FINAL PROGRAM (Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada)

The Technical Program has 36 oral presentations and 20 Poster Presentations

MONDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2004

0800 REGISTRATION (Constellation Foyer)

0830-1000 INTERNATIONAL BSC STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING (Charles Room)

1000-1100 BSC-USA STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING (Charles Room)

1300-1700 EARLY-BIRD PYROTECHNICS TRAINING (Constellation EF)

1800-2000 WELCOME RECEPTION (Atrium/Harborview)

Hosted by Maryland Aviation Administration

TUESDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2004

0700 Registration (Constellation Foyer)

PLENARY SESSION

0800 Welcome to BSC-USA/Canada - Richard Dolbeer, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Wildlife Services and Chairperson, BSC-USA

0810 Welcome to Baltimore – Paul Wiedefeld, Executive Director of Baltimore-Washington International Airport

0815 Keynote Address: John Goglia, NTSB Member (Retired)

0840 Plenary Address: Liability of the airport for bird strike damage by Ante Matijaca, Split Airport, Croatia (1)

0900 Multi-engine wildlife strikes to turbine powered aircraft by Ed Cleary, Federal Aviation Administration (2)

0920 A discussion of bird strike design issues for engines with obscured fans by Julian Reed, Rolls Royce, UK (3)

0940-1000 Questions for Speakers and Discussion

1000-1030 BREAK (Visit the Exhibitors, Constellation AB)

TECHNICAL SESSION I: AVIATION INDUSTRY & FAA PERSPECTIVES

1030 Applying science to resolving land use issues: predicting the birdstrike risk from wetlands near airports by John Allan, Central Science Laboratory, UK (4)

1050 FedEx Express’ approach to bird strike prevention by Nedra Baum, FedEx Express (5)

1110 European starlings and passenger loading bridges: An aviation industry-wide problem by Robert Johnson, Kansas City International Airport (6)

1130 Climate change: Is there a signature in the pattern of bird strikes? by Tom Kelly, University College, Cork, Ireland (7)

1150 Questions for Speakers and Discussion

1210-1330 BOX LUNCH PROVIDED (Constellation Foyer)

TECHNICAL SESSION II: HABITAT & MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES

1330 Comparison of two vegetation heights for wildlife control on airports by Thomas Seamans, USDA, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center (8)

1350 Statistical analysis of bird strike events and grass management to reduce bird strikes in Taiwan by Shaopin Yo, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan (9)

1410 The effectiveness of grassland management at two South African airports by Albert Froneman, Endangered Wildlife Trust (10)

1430 Effects of mowing on the presence of grassland raptors by Kerry Fitzpatrick, University of Maryland (11)

1450 Questions for Speakers and Discussion

1510-1540 BREAK (Visit the Exhibitors, Constellation AB)

TECHNICAL SESSION III: SPECIES–SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT

1540 An experimental approach to reduce aviation safety hazards associated with osprey activity at Langley AFB, Virginia by Thomas Olexa, USDA, Wildlife Services (12)

1600 Management of Australian white ibis in Australia: How targeted research can improve population management by N. J. Murray, Ecosure (13)

1620 Use of fencing to deter iguanas from airport runways at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport by Pedro Quinones, USDA, Wildlife Services (14)

1640 Using system safety to manage wildlife hazards: Canada geese as a case study by Kristi Russell, Transport Canada (15)

1700 Questions for Speakers and Discussion

WEDNESDAY, 15 SEPTEMBER 2004

Special Morning Sessions with FAA Airport Certification Inspectors

TECHNICAL SESSION IV: AGENCY PERSPECTIVES AND ISSUES

0800 Not at our airport: A planner’s approach to integrated wildlife management by Robin Bowie, Maryland Aviation Administration (16)

0820 Managing off-site wildlife hazards in your airport neighborhood (or Mr. Rogers meets the FAA) by Lisa Harmon, Jones & Stokes Associates (17)

0840 Maryland Aviation Administration’s approach to stormwater management by Eileen Straughan, Straughan Environmental Services, Inc. (18)

0900 Interagency cooperation in the Rio Salado Restoration Project to mitigate wildlife hazards at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport by Krista Wenning, USDA, Wildlife Services (19)

0920 Washington Dulles International Airport construction and its implications on wildlife damage management by David Allaben, USDA, Wildlife Services (20)

0940 Questions for Speakers and Discussion

1000-1030 BREAK (Visit the Exhibitors, Constellation AB)

TECHNICAL SESSION V: BIRD BEHAVIOR AND MANAGEMENT

1020 Behavioral response of gulls to a lethal control program at a New York airport by Scott Barras, USDA, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center (21)

1040 Urban Canada goose management in western Washington: Using a unified political approach by Roger Woodruff, USDA, Wildlife Services (22)

1100 Progress with endophytes in grasses for the aviation industry by Chris Pennell, AgResearch Limited, New Zealand (23)

1120 Watching grass grow: Exciting possibilities with vegetation management to reduce wildlife hazards at airports by Brian Washburn, USDA, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center (24)

1140 Questions for Speakers and Discussion

1210 The Wildlife Hazard Control Tour of BWI: Results of five years of cooperative efforts between Maryland Aviation Administration and USDA, Wildlife Services by Kendra Cross, USDA, Wildlife Services (25)

1220-1330 BOX LUNCH PROVIDED (Constellation Foyer)

1330-1700 FIELD TRIP TO BALTIMORE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

1800-2000 MEET THE EXHIBITORS SOCIAL & POSTER SESSION (Constellation AB)

2000 USA vs. CANADA WATER VOLLEYBALL GAME (Weather permitting)

THURSDAY, 16 SEPTEMBER 2004

0715-0815 MILITARY/CIVIL BREAKOUT SESSION (Constellation EF)

