by Pigeon Patrol | Jun 12, 2016 | Animal Deterrent Products, Bird Netting, Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeons in the News
A cannabis farm was discovered thanks to the help of pigeons seeking out some comfort.
On the first freezing day of winter, hundreds of them huddled together on the roof in Earlestown, St Helens, Merseyside.
Police were intrigued as to what had prompted them to gather in such a way and upon their investigation they discovered the crop.
Heat lamps had warmed the roof, providing them with a haven from the cold.
Officers discovered 14 mature cannabis plants capable of producing up to £1,200 of weed every 10 weeks, according to the St Helens Star.
A source said: ‘Police became suspicious on the first frosty morning of the winter about 10 days ago.
‘The roof was covered with about 300 pigeons all keeping warm….they’ve moved on now though.’
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by Pigeon Patrol | Jun 2, 2016 | Animal Deterrent Products, Bird Deterrent Products, Bird Netting
Pigeons are a nuisance in downtown North Platte. On Tuesday evening, the local city council approved a plan to get rid of them.
An agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Health Inspection Service was approved on Tuesday at the regular North Platte City Council meeting. The plan is to eradicate the birds through a multi-faceted process that includes using toxicants, trapping and shooting.
Chad Richardson, district supervisor for the service, gave an overview of what needs to be done.
“The situation didn’t develop overnight and it won’t go away overnight,” Richardson said. “The goal is to reduce the population by 50 percent in the first year.”
It is estimated there are around 4,000 pigeons in the city, and Richardson said it will take putting in the man hours to accomplish the goal. Eventually, he believes the service can reduce the population by 90 percent. In Scottsbluff, the service successfully eradicated all but a handful of 2,000 pigeons in that city.
“Toxicant baiting is the key,” Richardson said. “Trapping and shooting is much more labor intensive.”
The toxicant is used after the birds have been baited with corn. Then corn is soaked in the liquid toxicant and the birds eat the tainted feed.
“We have a toxicant that is registered just to the USDA,” Richardson said. “It’s a good toxicant, if there is such a thing. There is no secondary toxicity to these birds. It is different toxicant than what private controllers have used in the past.”
The effect on the birds is that they die in their sleep due to liver failure. There will be dead birds, but the service will remove the birds as they are found. The toxicant does not stay toxic after the bird dies, so people or pets that come in contact with the dead birds are not in any danger.
“Great Plains Health and the Ag Valley Co-op have agreed to share the cost of the service,” City Administrator Jim Hawks said. “The cost will be split three ways with the city.”
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by Pigeon Patrol | May 25, 2016 | Animal Deterrent Products, Bird Netting
COPEVILLE, Texas — The pigeons returned soon after the tornado swept through and destroyed their home.
Willard Hill of Copeville took us to the back of the property where three pigeons sat in the field.
Sadly, there are fewer pigeons than before. Hill told News 8 that they come and go, but he can tell you a lot more about the man behind them: Jerry Brazeal.
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Victims of the North Texas tornadoes
“They’re waiting on him to feed them. They think he’s supposed to be here,” said Hill.
Alice McKinnon of Garland is Brazeal’s sister. They were only three years apart.
She learned Jerry died the night the tornado tore through Copeville. She first got calls from another brother and Jerry’s long-time girlfriend about her brother’s passing. She would later get confirmation from a detective at 2 a.m. Sunday morning.
Alice said she talked with the first responders who saw his final moments.
“The last words that he heard was ‘God’ and that makes me kind of have more peace,” she said.
A new disaster center opened in Collin County as Copeville mourns those lost in Saturday’s tornado. Jobin Panicker has the story.
Alice said her brother always moved around, but the longest place he’s stayed was in Copeville. She said he loved to be in the outdoors and loved his chickens and pigeons.
“I grew up with him sitting in a pigeon coop,” said McKinnon.
The cleanup continues in Collin County. Farming cities like Copeville, Farmersville, and Blue Ridge are still reeling. But if compassion could fill a room, it would look like what is happening at the First Baptist Church of Farmersville.
At the Collin County Disaster Resource Center, there are rows and rows of every imaginable clothing in every size.
