Proceedings of 4th Bird Strike Committee USA/Canada Annual Meeting
21-24 October 2002
Sacramento, California USA (www.birdstrike.org )

Abstracts & Poster Sessions

2002

Proceedings of 4th Bird Strike Committee USA/Canada Annual Meeting 21-24 October 2002 Sacramento, California USA

Improving the United States Bird Avoidance Model (USBAM) Predictive Risk Surface, Mark Alexander, Matt Bobo, and Russell P. DeFusco

Development of Birdstrike Risk Assessment Procedures, Their Use on Airports, and the Potential Benefits to the Aviation Industry, J. R. Allan, A. Orosz, A. Badham, and J. Bell

Responses of Captive Birds to Candidate Perching Deterrents on FAA LLWAS Units, Michael L. Avery and Ann C. Genchi

A New Technology to Repel Birds: The High-Intensity Acoustic Bird Dispersion System (HIABDS), Xi Baoshu, Zhou Mingjun, Wang Jingqun, Richard A. Dolbeer, and Thomas W. Seamans

Bird Strikes in Courts: The Genoa Case, Valter Battistoni

Compliance with Wildlife Hazard Regulations: An Air Carrier’s Perspective, Vern Berry

Efficacy of Aircraft Landing Lights in Stimulating Avoidance Behavior in Birds, Bradley F. Blackwell and Glen E. Bernhardt

A Paradigm Shift in Bird Strike Prevention by the Israeli Air Force, Nicholas B. Carter and Eyal Cohen

Emergency Wildlife Management Response to Protect Evidence Associated with the Terrorist Attack on the World Trade Center, New York City, Richard B. Chipman, Kenneth J. Preusser, Justin T. Gansowski, Carl P. Cranker III, Daniel P. Sullivan, Richard A. Dolbeer, Thomas A. Seamans, and Laura C. Francoeur

Evaluation and Mitigation of Bird Hazards in Ex-Vaso de Texcoco: The Proposed Site of a New International Airport for Mexico City, Edward C. Cleary

Canada Goose Population Management at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International and Downtown St. Paul Airports, James A. Cooper

Translocating Common Nighthawks at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas to Reduce Aircraft Strikes, John L. Cummings, Patricia A. Pochop, James E. Davis, and Darryl L. York

Development and Maintenance of Airport Wildlife Hazard Mitigation Website for the FAA and its Use as a Communication Tool, Archie M. Dickey and Allen R. Newman

The Brazilian Civil Aviation Department (DAC) and Bird Strike Control in Brazil, Jandrisson Gurgel do Amaral Jr.

Birdstrike Identification (Poster), Carla Dove

“Birdstrike” – What’s the Word? (Poster), Carla Dove

Mandatory Strike Reporting: The Time has Come, Paul Eschenfelder

Bird Hazard Control Program at Panama Airports, Esteban Godinez

Implementation of GIS Technology to Detect Wildlife Hazards at Airports, Michelle L. Gray

Attracting Arctic Foxes to Relocate a Gull Colony at Keflavik International Airport (Poster), Pall Hersteinsson and Gundmundur Orn Jonsson

A Small Pond Off-Airfield Provides More than Water, Nigel Horton

Even with Good Equipment, Experienced Manpower is Necessary, Nigel Horton

Development of a Portable Bird Detection Radar for Airports, Michael Hovan and William J. Hughes

Managing Nature in Today's World, Walter E. Howard

Increasing Air Safety at Eglin Air Force Base through Vulture Roost Dispersal, John S. Humphrey

Advances in Radar Technology for Bird Strike Risk Assessment, T. Adam Kelly, Ronald Merritt, Ronald L. White, Mark Howera, and Timothy West

Effects of Location and Phase of Flight on the Behavioral Responses of Birds to Aircraft: Preliminary Observations, T. C. Kelly, M. J. A. O'Callaghan, P. D. Bourke, L. Buurma, and R. Bolger

Aspects of the Feeding Ecology of Avifauna at an Inland Airport, South Africa, Ordino Kok and Lettie Kok

Strides in Bird Hazard Control at Entebbe International Airport, Gloria Korabo Bitebekezi

Assessing Bird Strike Hazards in Coastal Wetlands through Field Experiments, John Ledbetter and John Gray

The Evolution of Transport Canada’s Wildlife Management and Planning Program, Bruce MacKinnon and Kristi Russell

Avian Hazard Control in Brazil: Essential Role of the Aeronautical Accidents Prevention and Investigation Center - CENIPA, Luiz Claudio Magalhaes Bastos

Bird Detection and Radar Wind Profilers, Scott McLaughlin

Need for Certification Program for Persons Conducting Wildlife Hazard Management Activities at airports, John Ostrom

Influence of the Bash Phase II Program on Reduction of Birdstrikes to Air Mobility Command Aircraft, Brian D. Oswalt

Aircraft Engines and Large Flocking Birds, Richard Parker

Potential of Grass-Endophytes as a Bird Deterrent: Concept Testing with Canada Geese, Chris G. L. Pennell and Phil Rolston

Identification of Batstrikes (Poster), Suzanne C. Peurach

Reported Bird Strikes at Down-State Illinois Airports, Michael W. Rapps

Monte-Carlo Simulation of Birdstrike to Support Rule Making for Large Birds, Julian M. Reed

Conducting an Economical Wildlife Hazard Assessment Using a Wildlife Incursion Log (Poster), Elizabeth Rogers and David Tiller

Efficacy of Translocation of Red-tailed Hawks from Airports, Laurence M. Schafer, John L. Cummings, John A. Yunger, and Kirk E. Gustad

Evaluation of Electrobraid Fencing as a Deer Barrier, Thomas W. Seamans, Zachary J. Patton, and Kurt C. VerCauteren

Status of North American Canada Goose Populations (Poster), John L. Seubert

Progress Report on Development of a Terminal Area Bird Detection and Monitoring System using the ASR-9, Seth Troxel, Beth Echels, Will Pughe, and Mark Weber

Automated Haze Systems with Methyl Anthranilate Eliminate Nuisance Birds in Aviation Hangars, Warehouses, Airports, Bruce E. Vergote

Wildlife Hazard Management in Micronesia: Aviation Safety in Uncharted Territory, Daniel S. Vice

Environmental Analysis of Wildlife Hazard Management Programs: Application of NEPA and Possible Consequences for Implementing New Plans (Poster), Ken Wallace

Successful use of Alarm/Alert Call Playback to end Canada Goose Problems at an Ohio Business Park (Poster), Philip C. Whitford

Management of Rodent Populations at Airports, Gary W. Witmer and Jessica Dewey

Animal Ambush at the Airport: The Extent and Nature of Non-bird Wildlife Strikes with Civil Aircraft, USA, 1990-2001 (Poster), Sandra E. Wright and Richard A. Dolbeer

A Progression of Avian Radar Studies at Airfields, Edward J. Zakrajsek, Carolyn Matkovich, and Andreas Smith