Meridian Technician Adapts and Overcomes to Reach Trapped Bird

PARTNER

National supermarket chain

• The North Miami, FL, location reported a sparrow inside the store. When Meridian arrived,
  Technician Shawn M. found the fledgling trapped in a glass compartment above the foyer.

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OBJECTIVE

Remove the trapped sparrow from a challenging space

• The sparrow had flown into a transparent box that descended two feet below a conduit.
• The nearest entry point to the conduit was 15 feet from the glass box, and the conduit would
  not support an adult human’s weight.
• The sparrow was already too exhausted to fly out on its own. It was in danger of dying inside
  the glass box above the foyer.

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SOLUTION

Humbly confident, the Technician used technology and a rigged device to capture the sparrow.

• Working alone, Technician Shawn rigged a series of poles to extend a net through the conduit
  and into the compartment.
• The Technician had to work blind, re-adjusting over the course of 45 minutes and attaching his
  phone to poles to locate the bird.
• The bird was lost once inside the conduit. Shawn used a sparrow call to home in on the bird and capture it in a hand net.

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RESULTS

Meridian rescued the sparrow and removed it from the store.

• The Partner recognized even a single bird is cause for concern regarding food safety
  and public image.
• Meridian also identified several nests which needed to be removed and a broken automatic door
  which could allow more birds to enter.