rid of crows". There the best. Posted on 06/21/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? By jessica (Guest Post) I have two blue jays stalking me, my cat, my dog. They peck windows, fly INSIDE the house, and screech at us through all the windows of the house from dawn till dusk for WEEKS. I am going the bb gun solution. Sorry folks. Posted on 05/25/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? By Karen (Guest Post) I live in the San Francisco East Bay trying to coexist with the Jays. They stalk my cat, and screech incessantly at her. They follow her from the back yard to the front yard - wherever she goes. If she is inside the house in front of the patio door they hop down on the patio and charge the window! These birds are right out of Alfred Hitchcock's movie! Posted on 05/18/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? By Randy (Guest Post) Honestly - I would take a pellet gun and pop 'em in the chest. They may flutter around for a second or 2, but it will kill them. If they are doing damage to you, your property or other migratory and preferred bird species, I say kill them. I can ASSURE you that you're not going to kill off the world's last existing blue jay. Posted on 03/25/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? By (Guest Post) I started feeding the blue jays peanuts a year ago and have not had a problem. They eat with the squirrels and other birds without any problems. Guess I'm lucky! Posted on 01/26/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? By Amber (Guest Post) I need some help too. The front door to my apartment is on a very small, enclosed stoop and today a blue jay was hanging out in front of the door, trying to attack my roommate whenever she tried to come out and trying to attack me as I tried to come up the stairs to go in. We faced off with the blue jay for half an hour before it left. What do we do if it comes back? Posted on 01/11/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? By RailheaD (1) Contact I had a pair of cardinals show up at our feeders two winters back and we've had hours of enjoyment watching them and the two broods they've created since that time. The problem is this year a whack of blue jays have showed up and pretty much chased everything (chickadees, sparrows, nuthatches, junkos, finches) away from the feeders, including the cardinals. The cardinals show up in the early morning and early evening for short spells now, and the smaller birds whenever the blue's aren't around. Is there anyway to get rid of the blue's without scaring off everything else? Posted on 11/15/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? By Arturo (Guest Post) The problem with Blue Jays is that they kill other birds, eat the eggs of Western Blue Birds and song birds, and inhabit the nests of smaller birds, eating eggs and killing babies. So really they are predators if you like song birds. Some of the touchy feely typos who love the "cute" little Blue Jay might want to know that when they find dead baby blue birds in their yard and a happy yakking blue jay nearby. Posted on 09/12/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? By vitaloo (22) Contact Gee how awful ! I sure hope for your sake nobody wants to get rid of you -- are you sure it's not against the law to shoot at a blue jay? I have blue Jays in my yard and I LOVE thir musical sounds. Sad people like you exist! Posted on 07/26/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? By Thomas (Guest Post) We had 2 jays that nested in our front yard. Now we have 6 jays that will NEVER shut up! First we tried hanging cds w/fishing line, then we tried plastic owls. NOTHING WORKED. I finally decided to pick up a BB gun at Fred Meyers for $30(as much as we paid for the plastic owls)! I only had to shoot 2 of them, the rest went away voluntarily. Jays gone! Anyone want to buy a 100% fullproof blue jay detourant for half off? Posted on 07/26/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? By Alison (Guest Post) We have owls, and hawks, so the blue jays are gone when the owls/hawks are active, but the jays are turning into a real pain at 6 AM. They are also killing the baby birds from other nests in the garden. How do we get rid of blue jays and keep the other birds? Posted on 07/09/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? By Sheila D (Guest Post) I read as a last resort to get an owl. So we hung up a lightweight, full-size, plastic owl from the lower branch of our willow tree. The jays were hanging out there and attacking my cats. Within 3 days the blue jays were gone. They don't like owls, not even plastic ones. My cats are safe again. Posted on 06/22/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? By Nicole (Guest Post) I have a blue jay that attacks me!!! My car too!!! I really hope that the wind chimes, the owl, and the mirror works....I'll let you know! I'm terrified to leave the house because there are five of them and they are all posessed! Posted on 06/17/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? By Josette Biehl (Guest Post) Got some ideas I