by Pigeon Patrol | Apr 12, 2016 | Bird Netting, Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeon Spikes, Pigeons in the News
Gary Samuelson knows Kansas University Parking has a lot of larger issues these days, but he’s tired of walking through pigeon poop in the Mississippi Street garage.
“There’s a pigeon problem,” Samuelson, who works at Watson Library, said Tuesday during KU Parking’s fall open forum. “If I was a visitor to KU and parked in the garage, and that was your first sight to get to the Union … blech.”
KU is working on a solution — although it’s not as simple as just power washing the garage.
KU Parking is in the process of special-ordering a system that would allow it to power-wash the garage, capture the runoff, filter it, and reuse the water, associate parking director Danny Kaiser said.
The City of Lawrence prohibits putting cleaning runoff into the storm sewer, where the garage drains, Kaiser said.
Besides the pigeon poop, other substances that dirty the garage — such as oil, sand, silt and winter road salt — “are very polluting,” Kaiser said. “We want to capture that.”
The new system is to be operating by the end of the semester, KU hopes.
Kaiser said it would include a power-washer with a clean water tank, equipment to redirect water runoff from the storm sewer into a holding tank, and equipment to filter sediments out of the water for reuse.
He said the system would be portable so KU could use it in other garages as well.
The Mississippi Street garage is not the only one with a pigeon problem, Kaiser said, but poop tends to pile up near doorways there, which makes it more of an obstacle.
KU’s street-sweeping machine is too tall to fit into the garage, Kaiser said.
In an attempt to make the garage less attractive to pigeons in the first place, KU Parking Director Donna Hultine said they have installed devices to prevent them from perching on ledges. They have not been completely dissuaded, however.
“Now I notice pigeons sitting on the cars,” she said.
Until the new cleaning system comes in, Samuelson wondered if someone could tackle the worst spots with a mop and bucket.
“We can make an effort to get something done in there,” Hultine said.
About 20 people attended the annual fall parking open forum, held in the Kansas Union, and voiced various questions and frustrations. Hultine described it as an opportunity for KU Parking to hear those concerns as well as ideas for solutions.
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by Pigeon Patrol | Apr 11, 2016 | 4-S Gel Bird repellent, Bird Deterrent Products, Bird Netting, Pigeon Spikes
A petition to protect homes in Deal from an “infestation” of pigeons has gained more than 200 signatures.
It has been set up by Sean Gabb, of Middle Street, Deal, as he claims the town, and particularly the High Street, has become infested with pigeons and their waste.
He said: “We have done everything possible within the law to deter pigeons. It isn’t working. The financial cost for property owners is huge, as they’re spending money on painting their houses.
Dr Sean Gabb hands the petition to Deal’s deputy mayor Wayne Elliott and town clerk Lorna Crow“It’s polluting the town, as you walk around you can sometimes smell the pigeons or see piles of pigeon dung.”
He claims the number of pigeons in the town has increased in the past five years and their waste is damaging historic buildings and private homes in the area, as well as St George’s Church. Dr Gabb, 50, is now calling on the district council to create a by-law which would make it an offence for people to feed pigeons, as he believes this is encouraging the population.
He would also like the council to urge shopkeepers and cafe owners in the High Street to tell customers not to feed them.
The petition also calls on the council to use its existing powers to make property owners clean up overgrown gardens, or derelict buildings which have become nesting places for the birds.
The petition was handed to deputy mayor Cllr Wayne
Elliott on Tuesday, who presented it to Dover District Council’s Cllr Trevor Bartlett, portfolio holder for property access and property management.
This comes after Peter Jull, chairman of Deal and Walmer Chamber of Trade, raised the issue with the district council in July.
He said traders had been forced to spend thousands of pounds on spikes to deter pigeons from their businesses and clean up the mess.
Speaking at the time, he said: “The nuisance of these feral animals is costing thousands of pounds for business owners who are continually paying to clean, repair and protect their buildings from damage by pigeons.”
The petition will now be discussed at the district council.
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by Pigeon Patrol | Apr 10, 2016 | Animal Deterrent Products, Bird Deterrent Products, Bird Netting, Pigeon Spikes, Pigeons in the News
Nearly £10,000 is being spent cleaning up a dingy, pigeon-infested railway bridge in Leicester.
The city council wants to clear the birds out of the bridge over All Saints Road as part of its Waterside regeneration scheme.
Councillors have said the bridge, as it is, make the area feel unsafe, because it is poorly lit.
Councillor Patrick Kitterick said: “The one area that does hold it back is the All Saints Bridge.
“It just doesn’t feel safe when you go down there at the moment.
“The bridge over All Saints Road is like permanent midnight.
“It is also a pigeon sanctuary with the unpleasantness that brings.”
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David Beale, the council’s senior development manager for Waterside, said work was imminent to sort out the grotspot.
He said: “This is a key gateway into the Waterside regeneration area, so we want to ensure it creates a good impression and encourages further private investment in the area.
