If you are only looking for short-term solutions, then the answer is yes.

Plastic owls, scary-eye balloons, and artificial snakes can be effective for a few days, but birds quickly habituate to them. You can lengthen the time of their effectiveness (reduce habituation) by moving these objects around once a day or every other day.

Distress calls and/or predator calls can also work for the short term. In a similar fashion, pigeons can become quickly become habituated to these techniques.

Laser light harassment is still a new technology, unproven on pigeons, but it appears that it works at least on geese. Recent research conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Wildlife Services' (WS) National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC) indicates that relatively low-power, long wavelength lasers (630-650nm "red beam”) provide an effective means of dispersing some problem bird species under low-light conditions while presenting no threat to the animal or environment.

Better results can be had by combining harassment techniques, i.e., employing effigies and distress calls together.

It is important to reduce available food and free-standing water availability. Make sure air conditioners are properly drained and bird feeders are removed. Failure to reduce food and water availability will DOOM any hazing control methods. Spend some time watching the pigeons. Why are they there? Where do they go? Is a neighbor feeding them? Are they nesting?

Pigeons (also known as rock doves), like European starlings and house sparrows, are not protected by the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act. However, to prevent misunderstandings, notify your neighbors and local law enforcement before you start applying any acoustical repellents.

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