Survey of Mississippi Catfish Farmers on Means, Effort, and Costs to Repel Fish-Eating Birds from Ponds, 1988 - 1989

Series I consists of records related primarily to the management of bird damage to agriculture and aquaculture in the Southeast. Topics include control of damage caused by cormorants, egrets, and herons at fish farms and control of damage to agriculture and feedlots by blackbirds, starlings, and grackles. Records related to methods such as scare devices, surfactants, roost sprays, roost dispersals, netting, and chemical control are included. This collection includes records from projects conducted by both the Starkville, Mississippi, Field Station as well as the Bowling Green, Kentucky, Field Station as many of the records in this collection came from Allen Stickley Jr, who worked at both field stations during his career. Also included in this series are project reports and records, correspondence, damage assessments, bird banding data, and publications resulting from projects conducted at the field stations.