Bird Strike Committee Proceedings

2019 meeting in Halifax

Tuesday,  August 13 

Measuring Effectiveness – Strike  Data  Evaluations and the Question of Standardization  –  John R Weller

Bird Strike Prevention – An Operational  Approach – Isabel Metz

Bird Strikes are NOT Random! – William Barnes

Bird Strikes to Aircraft Sensors: An Overlooked Concern for Aviation Safety?  – Richard Dolbeer

Enhancing Risk Management for Bird Strikes:  An Update to NEXRAD Biological Target Risk Alterations – Major Donald Lewis

Efficacy of Robotic Falcons as a Bird Strike Reduction Tool at Major International Airports – Jordan Cicoria

“Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Deer Management for Aviation Safety”: Managing White Tailed Deer Populations on Military Installations to  Minimize the Risk of Deer Strikes – Michael Luna

An Airline Perspective on Airport Wildlife Strikes – Troy Levanen

An Airport Perspective on Airline Wildlife – Steve Osmek

The Data Delirium – Wildlife Strike Reporting Gaps Between Countries – Nick Yearwood

Human Fatalities and Destroyed Aircraft Due to Wildlife Strikes, 1912 to Present – Phil Shaw Use Caution, Birds in Vicinity – Gary Cooke

Thousands of Images and the Big Picture: Site Specific Long-Term and Seasonal Bird Assessments Using Wildlife Camera Trapping and Automated Object Counting in Remote Locations – Taylor Houston

Alternative Land Covers May Not Influence Bird Communities But How About Extreme Observations? – Raymond Iglay

Common Themes within Wildlife Hazard Management; Delivery of International Best Practice – Andy Baxter

Urban Concentration of Large-Mass Flocking Species: Management Strategies for a New Airport in Australia – Jeff Follett

Wildlife Hazard Management: An Analysis of Wildlife-Strike Data from the Five Busiest Airports in  Brazil [2011-2018] – Flavio Mendonca

Wednesday,  August 14

Be Proactive: The Abundance-based Strike Risk Index – Maxime Allard

Premium Methods for Wildlife Strike Reduction – Andy Baxter

Long-Term Monitoring: An Essential Component of Airport Wildlife Management Programs – Gary Searing
Panel Discussion – Standardized Metrics, Do We  Need them and What Should They Be?  – Gary Searing, John Weller, Nick Yearwood, Pierre Molina, and Nick Atwell
Workshop 1: Species Management – Gulls & Geese
Workshop 2: Introductory Topics in Airport Wildlife Management
Workshop 3: Advanced Topics in Airport Wildlife Management
Workshop 4: Standardized Metrics – What Data Should We Be Recording?

Thursday,  August 15

Wildlife Strikes: Investigate, Litigate or Prevaricate, Part II – Phil Shaw

The Use of Avian Radar at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Quantitatively Access and Manage Bird Strike – Sara Handrigan

Deterrent Effectiveness of PAR46 Landing  Light with UVLED on Bird Behavior – Donald Ronning

Air Rifles and Their Uses – Dan Frankian

Lasers, Drones and Speakers: The Testing of Bird Control Tools – Marie-Line Fiola

Population Increases of Large Bird Species in North America Pose Challenges for Aviation Safety – Richard Dolbeer

Bird Hazard Mitigation Training for Part 141 General Aviation Pilots: An Experimental Study – Flavio Mendoca

Invertebrate Foraging by Water Birds, and the Use of Acelepryn to Reduce Their Invertebrate Prey at Vancouver International Airport – Sean McCann

International Partnering to Prevent Bird Strikes: Diego Garcia – David “Buck” Jolley

Controlling Deer Populations: Managed Archery Hunt – Nicole Lordemann
Snowy Owl’s in Airport Environments:  Understanding Habitat Use and Strike Risk – Rebecca McCabe

Analyzing Bird Strikes in Fast-Time – Isabel Metz

The Challenges of Wildlife Mitigation at an FAA Certified Airport in a National Wildlife Refuge – Amy Anderson

Making $ense: Promoting Wildlife Hazard  Management and Economic Development Near Airports – Lisa Harmon

Measuring Bird Strikes – Rick de Ronde