We are dealing with a frustrating and gross problem. Some Brewer’s Blackbirds have nested in trees around our property. These birds are carrying and leaving fecal sacs in and around our pool. Apparently, the parent birds carry these away from the nest to ensure it stays clean and to prevent detection by predators and it’s not uncommon for them to drop this near water.
I have repeated cleaned the pool and pool deck, only to find more piles within minutes. From what I understand, this only lasts until the fledglings leave the nest 16 – 20 days. This is our first Spring in our home, so we’re not sure if this is an annual thing or if this year is worse than others, but I’m absolutely beside myself! It’s like a losing battle. Has anyone else dealt with this? Is this something we just have to wait out? We have purchased some visual deterrents (basically fake owls) to place around the pool in hopes that this scares them to another location but they won’t be here until Wednesday.
On an upside, I tested my FC last night and it was 8.5. This morning, it was 8. Seeing as my FC only dropped .5 overnight, does this mean I really don’t need to SLAM the pool at this point? If it’s not necessary, I don’t want to waste the liquid chlorine… Water is very clear.
Next steps will be replacing the filters when they arrive today and trying to keep the pool clean (which is a full time job with these stupid birds)!
I have repeated cleaned the pool and pool deck, only to find more piles within minutes. From what I understand, this only lasts until the fledglings leave the nest 16 – 20 days. This is our first Spring in our home, so we’re not sure if this is an annual thing or if this year is worse than others, but I’m absolutely beside myself! It’s like a losing battle. Has anyone else dealt with this? Is this something we just have to wait out? We have purchased some visual deterrents (basically fake owls) to place around the pool in hopes that this scares them to another location but they won’t be here until Wednesday.
On an upside, I tested my FC last night and it was 8.5. This morning, it was 8. Seeing as my FC only dropped .5 overnight, does this mean I really don’t need to SLAM the pool at this point? If it’s not necessary, I don’t want to waste the liquid chlorine… Water is very clear.
Next steps will be replacing the filters when they arrive today and trying to keep the pool clean (which is a full time job with these stupid birds)!
