March 30, 2009, Chicago -- The threat that birds can pose to life was vividly demonstrated recently by the safe emergency landing of the U.S. Airways passenger jet in New York City's Hudson River.

I have over time, become a bit of a night owl, I tend to stay up almost all night. Which means I typically fall asleep to the sounds of birds chirping outside of my window. Some might find this ...

An interesting story for those like me that occasionally took a lonely drive around an airfield with a tape player sounding out distress calls, shotgun and very pistol. The bird control unit (BCU) ...