Wildlife Damage Management, Internet Center for
Date of this Version
November 1976
Abstract
Some of the problems that I am aware of are:
I. Grain producers
A. Rice - sprout pulling – blackbirds- damage to standing grain - blackbirds
B. Grain sorghum - sprout pulling - blackbirds and crows-damage to grain - blackbirds
C. Corn - sprout pulling - blackbirds and crows- damage to ears - blackbirds
D. Fall-seeded wheat and oats - sprout pulling - blackbirds
II. Other producers
A. Pecans - crows and blackbirds
B. Watermelons - crows
C. Livestock operations - blackbirds, Starlings, crows
III. Homeowners - woodpeckers
IV. Winter bird roosts - concentrations of blackbirds, starlings and robins with the noxious odors and filth that result and the possible public health problems that may develop.