Proper screening of soffits, vents, and other nesting areas will keep the birds out.  Pruning trees to keep the canopy open discourages house sparrows from roosting.

Birdhouses for native birds should not have perches at the entrance holes and purple martin birdhouses should be closed between September and January.

Repellents such as tactile, sound, and ultrasonic devices have been used successfully.  Tactile repellents include wires, sticky substances, and electrified wires that are placed around roosts.

Traps, poisons, and shooting can be used to remove problem birds.  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service does not regulate the killing of this exotic species, but local laws may protect all birds, native and exotic.