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​​NWC deals with a large variety of bird species which could be listed a mile long. Human-Bird conflicts can range from birds as small as English House Sparrows to large Canada Geese.
 
Birds can become a nuisance for several different reasons. Some birds can be aggressive, while others may cause structural or aesthetic problems. Birds may even draw predators to an area, which in turn caused more conflicts. Large populations of birds in an area can create problems and health concerns from their excrement.
 
Many health concerns associated with birds come from their feces and is commonly due to large amounts in roosting and/or nesting areas. Histoplasmosis is the most common virus linked to bird feces.  Although the feces themselves can be a problem by getting on equipment, shoes, clothing and other objects.
 
Bird management can be easy or complicated. Many birds are protected species and each nuisance problem has to managed depending on the species and what can legally be done. The problem in each situation can be different leading to many solutions that are site and problem specific. Results are also species dependent as some control methods may be the same for different birds but provide different results.