🪶 Niagara's DIY Robin deterrents

[Niagara]

Disclaimer: I don't hate birds or Robins, I feed my local neighborhood Baltimore Orioles and Hummingbirds but I've never had an issue with either of these birds leaving uric acid all over our vehicles. I have a separate area where I feed my feathered friends anyway and it's not by the driveway.


My issues with territorial Robins attacking our vehicle windows and mirrors and leaving their uric acid down the side of a vehicle on the daily. Uric acid droppings will and can destroy the paint on any vehicle. Also, Robins can unintentional injure or kill themselves from attacking their reflections.



Getting on with my DIY bird deterrents.


I purchased several 3 packs of foil pans with lids from the Dollar Tree for $1.75 each. Yes, one can use disposable pie tins as well which I've done before. I couldn't find foil disposable pie tins at the Dollar Tree. I decade or so ago Walmart sold these as a 3 pack but today it's a 2 pack I believe for the same price.



I took the "work scissors" and cut the edging off the foil pans. I punched holes in the foil pans with scissors on the top and bottom. I took the edging that I cut off as used it as a "connecter" if one will. I figured the more foil material, the more reflecting material. I used the sticky bar coded sticker and cut it about three times and stuck it on the back on the "connecters" to help keep it in place. I bent the foil pans into flower shapes. I don't know why I just did.





I also took the lids that came with the foil pans and punched holes with a paper puncher on the top and bottom of two lids. I connected them using cheap dental floss. The lids are white on one side and foil on the other. The third lid I cut in half and glued to the back on the white sides so there's some foil on the back as well. It does spin in the wind. I hung it on a tall garden hook.



All of my DIY bird deterrents seem to be working. They are by the driveway. Yes, the reflectors are away from my Oriole and Hummingbird feeding stations just in case someone skipped over that part while reading my ramblings.

I hope this OP helps someone that needs the help with territorial Robins. I'm off to the "races" today.