3:30 pm
Observed ~20 Starlings 1 1/2 mile south near dairy barns.
Observed 1 Rough-legged Hawk flying 1 mile south...heading south.
Observed 1 Rough-legged Hawk perched on telephone pole 3/4 mile south.
Observed no Starlings in or near the blueberry field. There were 7 sitting on the roof of the barn near my house.
5:00 pm
Drove along north end of blueberry field, saw 1 Robin and 1 Starling.
Reassembled and staged 2 large cardboard boxes in field for when Helikites need to be taken down. Took 15 minutes.
CS
REMEMBER: The Starling is the villain. It is not the grower.
The Enemy -- The Villain
Creative Alternatives to Cannons
Describing alternative ways to repel Starlings from a commercial blueberry operation in Whatcom County, Washington during the 2008 season. This is an attempt to demonstrate reasonable and realistic alternatives to the devastating noise created by liquid propane (Lp) cannons.
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