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Evaluation Of Controlling Red-Tailed Hawks (Buteo Jamaicensis) Through Live Trapping And Relocation To Minimize Aircraft Strikes At Canadian Airports, Martin L. Wernaart, Terri L. Groh, Philip J. Roberts
Evaluation Of Controlling Red-Tailed Hawks (Buteo Jamaicensis) Through Live Trapping And Relocation To Minimize Aircraft Strikes At Canadian Airports, Martin L. Wernaart, Terri L. Groh, Philip J. Roberts
1999 Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada, First Joint Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC
Central and Southwestern Ontario is one of the largest migratory flyways for raptors in North America. The expanse of airfields and prey availability make airfields attractive to migrating raptors, which may result in an increase in over wintering birds. These birds do not readily scare with conventional wildlife control methods and have high public profile. Even though the strike risk is moderate, raptors routinely make the top ten list for strikes from all bird species (8%) at Canadian Airports. The potential for damage from a collision with raptor species is high due to their size and weight. It has been …