My falconry services work on bird removal. Regarding the pest control industry as a whole, we ve seen a spike in calls and workload, particularly in residential areas, said Joshua Crowl of SteadfastFalconry.com. It s because most of the people are at home, and they see more of those animals at their houses.
On December 28, I spoke with Crowl, a falconer licensed by California Department of Fish and Wildlife who s not your average pest control business owner. He drives a blue and matte black lifted utility truck and rolls with a co-worker that flies over 150 miles per hour. Everybody always thinks pest control is about mice and grass and stuff like that. My falconry services work on bird removal, like crows, grackles, blackbirds. They ll get rid of other bird species except, at times, other predatory birds.
Escondido
The Escondido Creek Conservancy is calling for construction of a series of community gardens in the city, as part of the restoration of its namesake waterway.
The project aims to revitalize Escondido Creek as it runs through the city, lining the flood control channel with a trail, linear park and other recreational features. Among those could be small local gardens “where residents of the city could be assigned small plots to grow vegetables, flowers, and the like,” Conservancy President Richard Murphy recommended in a letter to Escondido Community Services Director Joanna Axelrod, who had requested details on the proposal.