For months I have been hearing birds chirping when the sun begins to rise. Every morning they seem so close when I wake from a great night’s sleep. For a while I thought that they were outside of my window, in the trees. Eventually, I would discover how very wrong I was!
They were in the trees. I saw many birds perched in the branches. But, there were more birds that were very close.
When I listened closely, I suspected that my house had been invaded. It’s my own fault. I was going to solve this problem last Fall. But, I was busy and I forgot about the problem.
During that time I had hired an electrician do some installation work for me. Some of his work had to be done in the attic. So, I mentioned to him to take note of any holes that were letting birds into the attic.
He finished his wiring and did a splendid job. I forgot to ask him about the birds. He never mentioned any such news, not once volunteering any observations.
Finally, when I had a free Saturday and remembered that I wanted to hunt down the birds, I grabbed a ladder and climbed into my attic. Then, I realized why he never mentioned that he saw any birds. There were no birds in my attic. Now, I was confused. Where were they?
Once I closed my attic trap-door and put away my ladder I did a perimeter check around my house. I found a hole in my outside wall about 12 feet up. It was about the size of a small apple.
A sparrow fluttered from above and grabbed on to the side of my house. Near that hole in my wall it chirped at me and disappeared, letting the hole swallow him up. Aha! I had misjudged the location of the birds for months.
They weren’t in the attic. Their hole wasn’t that high. Judging by the hole in the wall they were just inside, between the siding and the sheet rock. They were inside the wall!
Like the old hymn says, His Eye is On the Sparrow. Maybe I can pray them out, ask God to relocate them. Surely, it wouldn’t be much trouble for Him. This little brood of birds sure is noisy. It sure would be nice to wake up to peace and quiet once again.
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May 11, 2009 at 11:15 am
Angelo
So, did you get the birds out? How did you get them out of the walls? I have the same problem in my house. Please help me out with some info. Thanks
– Angelo
May 11, 2009 at 3:03 pm
brucefong
A buddy of mine is a terrific handyman. He waited until the chicks flew the nest. Then, he vacuumed the space out. Lastly, he used “Great Stuff” a foam filler, let it dry, trimmed it even with the wall (I have a stucco house) and then painted the patch to match. Thanks for stopping in for a visit. Come back often. God bless you.
May 11, 2009 at 3:10 pm
Angelo
So, the birds will eventually leave. What time of the year did they come and leave?
Thank you
All the best.
May 12, 2009 at 5:01 am
brucefong
Try late Fall or early winter. Right now the birds are nesting with eggs already laid or chicks hatched.
February 21, 2013 at 10:50 am
Zane
I have birds in my wall and have had pest control over and they aren’t sure what to do. Tomorrow they are going to cut holes in the walls. I love birds but they are driving me mental and want them gone! It’s late Summer here turning into Autumn
February 21, 2013 at 5:42 pm
brucefong
I know your pain!
April 8, 2013 at 2:04 pm
Jennifer Collins
I have the same problem also, how will I know when the babies have left the nest?
April 8, 2013 at 8:11 pm
brucefong
Unfortunately, late summer or early Autumn is the best time to remove these nests from what I was told. Birds are laying eggs now and they hatch in Spring and the birds learn to fly during the summer.
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