hope will work. Hanging shiny things and wind chimes. I will try those. They are chasing all other pretty birds away and eating the berries before they mature. Pesky birds. Posted on 06/08/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? By k (Guest Post) cant get rid of my blue jay Posted on 06/01/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? By Valerie (Guest Post) Did any of the suggestions work for anyone? The bluejays in my yard are not only attacking my feral cat and eating his food but they are also going after the squirrles when they are feeding. I didn't mind them as long as they co-existed peacefully with the other "wild" life but now I just want them gone. Posted on 06/01/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? By Joan (Guest Post) I have bluejays squawking in our back yard at 6 am. how do I get rid of them or shut them up? Posted on 07/20/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? By patti (Guest Post) HELP!!! there taking over my yard. Posted on 07/11/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? By Geo (Guest Post) Two Bluejays are harrassing our cat in California, in the yard and even when the cat sits on an open window sill inside the house. If the cat is inside, the birds constantly sound their shreiking alarm -- until I want to put a bullet in my own head or the cat moves to a less visible sleeping place inside the house. If the cat moves from one window on the north side of the house to another on the south side, the jay immediately flys around the house and starts harrassing the cat outside the window at her new location. Territorial jays have attacked and killed young morning doves that nest here each spring and pecked them to death. About two years ago, our cat did succesfully stalk and kill one harrassing jay... Any ideas on how to discourage these obnoxious birds, which are now ruining my day, as well as the cat's. I guess I could hand a feeder in the yard and try to appease them, but it is a very small yard and they are so territorial, I doubt it would work. Or, I could spread eggshells, peanuts and seeds on the ground each morning, let out the cat, and let nature take its' course... Posted on 07/10/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? By Isaac (Guest Post) I printed pictures of cats from the internet and hung them in my window.....BLUE JAY GONE!!!! Thank you rockytopp61 Posted on 04/14/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? By guest (Guest Post) I agree about the reflection -- he probably thinks it's another bird and is "fighting" over his territory. You can find something to put over the window on the inside or the outside so that he can't see his reflection. A bunch of blue jays let me know there was a snake in my oak tree yesterday! They chased him away. Posted on 07/07/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? By Cathy (Guest Post) Apparantly if you use old CDs hung on fishing line, the bright reflection will help scare off birds. Either that, or some other item that will sparkle in the sun. The more it moves in the wind, the better! Posted on 06/26/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? By Great Granny Vi (415) Profile Contact You can do what I do...get peanuts( Costco/Sams Club ) and sunflower seeds, Set up a feeding station away from your bedroom windows. If you don't want them around at all, leave a few peanuts out on the ground leading farther away from your house each day. Pretty soon they will forget your place and move on. GG Vi Posted on 06/20/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? By (Guest Post) Hang windchimes... seeing that instead of their reflection keeps the Jays away. Posted on 06/19/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? By Barbara (Guest Post) I had a red bird that beat itself repeatedly against some of my windows. I went to Walmart (you might also try the dollar store) and bought some rubber snakes. It worked well, then the redbird moved to another window. For awhile, I had snakes at about 8 windows at my house, but it kept him away and now he is gone for good. I also have used the the snakes to keep crows away from my dogs food. If you want to get fancier, you can go to Lowes or Home Depot and purchase an owl. Posted on 06/19/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? By Harlean from Arkansas (395) Profile Contact They are probably seeing and pecking at their reflection in the window. I am just not sure how to eliminate that. Perhaps if you hung a picture of a predator of some kind (a cat, for instance) facing the outside, it would keep them at bay. Harlean from Arkansas Posted on 06/19/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? By Ginnee (Guest Post) I like Blue Jays but I do know they can be loud. I don't know how you could get rid of them altogether but maybe you could at least lure them away from your window with a bird feeder or something that is set up some distance away from the window. Posted on 06/19/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse

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