SUCCESSFUL CONTROL OF GULLS AND OTHER BIRDS AT A SANITARY LANDFILL

Under some circumstances, it may be desirable to prevent gulls and other birds from concentrating at landfills and thereby reduce the risk of bird-aircraft collisions or other potential impacts on adjacent property. Between 17 September 1978 and 7 March 1980, data were collected on the occurance of Ring-billed Gulls, Herring Gulls, Turkey Vultures, American Crow and European Starlings at a Maryland land fill. Control procedures involving pyrotechnics were implemented on 6 January 1979. The effectiveness of control procedures on the various species is discussed. The results demonstrate that gulls can be prevented from concentrating at a landfill as can the other species but persistence and dedication on the part of bird control personnel are required in order to succeed.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Paper from the Proceeding of the Conference and Training Workshop on Wildlife Hazards to Aircraft, Held at Charleston, South Carolina on 22-25 May 1984, pp 231-240.
• Corporate Authors:

  Peer Consultants

  1160 Rockville Pike
  Rockville, MD  United States  20852

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Authors:
  • Southern, W E
  • Southern, L K
• Publication Date: 1984-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 10 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft; Airports; Birds; Control; Crashes; Landfills; Measures of effectiveness; Prevention; Waste disposal facilities
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Design; Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Security and Emergencies; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00394870
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-FAA-AAS-84-1
• Contract Numbers: DTFA01-83-R-11287
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 31 1985 12:00AM