A new disaster center opened in Collin County
A new disaster center opened in Collin County (Photo: WFAA)
Neighbors in Copeville tell News 8 that Jerry did odd jobs. He liked the country and lived out of a pop-up camper. It’s where his pigeons have returned.
“He’s watching over them,” Hill said, looking at the pigeons.
The Resource Center will be staged at the First Baptist Church of Farmersville (124 South Washington Street, Farmersville, TX 75442). Before delivering supplies to the Resource Center please contact the Collin County Emergency Management Department at 972-548-4383.
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Pigeon Patrol Products & Services is the leading manufacturer and distributor of bird deterrent (control) products in Canada. Pigeon Patrol products have solved pest bird problems in industrial, commercial, and residential settings since 2000, by using safe and humane bird deterrents with only bird and animal friendly solutions. At Pigeon Patrol, we manufacture and offer a variety of bird deterrents, ranging from Ultra-flex Bird Spikes with UV protection, Bird Netting, 4-S Gel and the best Ultrasonic and audible sound devices on the market today.
Voted Best Canadian wholesaler for Bird Deterrent products four years in a row.
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by Pigeon Patrol | May 22, 2016 | Animal Deterrent Products, Bird Netting, Pigeon Patrol's Services
Residents of a road plagued by pigeons are calling for people who feed them to be fined.
Court Road in Sparkhill regularly features hordes of pigeons making a mess on the houses and park, according to those who live there.
Signs tell people not to feed the pigeons – but the advice is ignored on a daily basis, say residents.
Aisha Khan, of Court Road, said the pigeons were “making a mess all around” and were “totally annoying”.
Neighbours are calling on Birmingham City Council to introduce a by-law so people who feed the birds can be fined.
The council said there were no plans to introduce by-laws but it was working with the community to promote cleaner streets.
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Pigeon Patrol Products & Services is the leading manufacturer and distributor of bird deterrent (control) products in Canada. Pigeon Patrol products have solved pest bird problems in industrial, commercial, and residential settings since 2000, by using safe and humane bird deterrents with only bird and animal friendly solutions. At Pigeon Patrol, we manufacture and offer a variety of bird deterrents, ranging from Ultra-flex Bird Spikes with UV protection, Bird Netting, 4-S Gel and the best Ultrasonic and audible sound devices on the market today.
Voted Best Canadian wholesaler for Bird Deterrent products four years in a row.
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by Pigeon Patrol | May 19, 2016 | 4-S Gel Bird repellent, Animal Deterrent Products, Bird Deterrent Products, Bird Netting
Marlborough Falcon Trust handler, Rob Lawry, is using Tappe the falcon on the campus at University of Canterbury to scare away pigeons as a humane pest control measure.
The University of Canterbury (UC) hopes a native falcon will eradicate hundreds of pigeons plaguing the campus.
In its latest move to reduce the pigeon population, a karearea bird – as pictured on the $20 banknote – has been trained to make territorial flights to scare off flocks of pest birds from buildings and the campus.
Marlborough Falcon Trust handlers Vikki Smith and Rob Lawry have been free-flying the specially bred one-year-old karearea, called Tappe, in what is believed to be the first programme of its kind in New Zealand.
Hundreds of pigeons are plaguing the University of Canterbury campus.
UC engineering services manager Rob Oudshoorn said the pigeon problem had “escalated dramatically” since the quakes when central city roosting spots were pulled down.
Combined with an abundance of food from the ruined city and the campus’ proximity to town, the university’s pigeon population has ballooned into the hundreds and affects more than 20 buildings.
The falcon is the university’s latest innovation to solve the problem after unsuccessful attempts using electric fencing, spikes and controlled culling with slug guns, Oudshoorn said.
Marlborough Falcon Trust handler Rob Lawry hopes Tappe, a karearea bird, will stop University of Canterbury’s pigeon problem.
Excrement is the biggest problem the birds bring as it piles around doors, windows, footpaths, and roofs, he said. Where pigeon numbers are high, buildings deteriorate more rapidly and the spread of disease increases.
“And depending on the scale of it, it can become quite an issue. In the extreme if it’s left there for a long period of time, those piles of excrement bring in maggots, and the excrement itself is pretty toxic too really.”
