Technically Speaking

For open indoor areas

One Bird Buffer generator will provide enough haze to cover the size of a football field (120 yards, or 110m x 53 yards, or 49m). The internal high volume blower provides sufficient haze coverage without the need for an additional fan.

For open outdoor areas

The Bird Buffer will cover a one acre area when strategically placed with wind assistance or a wind machine. To check wind direction and best placement, use the Windicator Can of spray smoke to determine coverage.

What is parts per million (PPM)

Inside the Bird Buffer are vaporizing heads that breakdown each droplet of MA (Methyl Anthranilate) into a million parts called parts per million (PPM). A million parts per million would be all of the air inside of a space covered with particles. The Bird Buffer filters out larger particles, and separates the part by adding air, thereby reducing the PPM down to only 5 PPM. At the same time, it increases the spread of bird haze over much large areas. Because of this, only a very small amount of particles of the MA fluid is needed to be powerful enough to disturb a bird’s comfort level.

NOTE: MA, used in chewing gum and candy, is measured in PPM, and contains 2200 PPM. Bird response of the reduced size fluid (called Nano-Particles) in the Bird Buffer System is less than 5 PPM. Higher concentrations are not necessary if the automated cycle constantly introduces new and fresh nano-particles in the air the birds frequent.

Birds Reaction to MA

Birds do not have to smell the product in order to obtain a reaction in their mucous membrane called the trigeminal nerve. They react up to 700’ away if they fly into the nano-particles that are air borne. By setting the timer to come on during the busy flight time of the birds, results have caused the birds to wait for it to go away. They continually try to find other areas to go to and soon leave the area. When birds can’t see it, but get a reaction to it, they find they can’t outsmart it, so they leave. This educational process takes 3-5 days in small areas, up to 2 weeks in larger areas.

What we look for in bird reaction when MA is released near roosting birds:

When birds are exposed to MA as they are roosting, you may see signs that indicate they are getting a reaction, but not enough to make them leave the area.

Birds have their own ways of communicating. Bird language consists of using of their body language, body parts, and voices to express a wide range of emotions. Beak clicking is when the bird is trying to tell other birds it is threatened or protecting something. Beak wiping shows he is aggravated or upset or trying to dislodge something stuck in his throat.

When birds fly, their heart beat is faster, their breathing is faster. During flight they inhale enough of the MA particles to create a reaction to continue flying away. They may go outside the area and perch close by to try and figure out why they had such a bad reaction or what caused it. If they cannot see something different, then they relate to the area as the cause of the problem.

The birds may return to test the area again and again. If they have a nest, there will not be sufficient stimulation to cause them to abandon the nest. Unless the nest is removed, they will continue to feed the young until the entire family leaves the area. They will not return.

During this nesting period, other birds testing the area for comfort will not want to start a nest where they feel uncomfortable. They will move to another location.

New flocks coming in will continue to try the area as well as older residents returning to see if they want to stay. Their memory is locked in for hundreds of miles and they do remember where they used to roost.