Nobody I ever asked had any idea what I'm talking about, but on the United States Highway Route 22 in New Jersey, right next to The Ship in Union (actually a quarter mile west, near the White Castle), is a billboard housing a BirdXPeller® PRO. It emits a never ending squawk into the air surrounding it, one of New Jersey's busiest highways. You very likely would not hear it when driving by, but if you ever parked your car and walked into a business in the area, or for sure if you've ever waited hours at the auto repair shop nearby, then you may have heard it.
Up until about 2020, I assume the recording being used was on a cassette tape, because it deteriorated to the point it was almost unintelligible as wildlife - it was unequivocally a robot seagul (except it's apparently a hawk or some other raptor).
I must have asked dozens of people about this, including people who work in the area, and who live in the area, and I swear not one of them had any idea what I was talking about. Not even when it was a broken robot seagull. Today it's been replaced or updated, because it sounds like a regular bird, so I imagine that still, nobody realizes it's there.
The BirdXPeller® PRO gets rid of birds by emitting a variety of naturally recorded distress calls and predator cries that confuse, frighten, and disorient pest birds. The digital sounds warn birds of an emergency and to stay away. The sonic repellers are completely programmable and utilize real sounds with clear and high-definition playback. The BirdXPeller® PRO is a safe and humane solution to protect your property from bird infestation. With three versions to chose from, you can tailor your bird control to work for you.Version 1 repels: Pigeons, Starlings, Sparrows, and GullsVersion 2 repels: Crows, Blackbirds, Grackles, Cormorants, and RavensVersion WP repels: Woodpeckers and Sparrows (note: this is the Woodpecker PRO )
Image credit: cyborgpigeon - image credit Neiry Group - 2026 [link]
Post Script: The Flagship, as it was called, started in the 1930's as a restaurant-nightclub named Donahue's that had a nautical theme. That burned down and in 1938 was replaced by Flagship 29, a nightclub built in the shape of a ship. That burned down in 1942 and was replaced, still as a nightclub and still in the shape of a ship. In 1956 it became a clothing store, and in 1968 a dinner theater. In 1986 it was torn down but rebuilt, STILL in the shape of a ship, but this time as an electronics store, and then a series of electronics stores, the most infamous of which was a Crazy Eddie's, (who's prices were insane). This mostly taken from the Union Township Historical Society website: https://www.unionhistory.org/Union-Photos/The-Flagship
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