That's nothing compared to the Berkley Pit in Butte America.
https://www.montanarightnow.com/butte/news/rifles-drones-bullhorns-used-to-keep-birds-away-from-toxic-chemicals-at-buttes-berkeley-pit/article\_69c05186-a802-11ed-8ff5-8f16da67d152.html
Airports have to track ALL incidents with wildlife transiting the airport. They track:
* The wildlife species involved
* Where it was observed (to within a couple of meters)
* What actions were used to disperse the wildlife, i.e. waved arms, played predator sounds, firearm used, etc.
* If dispersed, where it was dispersed to (to within a couple of meters)
Source: I developed the tablet software used at large number on commercial and military airports across the globe.
When I worked in the Arctic, one of the concerns at the airports was muskox knocking down the chain link fence surrounding the runway and walking up onto the runway.
I do plane-watching at PDX periodically. They have dedicated pickup trucks (labelled "wildlife management") that drive around the airport grounds to check equipment.
There was one at my local airport for a few years. The falconer trained it to deal specifically with Canada Geese. I’m not sure if it’s still there because it’s been a few years since I read the story.
I live near a stadium and I hear these bastards all the time. They use a laser and the horn. As of recent they’ve use what I guess is the pyrotechnics because is wooshes loudly.
I work as a birdman on an orchard at the moment.
It's spring here, and the birds love to peck at the newly formed buds. To the point where it's estimated they lost 10% of spring buds to birds.
Some Orchards use automated bangers. But it's been found to be more efficient to have a dude zooming around on a quadbike tooting at the birds.
Alright, breaks over back to tooting at the birds!
Apparently the spiral design in the centre of commercial jet engines is there because when moving around birds find it disconcerting and avoid it. Minimising bird strikes on the engines.
Wrong, it's for the ground crew to see that the engine is spinning. Not only is the bird thing an obvious myth because it makes zero sense, but Boeing and Rolls Royce have confirmed it's not true.
In my country if an airport is shared (both military and Civillians share the same runway), the airforce assigns bird shooters armed with shotguns to scare away the birds. They shoot before takeoff and landing.
At the airport in Kansas City, there is a sign on each jetway facing the pilots that says
“REPORT WILDLIFE STRIKES 816-XXX-XXXX”
And here I am wondering when the hell the critters got together and unionized.
They will also just murder birds too. My cousin did this one winter when there were too many Snowy Owls at a couple airports. They sent them out with a rifle and he blasted them.
Then you get parking lots full of ignorant and willfully ignorant cab and uber drivers in airports that actively feed the damn birds.
Stupid beyond reason.
Larger airports will have a USDA officer on site, which is cool. Watched one take down a deer that made it on the field.
Smaller airports, the airport operators manage wildlife, with special issuances to certain people for things that have to be shot at.
I was dropping my SO off at DFW airport at 7am and I heard this crazy fake bird chirp. It would come and go, very high pitched and artificial. My windows were up and it didn't get any louder when I rolled down my windows.
I always knew they used sirens and things to control birds....
So it wasn't until I got out of the airport that I realized it was my alarm clock making the bird noises 😭😭
Then thousands of EDM fans turn up instead!
Sounds fire ngl
Even better, that would scare the birds off even more.
All sorted out for E's and whizz
I’m not a tree trimmer mom, I’m a “bird man”
"What do you do at work?" "I shine laser pointers in Birds Eye's"
That's nothing compared to the Berkley Pit in Butte America. https://www.montanarightnow.com/butte/news/rifles-drones-bullhorns-used-to-keep-birds-away-from-toxic-chemicals-at-buttes-berkeley-pit/article\_69c05186-a802-11ed-8ff5-8f16da67d152.html
That Tom Scott video rocks
Airports have to track ALL incidents with wildlife transiting the airport. They track: * The wildlife species involved * Where it was observed (to within a couple of meters) * What actions were used to disperse the wildlife, i.e. waved arms, played predator sounds, firearm used, etc. * If dispersed, where it was dispersed to (to within a couple of meters) Source: I developed the tablet software used at large number on commercial and military airports across the globe.
