Hawkeye Bird and Animal Removal News Update Bulletins

Coyote spotted near downtown Toronto, prompts warning

A large coyote roaming through Cabbagetown on Sunday prompted police to issue a public safety alert, warning residents to keep close watch on their children and pets.
The animal was spotted by locals in the Sackville and Carlton Streets area, just west of Riverdale Farm, on Sunday morning. Police responded and saw the animal, but it fled into a ravine near Wellesley Park.

Hawkeye at the Outdoor Adventure Show Toronto
International Center, Mississauga ON

February 19 – 21, 2016 Hawkeye Bird and Animal Control created quite a draw at the Outdoor Adventure Show.  Dan Frankian and Team were there promoting their Falconry for a Day Experience where you can visit Hawkeye and spend the day flying a bird of prey.  In tow were 2 falcons, and a Eurasian Eagle Owl putting on quite a show for visitors. 

Dan Frankian along with his team of birds from Hawkeye are proud supporters of Reach for the Rainbow, a non-profit organization who helps children and youth with disabilities integrate into mainstream society through summer camps throughout Ontario. 

Toronto Star's Front Page Article features Hawkeye's Dan Frankian and Harris Hawk "Clara". Mr. Frankian talks about the fight against pigeons (and other birds) in his efforts to provide effective Bird Control for the City of Toronto - and the role of his birds of prey.

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We recently had the opportunity to provide bird control services on the set of "Reign". A barn shooting sequence was in the script; the resident swallows were not :)

Dan Frankian of Hawkeye Bird & Animal Control Inc. was invited to put together a presentation at NPMA's Pest World 2014...

The Secret Life of Pigeons

Hawkeye's Dan Frankian assisted in the making of CBC's The Nature of Things with David Suzuki. 

City News' Audra Brown tags along as Dan Frankian of Hawkeye Bird Control Inc. releases previously caught and removed baby hawks back to a Scarborough waste transfer station.

Hawkeye's Dan Frankian at a US Government demonstration in Dundas Square, Toronto:

Hawkeye's contribution to "Hawktober"... a visit to the Indie 88.1 FM Radio's studio in Toronto and an interview.

They’ve been watched and photographed, perched on Kerr Hall’s clock tower or eating a squirrel atop a lamppost. Ryerson is home to the majestic red-tailed hawk, a lot of them, and there is nothing to fear.

Red-tailed hawks “pose no threat to students” and are indicators of a healthy ecosystem, said Dan Frankian, founder of Hawkeye Bird and Animal control.

Toronto based Video comedian, writer and co-creator of Dukes of DodoMark Cotoia visits Hawkeye Bird & Animal Control and has a close encounter with Boo.

Students at Centennial College’s East York campus readied their cameras for the moment when Dan Frankian would open up his mysterious box to show them what he had inside.

On top of the metal box was a plastic dish and a pair of brown leather gloves, but inside was something special: A one-and-a-half-year-old falcon named Jerry.

Original Article:
Beach Metro Community News, March 19, 2013 [Bill McLean]

The Neville Park/Kingswood coyote – or coywolf – or Eastern Coyote – will be the focus of a community meeting March 19, from 7 to 9 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.), at the Beaches Rec Centre, 6 Williamson Rd. Area residents have been asked by Toronto Animal Services (TAS) not to feed the creature and to report anyone they might see feeding it. It is becoming socialized to people and acting more bold around humans in the neighbourhood (coyotes in the area have already attacked several dogs, and killed two).

Mon, Jul 22nd 2013
Seems those bright eyed & bushy tailed rodents aren’t happy staying put in their trees – they’ve found the perfect urban escape – high up in high-rise buildings. Minna Rhee speaks with Dan Frankian of Hawkeye Animal Control in Toronto. 

George Costanza on the TV show Seinfeld has a deal with the pigeons: they get out of his way, he looks the other way on statue defecation. Torontonians, too, have to make deals with birds, who tend to crowd the city. Luckily for us, Dan Frankian, founder of Hawkeye Bird Control, is negotiating a new contract.

Hawkeye's Dan Frankian was called upon to help demonstrate the art of falconry for an episode for Museum Secrets, Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, aired in Season two.

Originally, one of Hawkeye's  beautiful gyr falcon was to appear in this segment... but what you saw in the final cut, was a harris hawk, instead.

Hawkeye Bird and Animal Control is thrilled to give back to the community by supporting a number of charities and by sponsering charitable events. At the 2012 Crystal Ball Gala, we made available Falconry For A Day gift certificates...  See details »

This article originally appeared in the Globe & Mail June 9th, 2011 »

Whether it’s the furtive scavenging of raccoons in Toronto or the stench of angry skunks in Vancouver, every city, province, territory and country can claim a pest that defies eradication.

In Toronto’s battle between human and beast, Nguyen Dong was recently arrested after a neighbour reported someone beating a family of raccoons in his backyard garden with a spade.

Read more: Raccoons, rabbits and rats: Pest control proves a pesky problem

Dan Frankian of Hawkeye Bird & Animal Control, attended the Bird Strike conference dealing with pest bird and animal control and abatement at airport runways and taxiways.  
Conversations at this conference were very informative with Mr John Weller, the head biologist for the Federal Aviation Administration FAA as well as Micheal Begier Director from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) .

Dan Frankian also gave several public interviews to foreign news agencies dealing with Bird and Animal control and Abatement at airports.

One of the attractions in Stratford during the second annual Culture Days was the Stratford Shakespeare Festival's "A Fayre Day in Camelot," which transformed Market Square into a medieval-themed market with vendors and demonstrations.

Right, trainer Julia Staines shows off Clara the hawk, who you can see in the Festival's production of Camelot.

Stratford Gazette Photo

Clara a Harris Hawk, and handler Ken Bangerter of Acton's Hawkeye Bird and Animal control ,  were on hand to talk to students at a career fair at the Acton High School last Wednesday.

Clara often is used to control birds at the airport and in shopping malls.

Frances Niblok Photo