by Pigeon Patrol | Dec 4, 2015 | Bird Deterrent Products, Bird Netting, Pigeon Spikes, Pigeons in the News, UltraSonic Bird Control
AUGUSTA | As bids were being opened this week in the next phase of renovations to older parts of Augusta Independent School, officials were also being made aware of a support problem with the school clock tower.
And there is an issue with pigeons which had found a portal into the tower, leaving unsavory debris deposits, official said.
“There is screening in the tower to prevent birds from getting in but apparently there was a small opening on the clock that they used to get in,” said AIS Superintendent Lisa McCane. “There are literally buckets and buckets of bird feces that have to be properly removed.”
The cost of removal and other essential tower repairs will cut into the budget for the project, possibly delaying the replacement of interior doors on the oldest part of the school.
“The doors were the highest cost on the bid, because so many of them are different sizes,” she said. “We have a contingency amount built into the budget for the project so, depending on the cost, we should still be able to complete the entire project and the tower.”
Combined, the two phase project, which saw an old smoke stack demolished last week and roofs, windows, doors, lighting and tuck pointing yet to be done, is expected to cost around $1 million.
In order to finance both phases of the project, the AIS Board passed a resolution on June 17, relating to and providing for the issuance of $1.055 million principal amount, which may be increased 10 percent, of the school building revenue bonds, she said.
Trace Creek Construction was the successful bidder June 17, for future renovations, McCane said.
Trace Creek Construction provided the lowest cost bid at $357,000 including a $30,000 credit for extending the window delivery and installation schedule, she said.
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by Pigeon Patrol | Dec 3, 2015 | Animal Deterrent Products, Bird Deterrent Products, Bird Netting, Pigeon Spikes
Birds don’t seem all that smart. Despite being expert in the air, flying better than anything humanity has ever constructed, they still collide with a stunning number of cars and planes. Past studies have even revealed that a whopping 340 million birds have fatal run-ins with windshields annually. And yet, pigeons seem to never hit a single telephone pole, cable, flag posts, or anything else a cityscape can throw at them. How can this be? A new study of mid-flight behavior has the answer.
A lot of research has gone into selling the idea that birds aren’t as dumb as we think they are. They can count, think rationally, and even understand speech sound mechanics. And did we mention that they fly better than anything humans ever constructed? So why is it that birds keep smacking right into our cars and planes? You’d think they’d of learned their lesson by now. Unfortunately, according to experts, that just won’t happen.
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Published in the Proceeding of the US National Academy of Science (PNAS), a new study details how pigeons instinctively know when to switch between safe or efficient flight.
What do I mean by that? Researchers David Williams and Andre Biewener, at Harvard University, were able to get some exceptional footage of pigeons dodging random obstacles after they trained four of urban life’s infamous flying rats to fly back and forth across a flight corridor. After the pigeons made this trek an everyday thing, the researcher introduced obstacles into their paths.
What they found was that pigeons take one of two approaches to avoid slamming their delicate wings into tight spaces.
They can choose the safest approach, which is to fold their wings completely against their bodies – temporarily losing altitude in the process; or they could chose to do a so-called “wing pause” where they simply don’t lower their wings from over their head mid-flight. This second approach is also more energy efficient, as it allows the pigeon to immediately resume flapping once the obstacle is cleared.
It was thought that perhaps which way the birds chose was simply be based on the timing of their flaps, but after running several experiments with wider or smaller gaps between or around obstacles, Williams and Biewener found that pigeons are actually actively making the decision.
“The choice between these two postures seems mediated by an element of caution or uncertainly,” they wrote in the study. “The efficient flight strategy (wing pause) is chosen where gaps are wider and there is less chance of a collision occurring.”
Otherwise, when there is too much risk of breaking a wing, the pigeons seem to be willing to take extra effort, explaining why few-to-no collisions are ever seen.
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by Pigeon Patrol | Nov 29, 2015 | 4-S Gel Bird repellent, Animal Deterrent Products, Bird Deterrent Products, Bird Netting
It’s not just the human beings who are detained by the police. Even pigeons can be detained too. And Gujarat Police has done just that by getting hold of a pigeon with an electronic chip. The strange matter was probed for a possible terror angle and a detailed report was dutifully despatched by spooked Gujarat Police to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
The spotting of a pigeon, which landed at the Salaya Essar jetty in Vadinar, wouldn’t have been anything unusual for the police but the words ‘Rasul-Ul-Allah’ written in Arabic prompted them to carry out a background check. Moreover, a chip tied to one of the pigeon’s legs with the number ‘28733’ made this bird a suspect.
Union home ministry officials were not amused when the report was received at the ministry. “It’s bizarre. Why should they send such a report to us?” a ministry official asked. “We are handling serious issues and its strange when someone sends such trivial reports,” an official said.
However, the local police in Devbhumi Dwarka district believed this to be a security scare. The report was also marked to the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Gujarat.
The pigeon was first seen on March 20 about five nautical miles away from the shore of Salaya Essar jetty, which is under construction, in Gujarat’s Devbhumi Dwarka district, by a security guard. The matter was then reported to the Coast Guard following which the pigeon’s ‘custody’ was given to the local police for further investigation.
The chip with the words ‘Benjing Dual’ was the biggest puzzle for the investigators. The cops sent the chip to the Forensic Science Laboratory in Gandhinagar. “By searching on Google we found out that ‘Benjing Dual’ is used in pigeon races,” the report said.
But the police probe did not end here and the Forest Department was roped in. “The Gujarat forest department officials were also called up for their opinion about the pigeon which is mostly found in North India and such pigeons are used for racing purposes in foreign countries, particularly in the Gulf,” the report said.
As per the forest officials the pigeon might have migrated to Indian shores.
