Persistence is the key...We had nest every year growing up in the awning over our front porch. From the constant chirping, to the angry birds, to the dead chicks that fell out of the nest, I vowed to not deal with that at my own house. We have ones try to build a nest every year in our light. In fact, I can hear the chirping this morning as it seems like all the birds came back to town this week. Every time I leave the house I will remove any sticks up there. It has never taken more than three days of this for the birds to give up and move somewhere else.