Staff from the Nantou district of Taipower used electric poles to dismantle the bird's nest.

(The picture is provided by Taipower Nantou District Office)

[Reporter Chen Fengli/Report from Nantou] Recently, it was reported that the bird’s nest on the pole caught fire in the north, causing a small-scale power outage. Taipower’s Nantou District Sales Office has also launched a bird’s nest demolition operation in the near future. 6 bird’s nests have been found and demolished. , The construction workers did not find any chicks in the nest. In order to fear that the mother bird would come to build the nest again, the construction workers installed a bird repellent so that the birds would no longer use the pole as a good place to raise their chicks.

Huang Shunrui, Maintenance Manager of Taipower Nantou District Branch, said that spring is the season for birds to build nests and raise chicks. The chicks at Taipower Nantou District Sales Office were burned to the point of "burning ash". Figure, strengthen inspection of these lines, so far 6 bird nests have been found, and the construction time is scheduled to be demolished one by one.

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Before removing the bird's nest, Taipower personnel will first confirm whether there are any eggs or chicks in the nest. They must be cleared before dismantling. If any eggs or chicks are found, they will be moved to a nearby safe location or handed over to the relevant conservation unit for assistance.

The nest has been dismantled, but no chicks have been found yet.

A bird device will be installed above the pole where the bird's nest is removed, and a reflector will be rotated by the wind to prevent birds from nesting on the pole.

Huang Shunrui also said that adult birds usually use branches or weeds to build their nests, and sometimes they also use conductive materials such as iron wires in their mouths, which may cause power outages and even burn the nests.

Zhang Yuzhe, director of the Nantou District Division, said that Teclast actually continues to actively take various measures to prevent birds and beasts from causing damage to electrical equipment and interruption of power supply, such as replacing covered fuse link switches, installing covered covers and snap-on protective wire tubes, etc. Prevent birds and beasts from touching, etc., to avoid power failure accidents.

If the public finds a bird's nest on a pole, they can call Taipower's 24-hour customer service line 1911 to report, and Taipower will dispatch personnel to deal with it as soon as possible.

Taipower Nantou area personnel removed the bird's nest, and installed a bird device (orange object) on the top to drive away the birds by rotating with wind and adding reflectors.

(The picture is provided by Taipower Nantou District Office)