“Because this bridge used to carry trains, there are more than 20 steel beams spanning it underneath.
“Each of these beams has two ledges, which makes a lot of roosting space for pigeons.
“We’ve appointed a contractor to clear up the pigeon mess and glue spikes along these beams – it will be more than kilometre of spikes in total.
“The contract value is around £9,000 and will also include cleaning the walls under the bridge, which are white glazed brick. This will lighten up the area considerably.
“We’ll also talk to our lighting team to see if we can improve lighting under the bridge.”
One person who works near the bridge said: “It’s totally grim but then again it is a railway bridge and you’ll never make it a thing of beauty.
“I reckon it is home to every pigeon in Leicester. It’s streaked with muck and I try to avoid walking through under there because there’s not much chance of avoiding a showering.”
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by Pigeon Patrol | Apr 9, 2016 | Bird Deterrent Products, Bird Netting, Pigeon Spikes, UltraSonic Bird Control
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The famous statue of ‘Jesus in Jeans’ on the front of St Philip’s Catholic Church, Uckfield is now pigeon-free, thanks to a halo of ‘flames.’
The £355,000 seven-foot statue, by Lewes-based sculptor Marcus Cornish, resulted in controversy and interest from across the globe when it was revealed in 2009. It was unveiled by The Pope’s ambassador to this country, the papal nuncio Archbishop Faustino Sainz Munoz, and the Bishop of Arundel and Brighton blessed it.
But birds soon found the statue a comfortable place to roost so the area below was soon plastered with bird droppings. The droppings are acidic and can damage painted, stone or wooden surfaces as well as making public areas slippery and unhygenic.
The church’s maintenance committee, helped by priest Father Stephen Hardaker, found a firm which could help. Cleankill Environmental Services from South London, which has expertise in controlling pest birds, was called in to assess the problem and came up with a solution.
Director Jon Whitehead, explained: “The sculpture has a hollow back which created a perfect home for around 20 pigeons. They would nest inside and rest on the halo creating an unsightly and unhygienic mess.”
So the firm used a special product called Bird Free Gel which they fixed to the statue at certain points, including the halo. The gel appears as flames to the birds so they are discouraged from landing.
The church’s maintenance head Alan Duncan said: “We are all so pleased that the problem has been solved. We were at a loss as to what to do next. At one point we put anti-bird spikes on various resting places, painting them gold to match the halo. Unfortunately, the pigeons were ‘most comfortable’ with the additions!
“The service we had from Cleankill was excellent and very professional, including many after-care visits.”
Cornish’s sculpture was funded by money left by Winifred Gregory, 87, a member of the congregation who passed away in 2008. Christ wears jeans and a shirt billowing in the wind while his hair and beard are neatly and fashionably trimmed. Marcus Cornish said: “The sculpture is simple and direct and I hope it sums up the feeling that Christ is always with us and that we are not to be afraid. The clothing is loosely contemporary in order to connect Christ to his people now as much as to his past.”
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by Pigeon Patrol | Apr 8, 2016 | Animal Deterrent Products, Bird Deterrent Products, Bird Netting, Pigeons in the News
Pigeons will be culled at Mawson Lakes in Adelaide after businesses hired a professional shooter to manage the feral population.
Pest controller, professional shooter and experienced cleaner Sean O’Shea said northern suburbs residents were worried because the birds’ droppings were “very corrosive and very toxic”.
“Some people say it’s more deadly than asbestos,” he said.
“It’s not just the health issues … it continues to damage air conditioners, roofs, et cetera.
“It’s also damage to buildings, slip and trip hazards as well.”
Department of Environment and Natural Resources animal welfare manager Deb Kelly denied the State Government was “sitting on its hands”.
She said the Government was not responsible for dealing with pigeons on private property.
“You wouldn’t expect to say, ‘I’ve got a mouse in my kitchen and the State Government has to go do something about it’,” Ms Kelly said.
Everybody has to do a proper cull of them and make sure they’re removed properly … otherwise they’ll just breed up in the next property.
Professional shooter Sean O’Shea
“It really is the landholders’ responsibility.
“But the big thing is, I think, people have to stop feeding them and have to start putting their rubbish in the bin.”
Ms Kelly said residents needed to be proactive about the threat of feral pests in their area before populations grew to unmanageable numbers.
“People think they’re pretty and lovely until the numbers get big and then they think, ‘I’ve got a problem’,” she said.
“If you want to eradicate any feral pest, you really have to get them while the population is low.”
Mr O’Shea said there were a number of techniques used to control pests such as trapping and shooting, but urged residents to work together.
“Some people do something and the next door neighbour won’t,” he said.
“Everybody has to do a proper cull of them and make sure they’re removed properly … otherwise they’ll just breed up in the next property.”
Mr O’Shea said he was fully qualified and licensed to shoot pigeons.
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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.
Contact Info: 1- 877– 4– NO-BIRD (www.pigeonpatrol.ca)
