Bird B Gone - Swallow Shield - Transparent 3"x11" Adhesive Strips (2 Pack) - Nesting Deterrent for Eaves & Overhangs - Humane & Virtually Invisible - Easy to Install - Repels Swallows & Bats

We have had barn swallows nesting in the top of our front porch for 4 years. We finally said, this is enough of the mess eventhough we enjoy the babies when they first hatch, fly and return. We tried sprays and many ways to discourage them, but they are PERSISTANT!! I ordered the Bird-B-Gone strips. I washed all the dirt, mud off the wood, let it dry throughly, installed the strips very easily with just the adhesive and waited to see what the birds would do.They flew in and out for several days, but never tried to nest. The beauty of this product is the whispy look it gives our front porch and when the lights are on at night it really is pretty! We'll leave them up forever, we like the decor. These strips really work!!

Update, the swallows knocked down this junk and built their nest where it used to be. I reiterate, this is junk! So we installed these just outside our front door where the barn swallows nest each year. About an hour after the installation, I see a barn swallow sitting on the start of a brand new nest, directly behind the little strings, (which is just fishing line by the way) and I swear that flipping bird smiled at me. Well year after year I have to wait until the little birds hatch and defecate all over the brick and the porch and then I get to power wash the leftovers and bathe in their filth. This product deterred nothing! I knocked a full blown nest down today and the birds are constantly flying in and out (no eggs, don’t panic). What a total waste. The product stayed in place but the birds used it as a curtain so they could make more birds behind it. My suggestion is get your own fishing line and hang a few for less than a buck.

PROS: They just work, period. This year I had three pairs of swallows all competing for the corners of my front porch. (I welcome swallows anywhere around the house or barn, EXCEPT on the few square feet that is my front porch.) When I hung these suckers up, they immediately confused and frustrated the birds. After about 48 hours, they finally gave up and moved on, and they haven't been back. The swallow shields aren't at all unsightly; in fact, they're barely noticeable.CONS: When you're hanging them, removing the tape from the adhesive strips is an annoying ordeal. There's no tab to lift or anything like that, so you end up scraping around with your fingernail and could damage the adhesive strip if you're not careful. Also, I'd like it if the lines of twine were just a wee bit longer. (UPDATE: After about a week, the lines loosened up and extended about 50% further in length, giving me all the spot coverage I needed! Criticism withdrawn.)Still, those are only minor complaints, especially considering the very affordable price. At only 7 bucks per two-strip pack, this is a no-brainer. If you have a problem with swallows, I can't imagine a better product for the price.

Bottom line - this product works! We have had barn swallows for a few years now and I had tried all the tricks and hacks I could find (fake snake, aerosol spray, swatting at them, balloons). I was desperate and annoyed, so I bought these strips. I was very disappointed when I opened the package - it seems to be just a strip of heavy duty packing tape and fishing line, but I had been battling three years of barn swallows and refused to allow them to win. Upon further inspection though, the “strip of heavy duty packing tape” is more like a very sticky piece of acrylic. It’s very thick and sturdy not exactly like packing tape.My husband stuck these on the ceiling of our front stoop (see picture). Very simple. Attached as easily as expected. No concern that the strips will detach any time soon. Instantly, the birds attempted to swoop in to “their spot” in the corner of our porch, but the STRIPS WORKED!!! They turned and went another direction and they haven’t been back since!!! Amazing!!! Yes, simple technology here, but it’s worth it to get rid of the pesty and relentless birds!!!The price is worth every single penny. The pieces of clear string are about 10-14 inches - they vary in length.

I was at my witts end with those darn mudd swallows..year after year no matter what I tried nothing worked, I wasnt trying to kill them I was just extremely tired of the mess they made at my front door and I wanted them gone..I figured before I spent hundreds more dollars on these gel packets I heard about why not try these, it was just simple enough and OMMGG Im soo glad I did..the birds absolutely hate these things!! I positioned them right over the perch they were using to build their nest and its been over a month and no more nest and yesss no more birds!! I read some of the other reviews and they're selling these things short, I wiped off the area that I placed them on and so far so good..I even bought extras in case they relocate somewhere else around the house..so yes, thank you a thousand times thanks!!

I bought tons of products to deter swallows and this one seems to be the only one that is working. I bought two packs and hung them above window and door ledges. The swallows will not land on the ledges with these there. There are still landing and rebuilding nests everywhere else where this product was not installed but where we hung these they are not landing. So the product (the strings) really are deterring them. But it only works where you have it of course. Very simple easy install, just peel off and stick up, very thick double sided tape that looks like it’ll hold awhile. They are very short in width so we had to use 4 per window or door. Would be nice if they were wider or had more in a pack. Would also be helpful if they made different lengths, these are very short. So it does work where you have them but nowhere else.

Easy to use, great value, and good size as well. Would buy smaller ones if you have different sized corners or cut them in half. Stuck them up and they haven’t moved since. My deck is bird free!!

These did not work for us. The string did not deter the birds. They built stronger nests using the string as support. Would give zero stars, but that’s not allowed.