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Pest Bird Removal and Bird-Proofing in Metro Atlanta

Picture of a pigeon on a beam inside of an aircraft hangar taken by a pest bird control technician.

Many of people are unaware that birds can be considered pests. But it's true. There are three bird species -- pigeons, sparrows, and starlings -- that are officially considered "pest birds" and which can be controlled by lethal or non-lethal methods. There are even pesticides labeled for those three species of birds. They're called "avicides." Other bird species are considered "nuisance wildlife" and come under different regulations depending on their species.

Regardless of the species, Rid-A-Critter practices safe, humane, non-chemical bird control that relies on exclusion and other non-chemical bird-control methods. Although we're licensed to use pesticides against birds, we complete most of bird control jobs completely non-chemically. Once in a while we'll use repellants as a temporary measure, but that's about it.

We prefer non-chemical methods like bird exclusion ("bird-proofing") because it's a safer, better, more permanent, and more environmentally-responsible way to control birds. As is the case with pest control in general, using pesticides to control birds is a short-term solution with no long-term effectiveness. Exclusion, on the other hand, provides safe, long-lasting control with zero risk of accidentally poisoning non-target birds or other wildlife.

When do Birds Become Pests

In short, birds can be a nuisance when their presence in some place presents a physical or health hazard, or when the birds or their feathers and droppings damage property. For example:

The Rid-A-Critter Approach to Bird Control

Radar tower at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (KATL)

We were proud to be chosen to solve the bird problem at a radar tower at Hartfield-Jackson International Airport (KATL)

Rid-A-Critter is Metro Atlanta's pest bird control leader. We provide safe, humane, non-lethal, long-lasting bird control throughout the Atlanta area and suburbs.

We service all kinds of locations including single-family homes, multiple dwellings, condominiums, hotels and motels, airports, parking garages, malls and department stores, power plants and generating stations, factories, churches and other houses of worship, government buildings, and anywhere else birds are creating a nuisance or health hazard.

We're not "bird exterminators." We don't use poisons to kill birds or make them sick. Instead, we use long-lasting, non-chemical, environmentally-sound bird control methods that are kind to both the birds and the customer's wallet. Our exclusion-based bird management consists of:

Once we're done with the bird-removal and bird-proofing work, our technicians clean up the mess. We remove and cart away any nesting materials, feathers, droppings, egg shells, and whatever other mess the birds left behind. If necessary, we also apply insecticides to kill any displaced parasites.

Dry Under Decks Installation

Before-and-after pictures of a Dry Under Decks Installation in Atlanta

Before and after picture of a Dry Under Decks installation in Atlanta

Another service we offer is something called Dry Under Decks. Many customers call us to have this system installed even if they don't have a bird or animal problem because Dry Under Decks is also a rain-management system that keeps the space under your deck dry so it can be used.

You can think of the Dry Under Decks system as sort of an outdoor ceiling. It's installed under your existing deck, and it catches the rainwater and condensation and channels it away to the rain gutter system. It's a simple idea, but it works very well. It also prevent birds from building nests up there, which is also a good thing if you plan on spending any time under the deck.

The Dry Under Decks system comes with a limited lifetime warranty. Please contact us if you'd like more information.

Metro Atlanta Bird Control Gallery

Here are some pictures of bird removal and bird-proofing jobs we've done in and around Atlanta.

