The invention belongs to the field of bird nest cleaning technology for a power line pole tower, and in particular relates to a bird nest cleaning device for the power line pole tower. The bird nest cleaning device comprises two parallel fixing plates I and II, a clamping ratchet wheel and a returning ratchet wheel are correspondingly arranged on the fixing plates I and II respectively, the clamping ratchet wheel is provided with a clamping pawl, the returning ratchet wheel is provided with a returning pawl, the returning ratchet wheel and the clamping ratchet wheel are connected by a hinge pin; a return spring, a movable manipulator and a clamping spring are sequentially arranged on the hinge pin, a horizontal manipulator is arranged between the fixing plates I and II and corresponds to the movable manipulator, one ends of the two fixing plates, close to the horizontal manipulator, are both fixed to a connecting part and are connected with an operating rod by the connecting part. The bird nest cleaning device is simple, quick and convenient to operate, all parts are made of insulating material, accidents caused by misoperation is avoided, the whole bird nest can be removed by the manipulator directly, the problem of short circuit caused by the falling off of straws of the bird nest is solved and the normal domestic consumption of residents is ensured.