![BART is using a falconer and a hawk named Pac-Man to control pigeons at El Cerrito del Norte Station. [Edited. Oops, article link added.]](https://i.imgur.com/7x5w1jD.jpg){kind=link}
BART contracts falconer to deter pigeons at El Cerrito del Norte Station
Harris hawks make an ideal raptor for this sort of work. They’re mellow birds, and the only social raptor in the animal planet. “In the wild, they live and hunt in family groups,” said Ortiz. “They’re known as ‘wolves of the sky.’”
Its fucking awesome to watch. A couple will circle high and wait for an opportunity while others fly low and try to flush prey out into the open. Also they can land on saguaro cactuses flawlessly