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A sprung spring in a vent hood passed through the siding from the attic with droppings on the siding under it allowed birds into a house in Conyers Georgia.
Why this Conyers home needs bird removal
Male bird control technician on a ladder installing netting under an awning at an Atlanta bird removal and exclusion job.
Bird removal and exclusion in Atlanta
Pigeons in the insulation viewed from the top of a void between two walls in the attic of a house in Atlanta.
Pigeons in the attic of a house in Atlanta
A pigeon roosting on a ledge formed by some missing bricks in the wall at an Atlanta bird control job.
Pigeon roosting at a warehouse in Atlanta
Pest pigeons pooped all over sandals that were stored in an open bin in the attic of their house in Atlanta.
Pigeons pooped on shoes stored in an Atlanta attic
Man using an electronic bore scope to inspect a bird nest in a void in the wall of a house in Duluth Georgia
Inspecting a bird nest at a house in Duluth
Two inch wide gap in the foundation of a house in Duluth Georgia reveals a bird nest inside a void in the foundation
Bird nest in a foundation in Duluth
Bird nest made of tinder twigs in a charcoal fire starter that was stored in a cardboard box and placed on a shelf in a garage
Bird nest made of tinder in a charcoal starter
Barn swallow nest in the canvas awning of a retail store in Atlanta
Barn swallow nest in an store awning in Atlanta
The soffit has been screened except for a square three inches across, which is to make sure all the birds are out of the building
Bird control at a commercial building in Atlanta
The inside of a ceiling void in Atlanta with bird nesting material and a clothes dryer duct running through it from fore to aft
Pigeon nest in a ceiling void in Atlanta
Big woodpecker hole on the exterior of a house in Atlanta Georgia
Woodpecker damage to a house in Atlanta
Man on a lift truck sealing birds our of a commercial building in Lithonia Georgia
Bird control at a commercial building in Lithonia
Owl with its head poking out of a hole in a barn in Fulton County, Georgia, near Atlanta.
Owl removed from a barn in Fulton County
Bird control specialist performing bird exclusion at a building in Atlanta
Bird-Proofing a Building in Atlanta
Looking down on the beams covered with pigeon poop in an aircraft hangar
Pigeon control and cleanup in airplane hangar
Baby wrens found in the soffit of a house at an Atlanta bird removal job
Baby wrens in the soffit of a house in Atlanta
Woodpecker holes found at an Atlanta woodpecker control job
Woodpecker damage to an Atlanta home
Woodpecker damage secondary to carpenter bee infestation
Woodpecker damage due to carpenter bees
Young out peeking through an opening into an attic
Young owl rescued from the attic of a home
Woodpecker
Woodpeckers are a common nuisance bird
Pigeons in trap on the roof of a house in Stone Mountain, Georgia
Pigeon control job in Stone Mountain, Georgia
Starling exclusion at a commercial building
Starling control job in a commercial building
Sparrows in a nest in a support column in Sandy Springs
Sparrow nest in support column in Sandy Springs
Bird control expert performing pigeon control work in Duluth, Georgia
Pigeon control job in Duluth, Georgia
Pigeon
Pigeons are common pest birds
Pigeons in a cage after Atlanta, Georgia pigeon control job
Pigeon trapping job in Atlanta, Georgia

Please contact us if you need help with nuisance bird control, or any wildlife management problem. We look forward to hearing from you.

 

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Spending this Sunday resting up for a big week ahead.
by Chad W.
Sep 10, 2023 08:32:59 am.

Another happy customer in Atlanta. House sealed. Traps set. Got it done before the storms came in.
by Chad W.
Aug 30, 2023 02:30:26 pm.

Finished up an exclusion before it for too hot outside. Perks of getting up early and getting started.
by Chad W.
Aug 26, 2023 11:03:43 am.

Resting up for another full week of critter ridding.
by Chad W.
Aug 20, 2023 06:11:58 pm.

There is nothing like waking up and looking forward to going to going to work. I love my job and am blessed to be in the position I’m in.
by Chad W.
Aug 19, 2023 07:28:21 am.

Headed to Birmingham to do a raccoon quote. Got another raccoon quote in irondale. Squirrels will be active soon. Call Ridacritter for your free exclusion quote.
by Chris Scott
Aug 18, 2023 09:57:39 am.

A dentist office in Stone Mountain has a dead animal smell that needs checked out this morning
by Chad W.
Aug 16, 2023 07:11:34 am.

Sun’s out in Marietta. Getting hot
by Chad W.
Aug 14, 2023 02:51:31 pm.

Sun’s out in Marietta. Getting hot
by Chad W.
Aug 14, 2023 10:59:56 am.

Headed to Birmingham to seal a bottom transition that snake are entering through. We have a big bat exclusion in sylacauga today.
by Chris Scott
Aug 11, 2023 09:45:07 am.

Installed some crawlspace vent covers in Cartersville then checked out some gutters in Big Canoe
by Chad W.
Aug 09, 2023 02:13:17 pm.