With a population of around 6000, karearea are rare. They are a natural predator to pigeons, which use avoidance and escape as a natural defence.
The natural bird control technique is used around the world, including Dubai, airports and London’s Trafalgar Square.
Lawry said the birds are trained to fly to a lure held by an instructor, rather than to capture birds.
“As the falcon comes rocketing towards the lure I pass it behind me in the direction I want it to travel, and so he goes up high in that direction. When he goes high the pigeons will go ‘I’m out of here because there’s a falcon here’. But at that point if there’s a really slow pigeon the falcon might get it.”
Lawry said Tappe had responded well to training at UC and would expand the program
About Pigeon Patrol:
Pigeon Patrol Products & Services is the leading manufacturer and distributor of bird deterrent (control) products in Canada. Pigeon Patrol products have solved pest bird problems in industrial, commercial, and residential settings since 2000, by using safe and humane bird deterrents with only bird and animal friendly solutions. At Pigeon Patrol, we manufacture and offer a variety of bird deterrents, ranging from Ultra-flex Bird Spikes with UV protection, Bird Netting, 4-S Gel and the best Ultrasonic and audible sound devices on the market today.
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by Pigeon Patrol | May 13, 2016 | Animal Deterrent Products, Bird Netting, Pigeon Spikes, Pigeons in the News
Each year, thousands of Arizona residents email or call Rosie Romero’s radio show with questions about everything from preventing fires in their chimneys to getting rid of tree roots invading their sewer system. His goal is to provide answers that suit the specific lifestyle wherever someone lives in Arizona.
Q: I’m interested in having a solar electrical system built on my roof. But I’m wondering what experience the solar industry has had with birds that try to nest under the panels. I have a sloped roof. Would it be harder for nests to be built in that situation?
A: Most of the time when birds try to nest under solar panels, it’s usually in the case of flat roofs. Generally, a frame is put up to deter birds from nesting. In addition, there are wire-mesh devices that can clip onto solar panels to keep doves and pigeons out. Plastic bird netting can be used as well.
Q: I have a foam roof on my home in Tucson and my air conditioner is on top of that roof, along with my ductwork. The ducts that come down into the house have been insulated with foam as well. But recently, my roof has sprung a leak around the air conditioner. Roofers have told me that to fix the leak, I have to take off the entire foam roof. Why can’t I just take off one section of the foam and then patch that area with new foam? The roofer says I can’t because new foam won’t stick to the old.
A: I can understand what you’re trying to say, and actually it does seem as if you should be able to do that. However, if the elastomeric coating that is on top of the foam has been sunburned, it might be impossible to get the foam patch to stick. You should get a second opinion on your situation from a qualified, experienced foam-roofing company.
Q: Does a person who climbs up on your roof to inspect the damage need to have a license or do they have to have some kind of certification? In other words, can my neighbor go up and inspect my flat roof to tell me what is wrong and where my leak is coming from?
A: Obviously, anyone can go up on your roof to check out what’s going on, and that person doesn’t need a license or certification. But I wouldn’t send just anyone up there; you need a licensed contractor who has a significant amount of experience. For one thing, flat roofs are tough to troubleshoot, because water can travel from one spot on a roof to another to leak into your house. Although walking around on a flat roof can be easier, one misstep on a sloped roof can lead to a fall or other injury. And sometimes just walking on a roof can do quite a bit of damage.
Keep in mind that if there is a problem on a roof that needs fixing and that fix requires $1,000 worth of work, then the repair has to be done by a company licensed by the state registrar of contractors.
About Pigeon Patrol:
Pigeon Patrol Products & Services is the leading manufacturer and distributor of bird deterrent (control) products in Canada. Pigeon Patrol products have solved pest bird problems in industrial, commercial, and residential settings since 2000, by using safe and humane bird deterrents with only bird and animal friendly solutions. At Pigeon Patrol, we manufacture and offer a variety of bird deterrents, ranging from Ultra-flex Bird Spikes with UV protection, Bird Netting, 4-S Gel and the best Ultrasonic and audible sound devices on the market today.
Voted Best Canadian wholesaler for Bird Deterrent products four years in a row.
Contact Info: 1- 877– 4– NO-BIRD (www.pigeonpatrol.ca)