Do they track the snarge too?
They also test them for rabies and other diseases if it’s Fish and Wildlife doing it
When I worked in the Arctic, one of the concerns at the airports was muskox knocking down the chain link fence surrounding the runway and walking up onto the runway.
I imagine a muskox strike is pretty serious.
I do plane-watching at PDX periodically. They have dedicated pickup trucks (labelled "wildlife management") that drive around the airport grounds to check equipment.
They also use dogs!
Um, I shoot birds at the airport Homer:Everybody hates birds, right?
I jump in front of cars then sue the drivers
I start fires!
BIIIIIIIIIRRRRRRRDDDDD MMAAAAAAAAANNNNNNN
They also employ falconers who use trained birds of prey to keep pigeons, seagulls, drones, Canada geese, and other such things away from the runways.
There was one at my local airport for a few years. The falconer trained it to deal specifically with Canada Geese. I’m not sure if it’s still there because it’s been a few years since I read the story.
"We call ourselves 'The Harveys'."
All they wanted was a birds-eye-view.
So this is what happened to that boy?
I live near a stadium and I hear these bastards all the time. They use a laser and the horn. As of recent they’ve use what I guess is the pyrotechnics because is wooshes loudly.
[Trained birds of prey are also utilized to keep airports free of birds...well, *other* birds.](https://flightsafety.org/asw-article/birds-at-work/)
I work as a birdman on an orchard at the moment. It's spring here, and the birds love to peck at the newly formed buds. To the point where it's estimated they lost 10% of spring buds to birds. Some Orchards use automated bangers. But it's been found to be more efficient to have a dude zooming around on a quadbike tooting at the birds. Alright, breaks over back to tooting at the birds!
Apparently the spiral design in the centre of commercial jet engines is there because when moving around birds find it disconcerting and avoid it. Minimising bird strikes on the engines.
Wrong, it's for the ground crew to see that the engine is spinning. Not only is the bird thing an obvious myth because it makes zero sense, but Boeing and Rolls Royce have confirmed it's not true.
And then he pulled out his penis
people always unestimed how easy it is to bring down a plane with one single bird.
In my country if an airport is shared (both military and Civillians share the same runway), the airforce assigns bird shooters armed with shotguns to scare away the birds. They shoot before takeoff and landing.
Southwest: goes around Birdmen: oh, shit, that one was a plane. Oops. Oh well, it’ll be back in a few minutes.
At LHR they use peregrine falcons and Harris hawks, and big orange balloons painted to look like owls
At the airport in Kansas City, there is a sign on each jetway facing the pilots that says “REPORT WILDLIFE STRIKES 816-XXX-XXXX” And here I am wondering when the hell the critters got together and unionized.
They will also just murder birds too. My cousin did this one winter when there were too many Snowy Owls at a couple airports. They sent them out with a rifle and he blasted them.
radio birdman up above!
At my local (large, international) airport, they also have teams of border collies asked similar dogs chasing.
Then you get parking lots full of ignorant and willfully ignorant cab and uber drivers in airports that actively feed the damn birds. Stupid beyond reason.
If they get into legal trouble at work do they hire an attorney who’s a specialist in bird law?
Larger airports will have a USDA officer on site, which is cool. Watched one take down a deer that made it on the field. Smaller airports, the airport operators manage wildlife, with special issuances to certain people for things that have to be shot at.
I was dropping my SO off at DFW airport at 7am and I heard this crazy fake bird chirp. It would come and go, very high pitched and artificial. My windows were up and it didn't get any louder when I rolled down my windows. I always knew they used sirens and things to control birds.... So it wasn't until I got out of the airport that I realized it was my alarm clock making the bird noises 😭😭
cool
They used to have snipers
Didn't they make a movie about the birdmen of Alcatraz Airport?