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[Samantha]

18. Look what I found! What do you think about this?

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Treat any currently popular hangouts with a liquid bird repellent. Combine 2 tbsp. white glue, 2 tbsp. garlic powder, 2 tbsp. ground pepper and 2 qts. water. Mix until well blended and drench any leaf litter or shrubbery that seems favored by the catbirds, as this is where they are most likely to forage for food. Contact with treated areas will give any nearby fodder an unpleasant taste that the birds will find unappetizing.
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Launch a counterattack. Purchase a large squirt gun or water cannon. Select one that shoots up to 70 feet. Fill the canister with a combination of water and Tabasco sauce. When the catbirds start to screech, shoot them. When their living conditions become unpleasant enough, they will move to greener pastures.

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From: http://www.ehow.com/how_5097614_rid-catbirds.html

I had wondered about a squirt gun but didn't know if I got the bird too wet if it would be unable to fly (I am really dumb about birds). But this suggestion about water and Tabasco sauce I think is very interesting. I don't want to kill them, I just want them to be afraid of me!!!

What do you think about this?

Sam