Again the War Between Lineman and Bird Nests Begin!!

jlsplatts (68) in doinwork • 6 years ago (edited)

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glenalbrethsen (68) · 6 years ago

Hey, @jlsplatts.

I've been waiting for one of these bird vs. linemen posts of yours. :) That was definitely one heavy duty nest. Maybe the crow has a future in construction? Custom home building to be more precise. :)

So, you've got me wondering now if there isn't something that could be attached to the poles somewhere that doesn't cause a problem, but that would ward off the birds, or make it more uncomfortable. Some of those sparkly spinners maybe? Or something that emits a low level sonic shriek that's directed in such a way that it isn't doesn't disturb anyone else?

I'm sure you all have tried some kind of preventative thing over the years, so maybe none of it's worked. My mind just starts thinking about solutions, rather than just battling the same old thing over and over again. If there was something that could direct the birds to the nesting platforms, that would be great too. Big old arrows pointing, maybe some cawing. I don't know. i'm grasping at ~~branches~~ straws here. :)

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jlsplatts (68) · 6 years ago

There are all kinds of little gadgets they make for the poles and equipment on them. From plastic covers to spike strips. Bein they they are a specialty item the cost a good chunk of change. Where we have equipment on a pole w put a lot of bird guard stuff on it. But on just a typical pole we don’t really install a bunch of bird protective stuff. One thing that has been helping is instead of using 2 arms like in the photos, which create a good space for the nest to sit. We have went to a single fiberglass arm to make it more difficult to build a nest. So as we replace poles and repair them, we try to eliminate any possible nesting areas. Yet they still find a way to get their beaks in the electrical business on way or another. I will be in one of our substations tomorrow and I will show you some of the bird guard and spike we put up. It took an estimated week with 4 guys to install all of it. Heat shrink tubing the works. It actually looks pretty nice.

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