Meridian’s First California Service Call Addresses Extreme Pigeon Problem

PARTNER

Big box home and garden store in Redding, California

• The store’s facility maintenance contractor, faced with constant calls to clean droppings, recommended Meridian Bird Removal. This was Meridian’s first-ever service call in California.

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OBJECTIVE

Capture and remove an excessive number of pigeons

• Pigeons inside and outside the store created an emergency situation that threatened to involve inspectors from OSHA.
• Doors were locked open, allowing unrestricted bird entry.
• Birds were consuming seeds in the garden center. Meridian estimated 30 or more nests needed removing.

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SOLUTION

Meridian dispatched three Technicians from three states
to manage the high-priority service call.

• Technicians Andrew, Katie, and Sarah collaborated to determine a
  strategic approach.
• They deployed nine nets using Meridian’s patented Bird-N-Free capture system. The size of the pigeons meant only three or four
  could be captured at a time.
• The store asked them to work exclusively at night.

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RESULTS

Meridian’s team captured a record number of pigeons and made the store bird-free.

• Over two nights, the Technicians removed the nests and captured 135 pigeons—one of the highest number of interior and exterior birds removed to date.
• The results greatly exceeded the store manager’s expectations. Even though the store had exclusion netting, the birds damaged inventory and forced constant cleaning.