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Name:	jdub805 -	Reply
Subject:	birds nesting in pontoon boat
Date:	5/21/2009 10:51:35 PM

Can anyone give me some suggestions for getting rid of some birds that are nesting in my pontoon boat. Would a fake owl or fake snake do any good?

Name:	Ulysses E. McGill -	Reply
Subject:	birds nesting in pontoon boat
Date:	5/21/2009 11:04:56 PM

I had that happen a few years ago and we just let them stay (The nest was in the corner under our hard top). It was funny when we went for a cruise....Momma bird would follow us around while the babies sat in the nest and went along for the ride. As they got older, one of the babies learned to fly on one of our cruises. He did fairly well until he got tired and landed in the water, so we had to rescue him. We put him back in the nest and he stayed there for the rest of the ride....as far as I know they all survived, but they didn't attempt to nest there again the following year.

Name:	Talullahhound -	Reply
Subject:	birds nesting in pontoon boat
Date:	5/22/2009 8:27:15 AM

I knew you were a good person. Love it!

Name:	Jim Dandy -	Reply
Subject:	birds nesting in pontoon boat
Date:	5/22/2009 9:33:41 AM

We have birds nesting under our pontoon every year. As noted above, we take them for rides all the time and they don't seem to mind. Hopefully they are eating bugs down by the dock in barter for rent!

Name:	crappyattitude -	Reply
Subject:	birds nesting in pontoon boat
Date:	5/22/2009 10:13:01 AM

As long as they clean up their poop.. i don't see any problems.... I would like to see the parents chasing the boat down the lake, however! : )

Crappy : )

(just outside of Nashville)

Name:	p.c. -	Reply
Subject:	birds nesting in pontoon boat
Date:	5/22/2009 11:45:07 AM

We have a nest currently, the only problem is the occasional 'dive bomb' attack by the Mom when someone is fishing off the dock!

Name:	Pontoonfisher -	Reply
Subject:	birds nesting in pontoon boat
Date:	5/22/2009 12:15:49 PM

I have found that a .22 takes care of most bird issues. It also works well for armadillos.

Name:	crappyattitude -	Reply
Subject:	birds nesting in pontoon boat
Date:	5/22/2009 12:39:42 PM

isn't that kinda rough on the pontoon's hard top?

Crappy : )

(just outside of Nashville)

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