Bird-XBird Proof Gel, Sticky and Transparent Clear Gel, Long-Lasting and Easy to Use, Covers 10 Linear feet, 10 fl. oz., Pack of 1

After several months of being frustrated by house sparrows wanting to build their nest between my retractable awing and the house and trying everything from balloons to reflective tape with nothing working, I decided to try this product. NO MORE BIRDS trying to build. Buy it.

Works well. Had a bird that nested under n a space between the soffit and a powered patio canopy and would leave droppings on the deck. No more bird after using this.

When first applied, birds didn't flock on our railings. It's been about a month (maybe less?) and birds have started landing on the railing without being bothered. That being said, I'm not sure if "long lasting" means a few weeks and then you have to reapply - which is still better than nothing.Don't be like me and forgot that you have sticky goo on the railings. The stuff is VERY sticky and hard to come off even with soap (I didn't try warm/hot water so maybe that would have helped).

It actually works. I had house sparrows that were making a nest a day on my porch. One week in and no new nests!

I had written a 5 star review of this stuff. Granted, it worked for like 3 days until these stupid starlings that are pooping all over my porch, roof, yard, etc... Covered it all in twigs and such and now just ignore it.Very temporary solution for these annoying poop monsters! It isn't as easy to apply as described either. I've got it in a chalk gun and it comes out very slow and takes quite a bit of effort to get it out. I had been using it on some eaves that these evil little flying rats are trying to nest under.Bird blocker spikes - failShiny bird distracters - failGoopy gel glue like substance - fail (but it sure does stick all over my hands and gloves!)Large river rocks and steel mesh - fail (They force the rocks out of the way and pull the mesh up)Stray cats - fail (poor cats get attacked by these birds)If you are lucky and get this stuff up before Starlings commit to a roosting location it might be effective, but I've been fighting 3 pairs of these demon birds for 2 months and have even destroyed 2 nests. The persistence of these things is astounding.

Well, I’m not one typically do a review. But the complexity of this one struck a cord with me. My first hesitation was in regards to wondering if it would just melt off in our AZ heat. Saw another review that said it would not. I totally agree. It stayed put and did not get fazed by our summer heat one bit. I was so happy with results of the first tube that I ordered another one but was still a bit short even after 2. The birds were gone instantly. It was amazing. My cars were getting assaulted by the birds. Like beyond belief. It was easy to install, not visually offensive. But then about the time the 3rd tube showed up, so did the monsoons. Here is where I lost a bit of my excitement. The leaves and sticks dropping from the tree in the storms would land in the gel and then fall further onto our cars. So about 3-4 weeks in and I was totally regretting my decision. I hesitated to use the 3rd one I ordered. Birds were gone, but now I had the most sticky gel spots, all over my cars. At this point I totally regretted putting this up. A few more weeks passed and I started to get a little bit of bird droppings again in one spot. I ventured up into the tree to find one area I didn’t get very well. I also noticed that most of the gel had a nice coating of very small debris, bugs and other fun stuff. I had also noticed the amount of gel hitting the cars had slowed way down as well. So I decided to go ahead and use the 3 tube on the spot I missed, and the other areas I hadn’t done. That was about 3 weeks or so ago. Still not getting much at all of the gel coated leaves and sticks coming down. At this point I’m torn, I don’t know if I would go this route or try using the spikes. The other down fall is as the branches grow down they blow and get into the gel also, so then when I trim anything in that area, I’m getting to a bit of a sticky mess. I don’t really regret it at this point. But the ease of install up front, kind of lost its shine by the mess after. I think this stuff is awesome and definitely works if you know what your in for.Pros:Easy to use.Works great at keeping the birds away.Not visibly noticeable.Cons:Sticky is an understatement. It’s a mess if you touch it or gets on what you don’t want it on. Once it’s installed, it’s a (near impossible) mess to remove.It does not go very far. My larger tree branch’s needed multiple beads. 10’ then turns in 5’ or even into 2.5’ on the really thick areas.Trimming the tree and regrowth into the gelled areas is a mess.

Great product!!! Birds left and never returned. Easy remedy to a pesky problem.

The media could not be loaded. I bought this product because I have issues with brown squirrels climbing my fence, to get to my house to get in my attic. I read another review where the person had the same issue and this item worked for them so I gave it a try.First the good: Since applying it on my fence I have not see any squirrels in my attic or attempt to climb the fence. So from that standpoint the product works.The Bad is that the tube is hard to open and the directions on the tube are somewhat lacking. First it is hard to cut off the end of the tube, and secondly there is foil in the tube that needs to be penetrated in order for the product to come out of the tube (but it never mentions that on the directions).The Ugly: Even though so far it has worked to keep squirrels away, it has killed lots of insects and smaller animals. 1 day after applying it, I found count less insects dead in the stuff, as well as several lizards and salamanders. They get stuck and are not strong enough to get out. It doesn't matter if you apply it in a line or in tear shaped beads, it will still trap small insects, etc.In summary, it works and I would probably buy it again but I hope this gives you the full picture of what to expect when you use it.