How do I get rid of Blue Jays?

RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? Post By Adam Silver (Guest Post) (07/16/2008) 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. Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? Post By Kristin1084 (Guest Post) (06/25/2008) 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. Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? Post By Jill Swan (Guest Post) (06/21/2008) 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. Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? Post By jessica (Guest Post) (05/25/2008) 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. Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? Post By Karen (Guest Post) (05/18/2008) 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! Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? Post By Randy (Guest Post) (03/25/2008) 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. Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? Post By (Guest Post) (01/26/2008) 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! Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? Post By Amber (Guest Post) (01/11/2008) 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? Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? Post by RailheaD (1) | (11/15/2007) 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? Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? Post By Arturo (Guest Post) (09/12/2007) 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. Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? Post by vitaloo (12) | (07/26/2007) 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! Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? Post By Thomas (Guest Post) (07/26/2007) 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? Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? Post By Alison (Guest Post) (07/09/2007) 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? Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? Post By Sheila D (Guest Post) (06/22/2007) 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. Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? Post By Nicole (Guest Post) (06/17/2007) 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! Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? Post By Josette Biehl (Guest Post) (06/08/2007) 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. Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? Post By k (Guest Post) (06/01/2007) cant get rid of my blue jay Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? Post By Valerie (Guest Post) (06/01/2007) 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. Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? Post By Joan (Guest Post) (07/20/2006) I have bluejays squawking in our back yard at 6 am. how do I get rid of them or shut them up? Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? Post By patti (Guest Post) (07/11/2006) HELP!!! there taking over my yard. Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? Post By Geo (Guest Post) (07/10/2006) 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... Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? Post By Isaac (Guest Post) (04/14/2006) I printed pictures of cats from the internet and hung them in my window.....BLUE JAY GONE!!!! Thank you rockytopp61 Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? Post By guest (Guest Post) (07/07/2005) 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. Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? Post By Cathy (Guest Post) (06/26/2005) 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! Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? Post by Great Granny Vi (335) | (06/20/2005) 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 Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? Post By (Guest Post) (06/19/2005) Hang windchimes... seeing that instead of their reflection keeps the Jays away. Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? Post By Barbara (Guest Post) (06/19/2005) 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. Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? Post by Harlean from Arkansas (348) | (06/19/2005) 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 Report Spam or Abuse RE: How do I get rid of Blue Jays? Post By Ginnee (Guest Post) (06/19/2005) 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. Report Spam or Abuse