Bird Strike Committee Proceedings
Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 13th (2011)
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Date of this Version
9-2011
Document Type
Article
Citation
Presented at 2011 Bird Strike North America Conference, September 12-15, 2011, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
Abstract
Issue with landfills near airports
• Feeding: population growth
• Nuisance for residents of the surrounding area
• Nuisance/health and safety for machinery operators
• Increased risk for aircraft
• Need for effective deterrence programs
• Landfills: ideal study sites
Objective: compare 2 deterrent programs
• Falconry since 1995 by Falcon Environmental Services
• Pyrotechnics and distress calls
• Up to 3 specialized employees
• 7 days/ week
• Sunrise to sunset
• Selective culling under scientific permit since 2007
• Pyrotechnics and gas canon
• 1 non-specialized employee
• 5 days/week
• 7 am to 3 pm
Data collection, 2010
•29 days/site
–Nesting (April 5-May 14)
–Rearing (May 15-June 25)
–Post-rearing (June 26-August 6)
•5 hours/day
–Morning (5 am – 10 am)
–Mid day (10 am – 3 pm)
–Evening (3 pm – 8 pm)
•1 count/30 min
Comments
Copyright 2011 Thieriot, Molina & Giroux.