Netting Installed At Doubleday

To End Pigeon-Dropping Woes

A team from Erlich Pest Control, Buffalo, is installing netting under the rafters at the Doubleday Field grandstand today, a $20,000 project that has been under discussion for years to prevent pigeon droppings from falling on fans in the seats below. If you’re interested in having something similar for your event, consider checking out websites similar to https://www.apexbirdcontrol.uk/service/anti-bird-netting-brighton. The Erlich team – Tim Hartnett, Jason Franklin and Alfonso Strickland – just completed a grandstand at Colgate University last week, and Franklin said there’s considerable demand for this service. Mayor Jeff Katz said he has often received complaints from fans, but that in season the stands can be cleared in the morning and be messy again by noon. “Taking care of that bird problem adds to the joy of being there,” he said. Doubleday Field Manager Quinton Hasak said cleaning the droppings was a particularly messy job, requiring ice scrapers to remove the detritus. (Jim Kevlin/AllOTSEGO.com)