Birds are common around marine waters especially where delectable shellfish are grown. Canadian geese are particularly troublesome in some embayments in Washington State where they dine on the plentiful fish and shellfish in bays and rest on the shoreline after a full meal. Such was the case in a Puget Sound inlet where Canadian geese and other waterfowl were becoming a problem for shoreline homeowners who also wanted to enjoy the clams and oysters on their beach. It was more than just navigating the way through the droppings, it was what the droppings were doing to their shellfish. Through testing of their shellfish tissues and trying out various techniques for waterfowl management on land, the homeowners were able to drop their clam and oyster shellfish meat fecal coliform levels of over 4,000 fc/100g of tissue to undetectable levels year after year. In this presentation, I will share simple, effective techniques for appropriately discouraging waterfowl on shorelines and overwater structures.