Villa Rica to get some materials, Cartersville to screen some crawlspace vents, then Big Canoe to clean out a gutter for a customer. Busy day
by Chad W.
Aug 09, 2023 06:04:59 am.

Started with bats I Talbotton Ga, Bats in the attic in Manchester Ga. Now to Tyrone Ga for rodents in a home.
by Jason Arruda
Aug 01, 2023 12:52:34 pm.

On the way to Brookhaven this morning to seal a rental house
by Chad W.
Aug 01, 2023 06:42:56 am.

Taking this Sunday to rest up for a big week. Gonna be a hot one
by Chad W.
Jul 30, 2023 08:20:46 am.

Mountains this morning to check out some carpenter bee and woodpecker damage then to Atlanta to trap a raccoon that’s trying to break in
by Chad W.
Jul 18, 2023 06:42:06 am.

Mountains this morning to check out some carpenter bee and woodpecker damage then to Atlanta to trap a raccoon that’s trying to break in
by Chad W.
Jul 17, 2023 06:12:21 am.

Headed to Tuscaloosa. Going to quote a client that has rats and bats. Got a few traps to check around the Birmingham area. Then to Lincoln for a flying squirrel quote.
by Chris Scott
Jul 13, 2023 08:23:51 am.

Villa Rica this morning to pick up some material then to Cartersville to look at a house with problems in the crawlspace
by Chad W.
Jul 12, 2023 05:50:08 am.

Quoting exclusions today, Tifton Ga bats this morning and more bats in Americus Ga this afternoon. Bats in the attic, bats in the house!
by Jason Arruda
Jul 11, 2023 01:35:50 pm.

Headed to Loganville Ga this morning to seal a house and install ridgeguard. Then to Duluth to check some traps
by Chad W.
Jul 11, 2023 06:30:46 am.

Another happy customer in Duluth Ga
by Chad W.
Jul 09, 2023 11:27:57 am.

Atlanta this morning to seal a house and do some ridgeguard. Then to Cleveland Ga to seal some carpenter bee holes
by Chad W.
Jul 07, 2023 06:46:37 am.

In Anniston to look a customer’s chimney. I believe he has chimney swifts nesting in the flue pipe. Going to Leeds after that to set some mouse traps. Couple stops in Birmingham for squirrels and rats later today.
by Chris Scott
Jul 05, 2023 09:10:06 am.

Another good day in the critter industry in the south ga region. Time to call it a day.
by Jason Arruda
Jun 28, 2023 05:53:20 pm.

We will be going around removing traps and deodorizing now that we have stopped all critter activity. Love seeing happy customers!
by Brandon C.
Jun 28, 2023 06:41:28 am.

Atlanta bound this morning. Taking down some funnel traps and deodorizing attics
by Chad W.
Jun 28, 2023 05:36:17 am.

Started off today having to get a new phone. At the end of the day we have more Exclusions lined up. Customers from Williamson Ga to Macon Ga. Also saw some clients in Sharpsburg and Peachtree City.
by Jason Arruda
Jun 27, 2023 04:01:52 pm.

Headed to Lilburn Ga for a bat quote
by Chad W.
Jun 20, 2023 01:41:56 pm.

Got a few stops in Albany Ga today.
by Jason Arruda
Jun 20, 2023 10:34:47 am.

Rainy day isn’t going to stop production. Lawrenceville, Tucker, Atlanta.
by Chad W.
Jun 19, 2023 07:15:41 am.

Warm Springs Ga bats, Newnan Ga rats just to start off today.
by Jason Arruda
Jun 15, 2023 11:18:36 am.

The Atlanta, Georgia office of Rid-A-Critter provides non-toxic bird control in all of Metro Atlanta including the City of Atlanta and the communities of Berkeley Lake, Buckhead, Cartersville, College Park, Conyers, Decatur, Douglasville, Duluth, Dunwoody, Fayetteville, Hull, Johns Creek, Kennesaw, Lithonia, Loganville, Mableton, Marietta, McDonough, Newnan, Norcross, Peachtree City, Powder Springs, Roswell, Sandy Springs, Smyrna, Stone Mountain, and Vinings. We are fully licensed and insured.

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