Starlings raining down dead in Randolph County
Well, rural Randolph County resident Allen Hutchison wants to know why several dozen starlings rained down on his property. It appears they were poisoned, and the question becomes who and how:
Starlings are a nuisance to feedlots. They not only consume the feed but contaminate the feed and water with bird droppings that can spread disease, Loven said. Before using the pesticide in a certain area, USDA notifies local health departments, extension offices and the state department of natural resources in case they are called by concerned citizens like Hutchison, Loven said. “That sounds like an awful lot of dead birds,” said Tim Dale of Critter Control of Muncie, who suspected the birds were killed by large farms using Avitrol in Hutchison’s neighborhood. “Avitrol is not meant to kill off a lot of birds; it’s meant to scare birds away.”
link in today’s Pal-Item. Also see coverage in the Muncie Star Press: Dead birds pile up in Randolph County
May 22nd, 2008 10:46
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