How to get rid of bird's nest?

Question

on the porch roof in our backyard, a birds have been recently building nests. we don't want them so close to the house though. we unbuilt the few sticks they had accumulated in start of a nest, but they just rebuilt it in a different place.

know any ideas how to get rid of them?

we tried putting vinegar up there...

Answer 1

why distribe it but getely lift up the nest and put it somewhere else and for a few days or weeks put something over where the nest was so the bird doesnt try to build again in thaat place.

Answer 2

Do you really mean the roof?  top side?  Or do you really mean just under the ceiling of the porch?  If so, what color is the ceiling painted?  If anything but sky blue, the birds know it is a protected place and will continue to build there.  Paint it sky blue, and they think it is an open area and will go elsewhere (under a thick branch of a tree).

Answer 3

you could always burn it

Answer 4

Get a garden hose and spray the nest down.  The birds will try to rebuild so go and buy a BB or pellet gun and start shooting the birds.  After a while your problem will go away.

Answer 5

throw a rock a it then run inside your house

trust me i did it before im ten

Answer 6

another method of flushing them away is by spraying a mixture of onion, garlic, chilly and wasabe (the green sushi thingy). crush them together in a bowl of water but make sure you don't use too much water else it'll be to diluted

the smell is too strong for them and they'll flee :P