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urbanism • 2 years ago

BART is using a falconer and a hawk named Pac-Man to control pigeons at El Cerrito del Norte Station. [Edited. Oops, article link added.]

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BART is using a falconer and a hawk named Pac-Man to control pigeons at El Cerrito del Norte Station. [Edited. Oops, article link added.]

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urbanism • 2 years ago

BART contracts falconer to deter pigeons at El Cerrito del Norte Station

Harris hawks make an ideal raptor for this sort of work. They’re mellow birds, and the only social raptor in the animal planet. “In the wild, they live and hunt in family groups,” said Ortiz. “They’re known as ‘wolves of the sky.’”

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2 years ago
there are speakers all around some airports that play hawk and other predator noises to keep birds away too

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