Swallow Control & Deterrent Services

Barn and cliff swallows are migratory birds that return to New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut each spring to build mud nests under eaves, bridges, and building overhangs. They're beneficial insect eaters and genuinely good neighbors in a field, but a cluster of mud nests over a doorway, loading dock, or walkway becomes a daily mess and, unlike most nuisance birds on this site, swallows are fully protected under federal law, which changes how any control plan has to be built.

Birds & Geese Beware, Inc. has managed swallow activity on commercial, municipal, and residential properties across New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut since 1991. We work within the legal framework that protects swallows and their nests, using deterrents that stop new nesting before it starts rather than disturbing birds that are already there.

Once a swallow nest holds eggs or chicks, it is protected, and removing it is not a lawful option. That makes timing the single most important factor in swallow control. Mud nests over entrances, loading docks, and walkways also create an ongoing mess and slip hazard from droppings, and clusters can grow year over year as swallows return to the same reliable structure. Installing exclusion in early spring, before the birds arrive, or in the off season, after nests are empty, avoids the conflict entirely and stops the problem before it starts.

Because swallows are fully protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, every part of our approach is built around that protection, not around it. We install physical barriers that prevent new nests from forming and never interfere with an active nest, egg, or chick. It's a more careful process than most bird control jobs, and it's one we've handled correctly across New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut for more than thirty years.