It will keep the birds away and in the event they do come to close to it they will not become trapped in it.
How to stop birds from building nest in my awning.
You have to prevent the birds from fully establishing the hideout by manually removing the materials they have already stuffed on your gutter.
Scare devices include rubber snakes plastic owls and balloons.
Stop before the nest completes.
Awnings are wonderful for sun rain and wind protection making them a perfect nesting site for pesky birds.
Here are a few tips to follow if you wish to keep birds from nesting in the wrong areas.
There are a variety of methods you can use to detract birds from nesting under your awning like using bird netting.
Protect your patio with nestaway foam barriers that discreetly fill the gap between the beam and the awning.
Place a scare device on the awning.
Though it keeps the birds away they will not become trapped in it.
Another method is to destroy the nest before birds lay their eggs.
The mess they leave behind can be damaging.
Rotate the positions of the scare devices to prevent the birds from getting accustomed to their presence.
You can use a power washer to get rid of it.