Re: [TowerTalk] Birds on the Tower

[david jordan <wa3gin@erols.com>]

The fake owl has to be moved to different positions once and a while to 
optimize performance...also, those owl's that have heads that spin work 
better than those that don't.

Kuhns, Arthur, SSG, 146CF, SCM wrote:

> We have a fake owl on our air base and the birds use it to roost on.  I
> think these birds are a little smarter than we want to give them credit.
>
> Arthur Kuhns SSG
> 146 AW/CF ANG
> Port Hueneme,Ca.
> DSN: 893-7404
> Comm: 805-986-7404
> Email: arthur.kuhns@cachan.ang.af.mil
> <mailto:arthur.kuhns@cachan.ang.af.mil> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Pride [mailto:mpride@us.ibm.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 5:22 AM
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Birds on the Tower
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> Or you can buy a fake owl for about $30 and hang it on the upper most boom.
> Works for me!
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> Regards,
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> Mark, K1RX
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> Cqtestk4xs@aol.com@contesting.com on 02/04/2004 07:59:57 AM
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> Subject:    [TowerTalk] Birds on the Tower
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> > From another reflector about problems with buzzards and other flying
> creatures on towers:
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> We installed a Bird-X audio system about 2 months ago on a tower in
> Georgia that was right between two hotels.  The system consists of 4
> speakers placed up the tower, and an outdoor, photocell activated,
> controller.  You can program various predator bird calls, etc, and
> adjust volume.  Site manager reports all buzzards gone, and only one
> lone pigeon sitting on tower.  I figure the pigeon is deaf, or maybe
> severely depressed.
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> Here's the link:
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> http://www.comfortchannel.com/level.itml/icOid/1466?s=g
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