TIA employs raptors to thwart bird strikes to passenger planes - Tampa Bay Times

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Cheddar, a trained Harris’s Hawk, scans a grassy at Tampa International Airport on Wednesday, Jan 26, 2022, while searching for cattle egrets. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times

Jackie Hurd, director of operations with Predator Bird Services Inc., of Orlando, prepares Cheddar, a trained Harris’s Hawk, for a wildlife mitigation session where she is used to scare and capture cattle egrets from the runway and taxiway systems at Tampa International Airport on Wednesday, Jan 26, 2022. Hurd uses trained raptors to clear airports, landfills and agricultural sites of avian pests, which in the case of airports puts airplanes at risk of bird strikes during takeoffs and landings. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times

A group of egrets congregate near a runway at Tampa International Airport on Wednesday, Jan 26, 2022, after being flushed from the area by a siren deployed by Brett Bell, airfield compliance manager. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times

Jackie Hurd launches Cheddar, a trained Harris’s Hawk, after spotting a congregation of cattle egrets near a runway at Tampa International Airport on Wednesday, Jan 26, 2022, in Tampa. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times

Cheddar, a trained Harris’s Hawk, dives while attacking a Muscovy duck on Wednesday, Jan 26, 2022, after it was discovered roaming a grassy area. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times

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Jackie Hurd works to capture a Muscovy duck with the assistance of Cheddar, a trained Harris’s Hawk. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times

Brett Bell, airfield compliance manager at Tampa International Airport, uses a shotgun to euthanize a Muscovy duck moments after the duck was discovered roaming a grassy area. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times

Cheddar returns to her handler, Jackie Hurd, moments after pursuing a Muscovy duck on Wednesday, Jan 26, 2022, at Tampa International Airport. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times

Jackie Hurd works to separate Cheddar after she captured and killed a cattle egret near a runway at Tampa International Airport. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times

Cheddar plucks feathers from a cattle egret after the raptor captured and killed the heron. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times

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Jackie Hurd prepares to place Cheddar, a trained Harris’s Hawk, into a holding cage. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times

An American kestrel perches on a sign as a Spirit Airlines passenger jet taxis on a runway at Tampa International Airport on Wednesday, Jan 26, 2022, in Tampa. The bird, which ofter hovers over its prey for long periods of time while hunting, is perceived by airport officials as a threat to airplanes during takeoffs and landings. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times

A group of egrets move from a grassy area adjacent to a runway at Tampa International Airport after being flushed from the area by a siren deployed by Brett Bell, airfield compliance manager at Tampa International Airport. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times

Jackie Hurd collects Cheddar moments after she captured and killed a cattle egret while Brett Bell collects the remains. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times

Jackie Hurd retrieves Cheddar after the raptor captured and killed a cattle egret near a runway at Tampa International Airport. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times

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Jackie Hurd prepares to place Cheddar into a holding cage moments after capturing a Muscovy duck. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times

Brett Bell, airfield compliance manager at Tampa International Airport, works to set a trap used to capture red-tailed hawks near the runway and taxiway systems at the airport. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times

Cheddar, a trained Harris’s Hawk, skirts the wing of a Sprit Airlines passenger plane moments after flushing a group of cattle egrets from an adjacent taxiway at Tampa International Airport. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times

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