Hi Karen
Sorry to contradict you, but the story I'm getting from birders at the game,
and from DSE itself, is that the presence of the eagles had little impact
after a while.
I'm surprised they didn't use Peregrine Falcons - this species has been a
much more effective gull deterrent at the Ford plant in Broadmeadows (where
gulls were fouling cars awaiting shipment in an outdoor holding yard) - as
well as at other places. The Peregrines (2?) were flown by a handler, and
after a few flights the gulls departed for a reasonable length of time -
weeks, I think. I'd be surprised if tethered eagles would scare off gulls
- but a Peregrine on the loose might do so.
Does anyone know any more about using raptors as a deterrent? Which raptor
species are used? What species do they target, and how effective are they?
Russell Woodford
On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 6:05 PM, KAREN HUNT <> wrote:
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