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Meridian is willing to go the extra mile (or several hundred) to help solve your unique bird problems. They fit right in because they’re one of us.” “No matter where we go, there are people with Meridian’s core values, and they’re kindred spirits. “Language and history don’t matter,” he points out. Kuhland says it’s these core values that make for strong company culture: “People at Meridian say whenever they meet a new employee, they feel like they already know them.” As part of the leadership team, he’s confident we’ll meet the challenge and satisfy our customers in Hawaii, just as we did in Puerto Rico. We have adapted our bird catching techniques to the birds of Hawaii, and as with Puerto Rico, we’re already meeting people who share our core values with the hope of expanding our BRT team to Hawaii. One problem bird is the mynah, an import from Asia that’s threatening to crowd out native bird species. We’ve been traveling out there to remove birds regularly, and as with Puerto Rico, the nuisance birds of Hawaii are different from what you see on the mainland. Now Meridian is making inroads to another island paradise: Hawaii. Our Puerto Rico team members embody those qualities to a T.” “We look for people who hold our core values, love the outdoors, and are up for an adventure. “We looked for the same things in Puerto Rico as we do on the continent,” says Jeff Kuhland, Meridian’s Vice President. After two years of steady bird removing, we advertised for Puerto Rico-based BRTs. Our traveling bird removal technicians (BRTs), none of whom had been to Puerto Rico before, were thrilled at the chance for adventure and learning about new birds. The bananaquit is a tanager-like bird with bright yellow plumage (hence its name). That last species is native to the island, slightly smaller than an English sparrow.
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Rather than sparrows, we found ourselves chasing Puerto Rican parrots, bananaquits, and the Puerto Rican tody. Our third surprise was the types of birds we needed to catch. They also mean people are more relaxed about closing doors and windows. Tropical weather and a laid-back island attitude make places like Puerto Rico ideal vacation spots. The second difference was acclimating to the relaxed culture. As soon as we arrived, we knew the work was going to be different.įirst, there was the language barrier – although Puerto Rico is a territory of the U.S., many residents speak Spanish as their first language. Meridian’s motto is “Embracing New Adventures Daily,” so when a client asked if we would help out one of their Puerto Rico locations, we jumped at the chance. That is, until a few years ago, when we started working in Puerto Rico, our first foray off the mainland United States. While the climate and environment of our clientele varies by state, the birds we remove (mostly sparrows, starlings, and pigeons, with other species and the odd raptor thrown in for excitement) have remained the same. Since our humble beginnings in Christiansburg, Virginia (a small Appalachian city near Virginia Tech), Meridian Bird Removal has expanded to cover more than thirty of the United States. Adventures in Puerto Rico and Hawaii highlight big differences and common values