Whirly birds

We have three maple trees in our yard that have those darn whirlybirds or what ever they call those seed pods that are everywhere. I heard the other day that this has been the worst year for them. Not only do they clutter the gutters but they some how fall to the ground and wiggle themselves into the ground and start to grow. We have little maple trees growing everywhere. If we wouldn't mow the lawn and chop them up, we could have a little maple tree forest.