I really hope someone can help me,
We put up an above ground pool last year(very ugly)and now this year the blackbirds fly over it and poop. My husband cleaned the rails off 2 days ago and now on each section of rail theres not 3 inches of space between each bird dropping.
They don't do it anywhere else in the yard or on the cars. All day long they just fly over the pool and let em drop..
We put up the pool last spring and didn't have this problem. My husband says they're dropping them from they're mouths(I think he's insane)
Any ideas on why they're doing this?????????????

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Jenni

Hey Creepin' Jenni,

Can you guys get a pool cover???
Seems it would collet in there and when you
take it off you could hose it off??????

Or you could put up a sign that says,
"No Poopin' in the Pool"
J/K!!

Weezie

P.S. Tell that Scarlet I said HI!!

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Weezie

Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2





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After I posted I looked at the ads on top and it had one for bird diapers.
Bird Diapers

Now that's a thought!!!!
Catlover

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Bird Diapers Did this work?

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thanks guys but i don't think bird diapers will work since they are dropping it from their mouths while flying over the pool, it is so disgusting.
While those ideas might not work they were funny!

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Jenni

Another possible solution for the future.
I would not do anything to disturb their habitat now, because it will only be a temporary problem. It should stop after their nesting cycle is over. Black birds nest on the ground in very high grass or weeds, you may be able to keep the problem from happening again if you can find out where they are nesting at and clean up the area to discourage them from nesting there again.

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Mike Maier
aka
The Plant Doc

Actually it depends on the TYPE of blackbird in question: The Redwing blackbird does nest in the grasses and marshy areas; However, the common Grackle, nests in Pine, cedar and other evergreen trees, they are the lil POOP BOMBERS around here(property Outlined in cedar and Pine) The grackle has iridescent purple, green and bronze highlights in their plumage. Adults are about one foot in length and have long wedge-shape tails.The Redwing, of course, have the identifiable red on the wings.