Pet Forum / Birds / Birds / November 2007

Hi, I'm in Las Vegas and have been assigned the task of catching
pigeons that are flying around the Luxor.  Now what I am told (second
hand information) is that they are swooping down during the night
hours and feeding on a couple of our restaurants, La Salsa and
Fusia.

Luxor has chosen to give me a few traps to use to catch them.  From
looking at them I guess the birds are led through a tunnel and a the
end to get back out its pointed so they will be deterred from that and
when they are inside they have places to feed and drink till I find
them the next day and release them.  (Don't know if that sounds
familiar to any of you).  My questions are....

A)  Is there a better simpler safe trap to use to catch them live to
let them back out outside? Maybe one we can build or one to buy???

B)  Since they are used to human food is there a food I can put by the
traps that is simply irresistable to the pigeons (some fruit or seed
or McDonalds fries or what have you) that they would go to that other
than down and eat Mexican???

C)  Would you choose to put the traps up close to wear they are
swooping down to feed at (close to the restaurants and food court) or
up high where they are getting their vantage point and maybe easier to
smell???  Any suggestions would be helpful....

Aaron