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Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report Page II-8 <br /> Forward Inc. Landfill 2018 Expansion Project <br /> • Gulls land at the active disposal area, begin to feed, and are able to <br /> feed for 10 minutes or more, on two or more occasions during a <br /> week. <br /> • Flocks of gulls begin loafing on other parts of the landfill and are not <br /> scared away by the control program within 30 minutes, on more <br /> than two occasions during a week. <br /> • Gulls begin to circle over the landfill, including adjacent creek areas, <br /> and are not removed by the falcons. If this behavior continues over a <br /> period of one week, then it indicates that the birds are likely getting <br /> food at the landfill. <br /> The above triggers do not specify a minimum number of gulls because if one or two <br /> gulls are present, they will soon attract other gulls and numbers will build up. <br /> Therefore, it is essential to deter the first gulls. <br /> In the event that the bird control measures proposed as part of the project, <br /> described above, in combination with the gull control program described in this <br /> mitigation measure, are found to be ineffective in reducing the numbers of flocking <br /> birds by the criteria described above,the project sponsor shall implement one or <br /> more of the following: <br /> 1. The falconry program shall be intensified to ensure that there are no <br /> gaps in coverage and that additional falcons are available for those <br /> days when it may be necessary to fly the falcons often. <br /> 2. The operator shall introduce a more comprehensive pyrotechnic- <br /> based control program to supplement the falconry program. Many <br /> landfills successfully control gulls using only a pyrotechnic-based <br /> program. The pyrotechnics program shall provide coverage when <br /> the falcons were not on site during the week and on weekends. The <br />