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by Pigeon Patrol | Nov 28, 2015 | Bird Deterrent Products, Bird Netting, Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeon Spikes
Pigeons have made life difficult for residents of Hiranandani meadows in Thane. With the number of pigeons in the area rising alarming, they have now written to the officials at Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) to intervene.
A resident of Niharika building, on condition of anonymity, said, “Many residents are suffering from skin disorders and health problems. We are not against pigeons but we don’t want them to be fed in residential areas. We used to stand holding placards asking people to not feed pigeons here, while some listen other residents continue with the activity.”
Residents have now approached the TMC asking them to take action. TMC on its part has put up a board asking residents to asking residents to not feed animals and birds.
TMC’s move has however irked the local NGOs. Sachin Bhanage said, “We approached the commissioner and even wrote to Union minister Menaka Gandhi protesting against the move. Not feeding the animals will only make them more ferocious.”
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by Pigeon Patrol | Nov 27, 2015 | 4-S Gel Bird repellent, Bird Deterrent Products, Bird Netting, Pigeons in the News
A new law that allows councils to ban activities in public spaces is leading to “bizarre new criminal offences”, which could see homeless people, buskers and people who feed pigeons prosecuted.
The law is said to have widespread public support but campaigners against heavy regulation say it is confusing and will turn town or city centres into “no-go zones”.
The Manifesto Club says the elderly, young people, buskers and homeless people could be deemed criminals as councils and other authorities introduce a “patchwork of criminal law” as part of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act.
Authorities can use public spaces protection orders (PSPOs) to ban certain activities, the group says.
It highlights areas where certain people are banned from retail parks and housing blocks, while begging and having open containers of alcohol are deemed criminal offences in some areas.
But authorities say the new laws – designed to restrict anti-social behaviour and improve quality of life for residents – appear to be working.
Josie Appleton, director of the Manifesto Club, said: “These powers are so broad that they allow councils to ban pretty much anything.
“The result is a patchwork of criminal law where something is illegal in one town but not in the next, or in one street but not the next.
“This makes it hard for the public to know what is criminal and what is not. These orders will turn town and city centres into no-go zones for homeless people, buskers, old ladies feeding pigeons or anyone else whom the council views as ‘messy’.
“It is astonishing that in the 21st century you could be punished for the crime of selling a lucky charm, ‘loitering’, or failing to leave a retail park within 20 minutes. This looks like a return to the meddling and moralism of 19th-century by-laws.”
In Colchester it is a crime to drive into a retail park after 6pm unless using the facilities. The council said it was necessary to prevent anti-social car meets. In Poole, people are not allowed to beg in certain areas and are required to clean up after their dog, under measures passed in December.
Oxford City Council has passed a PSPO prohibiting people under the age of 21 from entering a tower block, unless they are legally resident or visiting a relative in the block. The council has also proposed a series of restrictions on activities in the city centre, including bans on unlicensed busking, begging and pigeon feeding.
Last night an Oxford council spokeswoman defended the measures. “The unacceptable behaviour of a few has caused a great deal of misery and it is important that we tackle this problem robustly,” she said.
Another four PSPOs drawn up by councils around the country are currently out for public consultation and 19 are under consideration. These include potential bans on amplified music, rough sleeping, loitering around cash machines and the sale of lucky charms and heather.
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by Pigeon Patrol | Nov 25, 2015 | Bird Deterrent Products, Bird Netting, Pigeon Spikes, Pigeons in the News, UltraSonic Bird Control
THE state of a pigeon-riddled empty shop has sparked an angry outburst.
PEST ANGER Barrow resident John Robinson is sick of pigeons leaving mess outside the former business premises of Warren James in Dalton Road, Barrow. Above: Pigeons leaving through a gap above the rundown shopfront
John Robinson has grown fed-up with the state of the former Warren James jewellers in Dalton Road, Barrow.
The birds can regularly be seen creeping in and out of the rotted fascia sign and their decaying droppings have become stubborn stains on the high street below.
Mr Robinson, 65, says it is blighting Dalton Road and says it is one of a number of grubby units in the town centre. Mr Robinson, of Highfield Road, said: “ I’ve got an industrial disease so can’t taste or smell, but in the sun, my wife tells me it stinks, and we’re expecting people to come into town?
“It’s not just that one shop, there’s quite a few and there’s pigeons in and out. We’ve got these naughty boys doing community service – buy a few power washers and get them cleaning the place up.
“There are about eight or 10 pigeons going in and out of that shop in Dalton Road; there are holes all over it and the sign has fallen on the floor. It’s absolutely disgusting. I’ve lived in Barrow all my life and it disheartens me to see the town centre like that. It’s been said to me that pigeons have got to be protected. Nonsense, feral pigeons are vermin.”
Town centre units are the responsibility of the property owners. Alan Barker, Barrow Borough Council’s streetcare manager, said: “We as a litter collection authority sweep the ground to the standard required, and that bit of Dalton Road gets swept 365 days a year, and then it’s on the continual sweep for the rest of the day.
“The council does not have a pavement scrubbing clause in the contract. The brushes will sweep most of it up but they won’t clean it as though there’s never been anything there. When it gets embedded, that becomes a Cumbria Highways issue.
“We had the same problem in Portland Walk recently (with the unit now occupied by the Sweet Emporium), and it’s other people’s responsibility that’s impacting on what we’re responsible for. It’s the building’s owner who needs to start taking responsibility. It does cause problems, but we can only do what we can with the money available.”
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Voted Best Canadian wholesaler for Bird Deterrent products four years in a row.
Contact Info: 1- 877– 4– NO-BIRD (www.pigeonpatrol.ca)
AUGUSTA | As bids were being opened this week in the next phase of renovations to older parts of Augusta Independent School, officials were also being made aware of a support problem with the school clock tower.