Birds are likely the form of wildlife most often encountered by residents of urban areas. The Dallas and Houston metroplexes are no exception. In fact, they are so common that many people may not think of things like pigeons or grackles as being wildlife at all. But they can be just as invasive as any other, more ground-bound, creature. In some ways, their potential for destructive or hazardous effects is even higher.

To start with, birds can ruin a building’s exterior. Their droppings, in addition to being generally unsightly, can cause damage to any painted surfaces as they decompose over time. And as more birds move into an area, these droppings become more and more widespread.

Birds’ nesting behavior can also damage human structures. As birds search for good nesting sites, they will scratch and peck at multiple surfaces. Once they have found a good spot, they will start building nests with whatever suitable materials they can find. This can include insulation, wiring, and all sorts of other materials used by people to build habitable structures. And since birds will generally move in groups, these multiple small damages can quickly add up to a very large overall problem.

Owners of a business infested by birds are especially susceptible to detrimental effects. The volume of feces birds can leave in their wake, the never-ending noise they can make, the damages they can cause, and the feeding behavior they can adopt of pestering visitors for morsels can easily drive away customers, clients, and potential business partners. In the business world more than anywhere else, first impressions are absolutely vital to success. Bird infestations create an immediate handicap towards reaching your goals as business owner.

We will also decontaminate the area, ensuring that no traces of bird waste or nesting material remain. This is critical to ensuring pathogens don’t remain in the area. It also prevents issues in the future of insects being attracted to the waste birds have left behind and creating an infestation of their own. Not to mention the presence of numerous parasites that birds carry in their feathers.

In addition, birds can carry over sixty different zoonoses. Some of the possible diseases people may contract from pigeons alone, for example, are salmonellosis, paratyphoid fever, psittacosis, histoplasmosis, cryptococcosis, and various forms of hypersensitivity pneumonitis.

Lastly, it should be emphasized that “birds” is merely an umbrella term. There are hundreds of species and sub-species of birds in the Dallas / Fort Worth area alone. Each of these has its own behavioral patterns and instincts, from nesting to feeding to aggression.