Bird-X BirdXPeller Pro Electronic Bird Preventer Version 2, Sonic Bird Decoy Device, Perfect for Crows, Blackbirds, Grackles, Cormorants, and Ravens, Covers up to 1 Acre, 3-5 kHz Frequency

I purchased this product about a week ago after my pool and pool deck we’re being used a dropping points for the grackles poop sacks…. Literally 10 to 20 of these a day. And while it worked, there were other things that contributed, since the grackles were already established with babies in a tree that were less than 10 feet from my fence and may be 30 feet from my pool, here are all the things I did and what I found that worked. Firstly this product specifically made for crackles doesn’t even need to be turned up more than 25% to work in my situation, I also didn’t want to drive my neighbors absolutely nuts. But what seemed to really contribute was I put out two plastic owls one plastic falcon and random snakes. And occasionally I have a crow that’s supposed to look dead that I put at the feet of the owl or the falcon only every now and then, I don’t leave it out too long. But another contributing factor was anytime I saw them in the tree I bought an air horn and a whistle and a bell like a dinner bell. The whistle was super loud but seemed to be the less effective of the three things but you could tell it irritated them. So when I go out I always do the whistle, the air horn which is a hand pump, so it never loses charge since you’re using your own physical pressing to make it go. The air horn probably works 25 to 50% of the time if I’m persistent to run them out of the tree. The dinner bell if I’m persistent works 40 to 60% of the time, if I use them both together it’s closer to 75 to 100% of the time I can run them out of the tree. So while I was out I would constantly if I saw them land in the tree I would immediately use those. I also run this device 24 seven even at night, figuring if they felt nervous at night sleeping maybe that would be good maybe they would decide not to nest there again or maybe they would even run away or at least stay away from my side of the area when they drop off their Poo sacks. In my case I said it on predators 1, 2 and 3. I also set it on distressed calls for grackles. For those that don’t know, grackles are a type of bird where their babies poo it comes out in a sack that can be carried away and dropped off elsewhere, often times if it’s dropped in the pool, it doesn’t fall apart and I can use my skimmer to skim it out but still the damage has been done you know that it’s dangerous and toxic. I have a covered deck which is where I keep the device running 24 seven. I also bought a highpowered light laser, some people reported success of running birds away with lasers that they think is a physical object, it never work not even once for me. It hasn’t come yet but I also bought one of those falcon kites with a pole that I’m gonna put on the side where it’s nearest to where the birds are nesting and let that fly around in the wind, anything that just makes them second guess or nervous make them less likely to nest there and while this season is basically almost done, I’ll be ready for next year next spring to put all the stuff out before they even nest.

Once a year from Spring to early Summer we have an issue with Grackles in our Italian Cypress trees that line our backyard. The Grackles here have come back yearly for about 3 years now. Seems once they discovered our trees that was it.I really wanted to like this product and even worked with the manufacturer with different settings throughout the time we owned it. We let the Bird-X BirdXPeller Pro run from first light to dusk each day, every day for almost a month. At first we thought it was working, but after a few days with our initial settings the Grackles returned. We then tried a second group of settings that they pretty much ignored as well. Again, both times working with the manufacturer, not just me guessing. I called the manufacturer again and all they could do was recommend their liquid bird deterrent at $120/gallon.The Grackles have now nested in pretty well and are here until their chicks are born while crapping all over our patio and pool area along with dive bombing us and our occasional guests. The only things to look forward to is when the chicks drop for our cats to devour and when they leave until next year.Although the Bird-X customer service was great (1 star) this product simply didn't work in our case. I'm returning it.

I purchased this out of desperation and really didn't think that there was a shot in Hell that it would work. I have lived in my home for 3+ years and specifically got the best location ( which I paid for) because it backs into open space at the top of a hill. And I only have neighbors on one side. It's beautiful. . .except for the pidgeons. Hundreds a day for the past 3 + years have roosted on my roof top, in my fountain, on the sills. . .and have created so much damage from poop to the grounds and my furniture and have covered my solar panels . I can't even walk outside without sweeping the inches deep bird poop that is everwhere. I spent thousands on stuff for the roof to keep them from nesting, to no avail.I don't want to jinx myself, but I put this outside yesterday morning after I got it, and the birds have left my roof and at first went to my neighbor's roof (something I had never seen in 3+ years) and then to a home way in the distance. This makes sense since the box is supposed to work for an acre. I have not had a day since the fountain was built that there weren't 20 pigeons in it at all time. They are gone!!It's only been 36 hours, so I am cautiously optimistic, but WOW!!!The unit is quite loud. There is a volume on it, but it is rather an annoying sound. . .but I am totally willing to put up with it as long as the damage to my property stops. I was kind of hoping that it would be an ultrasonic sound only heard by animals, but at this point, I'll put up with the noise.The only other challenge is that technically it should point to the area that you are trying to protect, but to do that, I would need it in the yard, but it isn't waterproof. It feels like a solar option would be more practical. However, I will keep it on my covered patio for now and hope that it keeps working.

The Bird-XPeller Pro Electronic Bird Preventer is extraordinary! It worked well beyond my expectations. We have a wonderful multi-trunk tree in the backyard that attracts lots of birds at dusk and through the night. They leave bird droppings on the bark, branches, rocks, bushes, brick pavers, and furniture below the tree. The mess needed to be cleaned almost daily. I bought the Bird-XPeller hoping it would help. The instructions said it could take month to work. After the first night, there was no more mess. The birds stayed away. I kept it running all day every day for a few weeks, then shifted it to only run at night per the instructions. I changed up the calls last week, again per the instructions. 6 weeks later and it continues to work wonders. Well worth the investment! Thank you for your fantastic product!