East Coast Falcons

City Council in Ocean City is set to vote Thursday morning on a contract extension with East Coast Falcons LLC of Lodi, Bergen County, for another summer of using trained birds of prey to discourage sea gulls from raiding fries and pizza on the beach and Boardwalk, with a bid amount of $328,012 for the year. According to the Press of Atlantic City In a letter of support for renewing the contract, Daniel Kelchner, the city’s director of community services, described the work of East Coast Falcons as beyond satisfactory.