American Tower Operations Team Responsibilities
Look
- Observe sites for indicators of bird activity (e.g., the presence of a nest, birds roosting on a tower).
- Contact the Bird Watch team immediately if you observe any bird carcasses in or around the site.
- If you observe roosting or other bird activity at the site, record your observations.
- Ask anyone working on site to provide their Bird Site Work Advisory or Conditional Work Approval. Stop work and direct them to contact Bird Watch if they do not have one.
Listen
- If you observe a nest on a tower, shelter or any equipment associated with the site, take a moment to listen for young in the nest.
Record and Notify
- Take photographs of the bird activity.
- The Operations team must record observations, photos and reports of activity from outside sources in the Bird Site Notification Tracker by creating a new entry or updating an existing entry.
Closeout
- Upon receiving approval to proceed, the Operations team must relay any conditions placed on the work to American Tower technicians or contractors.
- Notify bird.watch@americantower.com if any bird issues arise.
Update
- The Operations team must update the Bird Site Notification to notify the Bird Watch team when changes in bird activity are observed. Also the Operations team should update the Bird Site Work Tracker when new work proposals on the tower arise and/or previously reported work is modified or cancelled.