Bird Exclusion
Bird Netting & Control in Burlingame, CA
101 Exterminators installs bird netting in Burlingame along with spikes, wire and slope hardware to stop roosting before it damages a building, licensed under SPCB Lic. #9119 since 2005. The awnings and recessed sign bands of the Burlingame Avenue and Broadway storefronts, and the flat rooftops and loading areas of the Bayfront hotel zone, are the two places pigeons keep choosing. We exclude them rather than chase them.
Warning Signs
Signs You Need Bird Control Service in Burlingame
We install heavy-duty UV-stabilized bird netting to exclude birds from rooftop HVAC areas, loading dock ceilings, solar array undersides, and decorative architectural features. Stainless steel ledge spikes are installed on parapet walls, window ledges, signage, and other flat roosting surfaces. Electric deterrent systems, wire systems, and slope hardware are available for specific applications. We also remove active nests and clean up accumulated droppings with appropriate biosafety precautions.
Visible roosting birds on parapets, window ledges, HVAC units, or signage
Accumulated droppings on roofing, vehicles, walkways, or below ledges
Nesting materials in drain gutters, vents, soffits, or under solar panels
Noise from roosting activity — particularly pigeons' cooing in early morning
Blocked drainage caused by nesting material accumulation
Health inspection violations or concerns at food-service or processing facilities
How It Works
Our Bird Control Process in Burlingame
Every job follows the same methodical approach — no shortcuts, no guesswork. Here is what to expect when you work with us in Burlingame.
Survey & Pressure Assessment
We document all roosting and nesting locations, species present, and the structural and sanitary conditions created. We assess approach points and preferred perching locations.
Sanitation & Nest Removal
Before installing exclusion hardware, accumulated droppings are removed and affected surfaces are disinfected. Active nests are removed in compliance with migratory bird regulations.
Exclusion Installation
Netting, spikes, wire, or other deterrents are professionally installed and anchored to prevent bird access to treated areas. Installations are designed for long life and aesthetic integration with the structure.
Monitoring & Maintenance
For commercial facilities, we offer periodic inspection to confirm exclusion integrity and address any gaps created by maintenance activities or structural changes.
Why 101 Exterminators
Bird Control You Can Count On in Burlingame
Permanent Exclusion
Netting and spike systems provide lasting exclusion that doesn't require repeated chemical applications or frightening devices that birds habituate to.
Commercial Compliance
Our installations meet food-safety standards for facilities subject to USDA, FDA, or health department inspection.
Droppings Cleanup Included
Accumulated droppings are removed and surfaces are disinfected prior to exclusion installation — not just hardware on top of existing contamination.
Common Questions
Bird Netting & Control FAQs for Burlingame
Pigeons roost on the awning of my Burlingame Avenue storefront — what actually stops them?
Physical exclusion is the only thing that holds. Spikes, tensioned wire or netting across the parapet, sign band and awning frame remove the landing surface, while noise devices, gel repellents and plastic owls fail within weeks because pigeons habituate quickly. On the older Burlingame Avenue buildings the skill is fitting hardware to decorative cornices and recessed detail without damaging them. Cleaning and disinfecting the accumulated droppings comes first and is part of the job, not an add-on.
Do the hotels along Bayshore Highway need different bird work than a downtown Burlingame shop?
Yes, because both the scale and the species change. Bayfront properties sit beside the tidal marsh and Bay Trail, so gulls and starlings compete with pigeons for rooftop HVAC platforms, parking structures and loading dock ceilings, and the exposures are wide open spans rather than narrow ledges. That usually calls for netting instead of spikes, plus attention to the roof drains and scuppers nesting debris blocks. Downtown storefront work is detail hardware across a few linear feet.
Is it legal to remove a bird nest from a building in Burlingame?
It depends on the species and whether the nest is active. Most native birds are protected under the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act, so an active nest with eggs or young cannot simply be pulled down, while feral pigeons, European starlings and house sparrows are not covered the same way. The practical answer is timing: exclusion hardware goes up ahead of nesting season so the question never comes up. We identify the species and handle removals in compliance.
Local Pest Pressure
Common Pests We Treat in Burlingame
Every area has its own pest profile shaped by climate, housing, and geography. These are the pests we see and treat most often in Burlingame — tap any one to learn how to identify it and what treatment involves.
Bird Netting & Control · Burlingame
Free Pest Evaluation in Burlingame
CA licensed and insured. Written estimate before any work begins. Urgent situations in Burlingame are prioritized.