Nuisance cavity-nesting birds frequently enter Nassau County, Long Island homes through exhaust fan vents, kitchen stove vents, dryer vents and attic gable vents.
Our wildlife experts will remove nuisance birds, control them, and prevent future problems with pigeons, sparrows, and starlings. Pigeons are abundant in Nassau County, Long Island and often make nests in buildings and homes and rapidly reproduce. Three human diseases are known to be associated with pigeon droppings: histoplasmosis, cryptococcosis, and psittacosis. Bird droppings are acidic and can eat through most materials, including car paint. Bird nests are often built in rain gutters, drains, and under roof eaves. When drainage systems are blocked and standing water rises, a roof can collapse. Bird nests in chimneys and ventilation systems can spread disease and block airflow to the building. Bird nests blocking an exhaust system can lead to carbon monoxide poisoning. A bird nest built in an electrical sign is a fire hazard. Birds that enter a building in Nassau County, Long Island, can wreak havoc on a commercial operation. Bird droppings can damage store merchandise. Bird droppings can also land on the heads of customers and employees of Nassau County, Long Island businesses. A Nassau County, Long Island property owner who fails to resolve a wildlife issue, could potentially face legal problems. For example, bird droppings may cause a customer or employee to slip and fall at a building entrance or fire escape. Nassau County Animal Control wildlife control experts at DQ Pest Control can resolve bird issues. Our bird control and removal specialists will control bird populations through nest removal, trapping and exclusion. Stainless steel bird spikes are installed to prevent re-inhabitation by birds and are included in our wildlife control services.
The law, the Federal Migratory Bird Act protects all native migratory birds and is a strict liability law with no requirement to prove intent. This means that enforcement is absolute and not discretionary. Nassau County residents may not pursue, hunt, take, capture, kill or possess at any time any migratory bird or any part of their nest or eggs. This includes all feathers, eggs, shells, nest or other part. Federal salvage permits are required to possess any bird. For the purposes of this law, all birds are considered migratory. The best advice is to leave all birds alone and as you find them. Only licensed New York State rehabilitators can care for injured birds. Other bird protection laws include the Bald Eagle Protection Act.
