# Keeping birds off a car

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/keeping-birds-off-a-car/42129>\
**Category:** The Show\
**Tags:** pontiac, firebird\
**Created:** [January 9, 2010, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/keeping-birds-off-a-car/42129 "2010-01-09T16:13:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![frebo3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f9ae1b/32.png) [@frebo3](https://community.cartalk.com/u/frebo3)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/keeping-birds-off-a-car/42129/1 "2010-01-09T16:13:28Z")

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Today’s show included a request for advice on how to keep a cardinal from preening and pooping while looking in the side view mirror of a parked car. We had the same problem with a male cardinal who was in love with our red TransAm. The answer? Put a rubber snake on the dashboard and cover the mirrors with opaque plastic bags when parked. It works!