TECHNICAL SESSION VI: BIRD AVOIDANCE MODELS & REMOTE DETECTION

0820 Toward an integrated North American Bird Avoidance System: Organizational and technology update by Russ DeFusco, BASH, Inc. (26)

0840 Current status of the German Real Time Bird Avoidance System by Wilhelm Ruhe, Bundeswehr (27)

0900 Distributing bird hazard information to aviators for risk management: The wireless future by T. Adam Kelly, DeTect, Inc. (28)

0920 Automated acoustic monitoring of bird strike hazards by Sam Pascarelle, Advanced Acoustic Concepts, Inc. (29)

0940 Questions for Speakers and Discussion

1000-1030 BREAK (Visit the Exhibitors, Constellation AB)

TECHNICAL SESSION VII: MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES

1030 Secrets in the freezer: Stomach analysis of struck birds provides clues to avian attractants at airports by Marsha Barden, USDA, Wildlife Services (30)

1050 Prey base monitoring and control to reduce predatory bird strikes at Portland International Airport by Sharon Gordon, Port of Portland (31)

1110 Agriculture as a land use to prevent wildlife strikes at airports by Aaron Spencer, USDA, Wildlife Services (32)

1130 A model for assessing risk categories for birds at airports using bird survey data by Phil Shaw, Ecosure, Australia (33)

1150 Questions for Speakers and Discussion

1210-1330 LUNCH (On Your Own)

TECHNICAL SESSION VIII: INTERNATIONAL BIRD STRIKE ISSUES

1330 The role of local community participation in the control of bird hazards at Entebbe International Airport by Gloria Kirabo, Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (34)

1350 Sources of birds causing strikes at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and proposed management interventions by Shadrack Ngene, Kenya Wildlife Service (35)

1410 Problems and progress: 15 years of bird hazard prevention activities at Dar es Salaam International Airport, Tanzania by Kim Howell, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (36)

1430 Questions for Speakers and Discussion

1450-1520 BREAK (Visit the Exhibitors, Constellation AB)

TECHNICAL SESSION IX: BIRD STRIKE COMMITTEES & WRAP UP

1520 The Brazilian Committee for Avian Hazard Control: Successful actions and outcomes by Jandrisson Gurgel do Amaral, Brazilian Air Force (37)

1540 Forty years of German Bird Strike Committee by Heinrich Weitz, Bundeswehr (38)

1600 BSC-USA Airport Wildlife Management Training Program: A final update by John Ostrom, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (39)

1430 Questions for Speakers and Discussion

1645 Invitation to 2005 meeting in Vancouver and Closing Remarks - Bruce MacKinnon, Transport Canada and Chair, Bird Strike Committee Canada

1700 BSC-USA/CANADA Steering Committee Meeting (All Welcome)

FRIDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2004

0900-1200 FEATHER IDENTIFICATION LAB OPEN HOUSE, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, WASHINGTON, DC (Optional Field Trip)

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POSTERS

Animal ambush at the airport: The extent and nature of terrestrial wildlife strikes with civil aircraft, USA 1990-2003 by Sandra Wright, USDA, Wildlife Services (P1)

The effects of Neotyphodium lolii endophyte on Canada geese, finches, and gulls by Chris Pennell, AgResearch Limited, New Zealand (P2)

Influence of the number of repellent-treated and untreated food or water containers on intake in the European starling by Arla Hile, USDA, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center (P3)

Land use changes to manage wildlife hazards at a central Kansas airport by Devon McBride, USDA, Wildlife Services (P4)

How do birds react to approaching aircraft? Observations from the cockpit by Richard Dolbeer, USDA, Wildlife Services (P5)

Status of North American Canada goose populations in relation to goose strikes with civil aircraft by John Seubert, Wildlife Biologist (Retired) (P6)

Techniques to identify bird strike remains by Carla Dove, Smithsonian Institution (P7)

Integration of avian risk management tools to characterize regional migration patterns to improve airfield safety by Gino Giumarro, Woodlot Alternatives, Inc. (P8)

USDA, APHIS, Wildlife Services at California airports by Derek Milsaps, USDA, Wildlife Services (P9)

The United States Air Force (USAF) BASH program: USAF’s approach to resolving wildlife hazards on airfields by Melanie Presuto, USAF BASH (P10)

Habitat comparison of an airport expansion project by Robert Alexander, USDA, Wildlife Services (P11)

A Bird Avoidance Model for Northwestern Europe: Predicting the influence of environmental conditions of the spatial and temporal dynamics of bird movements by Judy Shamoun-Baranes, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands (P12)

Department of the Navy BASH Program: An update by Matthew Klope, Department of the Navy (P13)

Test your ability to identify bird strike remains by Matthew Klope, Department of the Navy (P14)

Nicarbazin as a reproductive inhibitor for resident Canada geese: The Oregon Field Study by Kimberly Bynum, USDA, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center (P15)

Memorandum of Agreement: Interagency commitment to reducing wildlife strikes to aircraft by Michael Begier, USDA, Wildlife Services (P16)

NWRC’s Ohio Field Station: Research to alleviate wildlife-aviation conflicts by USDA, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Ohio Field Station (P17)

USDA, APHIS, Wildlife Services Airport Safety Program in North Carolina by USDA, Wildlife Services, North Carolina Airport Safety Section (P18)

Wildlife hazard management at Arizona airports by USDA, Wildlife Services, Arizona Airport Safety Program (P19)

Monitoring abundance of resident and migratory birds in Argentine Pampas: a tool to predict risk for bird-aircraft collisions? By María E. Zaccagnini, INTA, Proyectos Internacionales, Cerviño (co-authors are Sonia B Canavelli, Noelia C. Calamari, and Frank Rivera-Milan) (P20)