Sunday, July 15, 2012
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Their Goose is Cooked....Literally!
Earlier this week, in an attempt to minimize the danger of "bird strikes" with aircraft from J.F.K., staff from the UnitedStates Department of Agriculture rounded up, or "culled", over 750 Canadian Geese in the Wildlife Preserve and shipped them off to a poultry procesing plant where they were euthanized and their meat distributed to food kitchens.
Egg addling involved shaking eggs or coating them with non-toxic biodegradable food-grade corn oil within 14 days of incubation to make them non-viable. Once addled, eggs are returned to the nest. Geese continue to incubate until they realize the eggs will not hatch. At this point, it is generally too late in the year to produce more eggs. Adults are not harmed and will continue with their regular life cycle.
The program also entailed a nest locating component, which is key to the success of the program, and goose population surveys.
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| USDA workers culling Canadian Geese at the Wildlife Preserve |
Earlier this week, in an attempt to minimize the danger of "bird strikes" with aircraft from J.F.K., staff from the UnitedStates Department of Agriculture rounded up, or "culled", over 750 Canadian Geese in the Wildlife Preserve and shipped them off to a poultry procesing plant where they were euthanized and their meat distributed to food kitchens.
Prior to this culling, the Canadian Goose population of the preserve was estimated to be approximately 1500 birds.
As an aside, I remember some years ago when I worked on Rikers Island there was an abundance of Canadian Geese that took up residence on the island which is only some 500 feet away from a runway at LaGuardia Airport. At that time, population control was attempted via the use of "egg addling."
The program also entailed a nest locating component, which is key to the success of the program, and goose population surveys.
Related Posts: Earlier this year we posted an article regarding the danger of "bird strikes" at J.F.K.
Friday, July 13, 2012
Cross Bay Blvd (Jamaica Bay Wildlife Preserve) Guard Rail Project underway...
Construction of the pedestrian/vehicle guard rail project along Cross Bay Boulevard, which was approved by the City Council last June, has started.
The rail is being installed through the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge between Broad Channel and the Joseph P. Addabbo Bridge. According to the New York City Department of Transportation, the rails will extend from the bridge to East 1st Road in Broad Channel.
At this time the barriers have been staged in several areas along Cross Bay Boulevard and are presently awaiting work crews to complete final placement and anchoring
I'll leave the aesthetics of the new guard rail system for you to decide but Dan Guarino's "Broad Channel Bits" column in this weeks WAVE stated that...
Comments on the blocks of wash-gray plastic crash barriers now being installed along Cross Bay Boulevard in the Wildlife Refuge are already coming in. “Very attractive,” said one person, “like you’re driving up to the border of North Korea. But at least it got done, and it will save lives.”
(Note: The barriers are not plastic but are actually pre-cast concrete barriers.)
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Flood Mitigation Project Update - July 3, 2012 (Mass Mailing II)
These are the latest plans regarding the ongoing Flood Mitigation Project for West 11th, 12th and 13th Roads in Broad Channel.
HWQ1182A_Broad Channel MM2_75% Progress Prints
HWQ1182A_Broad Channel MM2_75% Progress Prints
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