Yet the spikes are not lethal to birds. They are environmentally safe, ecologically sound and, in the case of Butler County Courthouse, architecturally accepted and aesthetically unobtrusive. The results were immediate, Law says. The returning birds stopped using the courthouse ledges as landing strips. Only the four portico sections need a supplementary measure such as netting to keep the birds from infiltrating.
Lawsuits can be ugly if someone gets the disease, histoplasmosis.
He's not keeping the secret of the County Courthouse success to himself. He has spread the word among other professionals through the Ohio State Purchasing Association, and he is telling local proprietors in town who have inherited the displaced birds that vacated the courthouse.