[4] Following his early ornithological research, according to Wired magazine, "After listening to the airport executives’ bird-related angst, Dolbeer decided the time had come for him to shift professional gears: He would henceforth devote himself to preventing midair collisions between birds and planes.
[7] Over his time at the Department of Agriculture, he authored about 170 scientific papers and was an associate editor for the Journal of Wildlife Management.
[2] Following his position with the Department of Agriculture, Dolbeer became a consultant in the area,[8] including serving as an advisor to the FAA alongside the USDA.
[14][15] Through his work, Dolbeer led research projects that developed several methods of deterring birds from being in the landing and take-off paths of airplanes airports and dispersing those that approach the area.
[3] This has included laser-driven bird dispersal, and working with the EPA and FDA to approve foraging repellents and wildlife capture drugs.
Dolbeer's techniques led to a “dramatic reduction” in collisions between birds and aircraft at the John F. Kennedy International Airport[7] as well as several others.