Pest pigeons have cost a Dubbo household "considerable" money and time before they were finally removed.
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Kris Stevens reported they had a family of the birds take up residence in the roof cavity of their home in central Dubbo.
The persistent pigeons defied multiple efforts to evict them.
"We finally were able to get rid of them by having them removed, yet again, and wire barriers installed on our roof," Ms Stevens said.
The pigeons came back but were unable to get into the roof and eventually left.
"It was a long and involved process and was at considerable cost," Ms Stevens said.
The householder shared her story after owner of The Exchange Clock Tower in Macquarie Street Jillian Kilby reported pigeons had returned to her property within three months.
Ms Kilby called for landlords to tackle the problem together.
A problem for private property owners, pest pigeons are also a headache at public assets.
Dubbo Regional Council has deployed control measures against the introduced birds at some of its facilities.
The feral pigeons returned to Western Plains Cultural Centre over time after a cull reduced their numbers in 2012, the council reported in response to an inquiry from the Daily Liberal.
In 2018 "another series of measures" at the Wingewarra Street property was conducted "in an attempt to control the pests", the council said.
At the Old Dubbo Gaol, bird spikes were put in place to deter problem pigeons and a "noticeable reduction" had been observed, the council reported. It says it has "no responsibility to control and/ or cull pigeons that roost in the business houses".
Infrastructure delivery manager Matthew Lewis said the council had a "priority focus on the starlings that roost in the trees along Macquarie Street with a strategy under way to reduce this burden on the CBD".
Typically pigeons prefer to roost in buildings rather than in trees so we commend the businesses houses along Macquarie Street for their work in trying to reduce the number of pest pigeons in the CBD.
- Council infrastructure delivery manager Matthew Lewis
"Daily high pressure cleaning occurs during the time starlings are roosting in Macquarie Street, which is [about] from December to the end of April depending on the season," he said.
"Outside of this roosting season staff sweep the footpath daily and undertake high pressure cleaning as required, about once a week at the locations where pigeons also frequent.
"Typically pigeons prefer to roost in buildings rather than in trees so we commend the businesses houses along Macquarie Street for their work in trying to reduce the number of pest pigeons in the CBD."
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