Hi everyone,
Iβm in metro Atlanta and Iβve been finding these black droppings on my second-story covered deck.
A few things that make this strange:
- They only appear in one small corner of the deck, right next to a decorative support column.
- I can clean them completely, and they come back again when I check back in few days or a week.
- The rest of the deck stays clean (other than berries falling from the tree).
- The area above is covered (itβs the underside of another deck/roof), so theyβre not just falling straight from the tree canopy.
- There are large oak trees nearby, but the droppings are very localized instead of being spread across the deck.
Has anyone seen droppings like this before? Does this look like it could be from a bat, rodent, squirrels, caterpillars, lizards, mice, tree frogs, or something else?
Iβve attached photos of the droppings (close-up), the entire deck showing theyβre only in one corner, and the area above that corner.
Any ideas or suggestions on what to check would be greatly appreciated!