Having trouble with a swooping bird (1 Viewer)

I was searching all over today on the internet to try and figure out what's going on with this bird.

This is happening at my place of business. I believe there is a nest at the corner of the office, and this bird is practically attacking customers as they come in. Does anybody have a suggestion on what to do about this bird?

I'm not sure exactly what kind it is. It's black, and has a yellow/orange beek, although my boss seems to think that it is something other than a crow.

It cackles at the customers, then swoops down EXTREMELY close to them. Yesterday it flew so close to me that I felt the wind from the bird on my back! Then today the bird flew so close to a customer's face that it moved her hair!!

Anybody have any advice!!?!?!?!

Hi breezy, I have no idea what it is but I should think it is defending its nest site ? im sure a US member will help you more, anyway a warm welcome to Birdforum :t:

it's probably a starling - not sure what you're going to do about it though.

Probably is a European Starling, as they're the only black birds I know of with yellow beaks in the US.

I'm sure that after the young-uns leave the nest the mobbing will cease. What you may be able to do will be to hire a professional bird catcher to catch the starling and move it and the nest somewhere away from the building. This may work to a certain extent, however I've read that when the eggs/nest is touched, the mother won't go back to the nest.

Hello Breezy and on behalf of the entire staff here at Bird Forum a very warm welcome.

Your description does sound like a starling but I have starling nests all around my office building and have never experienced what you say is happening. Now I would expect that behavior from a Mockingbird but not from the starlings I have seen. Hmmmm, will have to go through my guides to see what else strikes a bell.

Hmmm, I just noticed that without thinking, I typed the Starling with no cap and yet I afforded the Mockingbird the respect of a capital M. My inner feelings regarding Starlings?

i kno grackles don't have orange beaks but i have problems with them all the time i walk along this path and the dive bowm any one and there incredible brave because one of them hit me luckly i was wereing a loose jacket on so he just hit my sleeve.