Ford’s Latest Employee of the Month Is a Hawk Named ‘El Charro’

To protect 300,000 trucks a year from a persistent pigeon invasion, the automaker turned to an ancient practice: falconryEl Charro works shifts at the Hermosillo plant where he flies around trying to scare pigeons. FordFord Motor’s assembly plant in Hermosillo, Mexico churns out over 300,000 pickup trucks and sports utility vehicles a year, employing 4,300 workers and a security guard known as “El Charro.” El Charro, a common term for a Mexican cowboy, is no ordinary watchman. He stands about two feet tall and patrols the skies above Ford’s 12.1-million-square-foot plant in the northern Mexican city. And the hawk is...