Service
Pigeon trapping
Targeted, non-lethal live-capture for enclosed and structural sites, where a persistent pigeon population has settled and flying a raptor isn't practical. Discreet, systematic, and documented on every service visit.
How it works
Capture where the birds already are.
Feral pigeons hold to established roosting and feeding sites. Trapping works with that habit rather than against it: live-capture traps are placed at the locations birds already use, then pre-baited so the population learns to feed there before the traps are set. Once the birds are conditioned to the site, the traps capture them in numbers.
Traps are checked and serviced on a regular schedule, and captured birds are removed from the site. Because the method reduces the resident population directly, it suits enclosed and structural problems that a deterrent alone won't resolve, such as a flock that has already committed to a space and won't be moved by pressure in the airspace.
Applications
Best suited to enclosed and structural infestations.
Trapping is the right tool where birds are inside or under structures, where a raptor has no room to work, or where an entrenched population needs to be reduced directly. Typical sites include:
- Warehouse and hangar interiors
- Rooftop mechanical areas
- Parking structures
- Loading docks and canopies
- Ledges, eaves, and roost pockets
- Food processing and packing facilities
- Atriums and covered walkways
- Barns and agricultural buildings
For open and semi-open sites, where the goal is to keep birds from settling in the first place, falconry abatement is usually the better tool. On many sites the two run together: trapping to reduce an existing population, falconry to keep it from returning.
Target species
Built for the feral pigeon.
Trapping is aimed at the feral, or rock, pigeon, the species behind most structural bird problems in industrial and institutional settings. The same approach can be adapted to other resident non-native birds that trap readily, such as European starlings and house sparrows, where they're the source of the problem.
How an engagement runs
A program built around your site, not a standard visit.
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Site assessment
We evaluate the site: where the birds roost and feed, how many are present, how they're getting in, and any access or safety constraints on trap placement.
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Placement and pre-baiting
Traps are positioned at the birds' established sites and pre-baited, so the population is feeding at the traps before they're set to capture.
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Scheduled servicing
Traps are checked and cleared on a regular schedule, with placement adjusted as the population and its patterns change.
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Reporting
Documentation after every visit, covering species, numbers, methods, and results, in a format your facilities and compliance staff can file directly.
Non-lethal, lawful, and humane
Live-capture, handled humanely.
Trapping is a non-lethal method: birds are taken alive and unharmed. Traps are checked on schedule, birds are not left without food or water, and handling follows humane standards throughout. The feral pigeon is a non-native species and is not protected under the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act, so trapping does not require the federal permit that abatement of protected species does.
For clients who prefer a relocation outcome, we offer banding and release at a distance as an additional service, with photographic documentation of the banded birds being released. Full licensing and insurance detail is on our compliance page.
Have a pigeon problem indoors?
Tell us the location and what you're seeing. We respond within one business day with next steps and a path to a proposal.