Starling Control & Deterrent Services

European starlings are an invasive species that arrived in North America over a century ago, and they've become one of the more aggressive nuisance birds property owners deal with. They nest in building cavities and vents, crowd out other birds at feeders, and gather in large roosts that can strip a site with droppings in a single season. Because they nest in cavities rather than open ledges, an established starling problem is often more hidden than a pigeon or gull issue, until the damage or the noise makes it obvious.

Birds & Geese Beware, Inc. has controlled starling activity on commercial, municipal, and residential properties across New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut since 1991. We assess the cavities and roosting spots driving the problem, then install deterrents built for how starlings actually behave.

Starling droppings build up fast under an active roost, and they can carry pathogens tied to histoplasmosis, a real concern where a communal roost sits near HVAC intake or foot traffic. Starlings are also aggressive competitors at bird feeders and agricultural feed sites, and large roosts near crops or livestock feed can cause meaningful losses. Because they nest in hidden cavities, an infestation can go unnoticed until droppings or noise reveal it, by which point the roost is usually larger than it looks from the ground.

Even with starlings' exempt legal status, we lead with non-lethal exclusion and deterrence, because it's what actually holds long term. Where population growth is the underlying issue, we can also use OvoControl, a humane avian birth control that keeps eggs from hatching. It's the standard commercial and municipal clients expect, and the one we've held for more than thirty years.