Held 21-24 August 2006.

This series includes abstracts of all 26 papers and 12 poster sessions.

2006

Proceedings of 8th Bird Strike Committee USA/Canada Annual Meeting: 21-24 August 2006

INTERNATIONAL BIRDSTRIKE COMMITTEE MINIMUM BEST PRACTICE STANDARDS FOR AERODROME BIRD CONTROL, John R. Allan

EVALUATION OF BIRD-STRIKE RISK IN TWO COLOMBIAN AIRPORTS: A STANDARD METHODOLOGY TO RANK SPECIES AND PROPOSE MANAGEMENT PRIORITIES, Juan David Amaya-Espinel, Sergio Córdoba-Córdoba, and Guillermo Rico-Hernández

METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK TO ASSESS THE RELATIVE THREAT OF BIRD–STRIKES IN COLOMBIAN AIRPORTS., Juan David Amaya-Espinel, Sergio Córdoba-Córdoba, and Guillermo Rico-Hernández

THE USE OF RADAR TO AUGMENT VISUAL OBSERVATIONS IN WILDLIFE HAZARD ASSESMENTS, Robert C. Beason and Michael J. Begier

DISPOSAL OF BIO-SOLIDS AT AIRPORTS: INCREASED WILDLIFE HAZARDS TO AVIATION OR NOT?, Michael J. Begier and Brian E. Washburn

BIRD USE OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PONDS: DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS RELATIVE TO DECREASING STRIKES WITH AIRCRAFT, Bradley F. Blackwell and Laurence M. Schafer

RESPONSE OF BIRDS TO AIRCRAFT LIGHTING: IMPLICATIONS FOR REDUCING BIRD-AIRCRAFT COLLISIONS, Bradley F. Blackwell, Thomas W. Seamans, and Scott Philiben

THE EFFECT OF HARASSMENT BY DOGS ON GROUND-NESTING BIRDS IN AIRFIELDS, Shlomi Brandwine and Nicholas B. Carter

ADVISORY CIRCULAR 150/5200-36. QUALIFICATIONS FOR WILDLIFE BIOLOGISTS CONDUCTING WILDLIFE HAZARD ASSESSMENTS AND TRAINING CURRICULUMS FOR AIRPORT PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN CONTROLLING WILDLIFE HAZARDS ON AIRPORTS, Edward C. Cleary

EMPLOYING BASH AT WESTOVER AIR RESERVE BASE, MASSACHUSETTS, Major Gary Cooke

BIRDS COMMUTING ACROSS THE RUNWAY: HOW TO REDUCE THIS BIRD STRIKE RISK?, Albert de Hoon and Luit Buurma

THE AIRPORT IS NOT A WILDLIFE REFUGE!, Russell P. DeFusco and Robert L. Dogan

REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY AND GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS FOR EVALUATING A PROPOSED AIRPORT SITE IN CONWAY, ARKANSAS, Russell P. DeFusco and Ronald L. Merritt

CANADA GOOSE POPULATIONS AND STRIKES WITH CIVIL AIRCRAFT: POSITIVE TRENDS FOR AVIATION INDUSTRY, Richard A. Dolbeer and John L. Seubert

REAL BIRDS VERSUS WHIRLY BIRDS: BIRD STRIKES TO CIVIL HELICOPTERS IN THE USA, 1990-2005, Richard A. Dolbeer, Sandra E. Wright, and Edward C. Cleary

AVIAN INFLUENZA: WHAT FIELD BIOLOGISTS SHOULD KNOW, Carla J. Dove and Marcy Heacker

DNA IDENTIFICATION OF BIRDSTRIKE REMAINS – PROGRESS REPORT, Carla J. Dove, Marcy Heacker, and Lee Weigt

OVERHEAD GRID LINE SYSTEMS TO EXCLUDE WATERFOWL FROM LARGE BODIES OF WATER, Tony Duffiney

REDUCTION OF RISK: A FLIGHT CREW GUIDE TO THE AVOIDANCE AND MITIGATION OF WILDLIFE STRIKES TO AIRCRAFT, Paul Eschenfelder and Steve Hull

DEVELOPING A RISK RATING SYSTEM FOR BIRD STRIKE OCCURRENCES, Albert Froneman

AIRPORT CANOPIES BECOME STARLING ROOSTS – TWO AIRPORT CASE STUDIES, Sharon Gordon and Randolph J. White

DEVELOPING PROTOCOLS FOR BIRD STRIKE RADAR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT, Edwin E. Herricks

CHINA CIVIL AVIATION BIRDSTRIKE PREVENTION, Li Jing and Lu Xianfeng

IMPLEMENTATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BIRD DETECTION RADAR AND BIRD HAZARD ADVISORY INFORMATION FOR MILITARY AND COMMERCIAL AVIATION, T. Adam Kelly

USING BIRD STRIKE DATA TO MONITOR BIRD-HAZARD CONTROL, Thomas C. Kelly, Ray Bolger, Gavin Fennessy, Michael J. A. O’Callaghan, Sorcha Sheehy, and Patrick D. Bourke

PREY MANIPULATION AS A MANAGEMENT STRATEGY AT AN INLAND SOUTH AFRICAN AIRPORT, Ordino Kok

CATTLE GRAZING AS PART OF AN INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM TO REDUCE WILDLIFE HAZARDS AT KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Dan McMurtry

LESSONS LEARNT FROM AVIAN RADAR TRIAL AT TORONTO PEARSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Tim J. Nohara

MEDIA RESPONSE PLANS – THE FORGOTTEN TOOLS, John E. Ostrom

BAT STRIKES: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE, Suzanne C. Peurach

DNA IDENTIFICATION OF BIRD STRIKE REMAINS – PROCEDURES AND TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS., Nancy Rotzel

REMOTE SENSING OF BIRDS AROUND AIRPORTS – PRESENT EFFORTS IN GERMANY, Wilhelm Ruhe and Reinhold Hill

POTENTIAL WILDLIFE CONTROL THROUGH USE OF A PLANT GROWTH REGULATOR, Thomas W. Seamans and Brian E. Washburn

AN ACOUSTIC / RADAR SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED DETECTION, LOCALIZATION, AND CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS IN THE VICINITY OF AIRFIELDS, Bruce Stewart, Sebastian Pascarelle, John Pinezich, T. Adam Kelly, Andreas Smith, and Robert Maher

THE VECTORIAL 3D BIRD FLIGHT MONITORING SYSTEM: A NEW TOOL TO TRACK AND MANAGE BIRDS ON AIRPORTS, Raoul Tomassi

THE IMPACTS OF HABITAT MANIPULATION ON THE RING-NECKED PHEASANT POPULATION AT CCK AIR FORCE BASE IN TAIWAN, Shaopin Yo and Kuo-Bin Lin

NICARBAZIN: AN AVIAN REPRODUCTIVE INHIBITOR FOR PIGEONS AND GEESE, Christi A. Yoder, Michael L. Avery, and Erick Wolf

BIRD CLASSIFICATION IN NOISY ENVIRONMENTS: THEORY, RESULTS AND COMPARATIVE STUDIES, Y. Zhang, C. Kwan, D. Lao, and Y. Deng