[JavaBrewer]

I have seen folks round here string up some netting made of clear fishing string. It hangs 2-3' down from their eves. Works like a champ and is nearly invisible. The fake owl statues don't work at all. We have swallows that are supposedly (I never followed up) protected by the State that like to make homes in the eves of a home. Terrible mess (bird crap) and noise. I can't explain it but one day the 3-4 that tried to nest at my place ended up dead one day. Tragic it was...

On a slightly similar note I don't allow birds to nest here either. The 2-3 attempts thus far, for our kids education, have been terminated with black crows finding the nest and eating the chicks just outside our french door. The latest was the loss of two hummingbird chicks. No more of that.