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From: dbrown@watarts.UUCP (D. Brown)
Newsgroups: net.rec.birds
Subject: Grackles Dive Bombing
Message-ID: <8681@watarts.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 19-Mar-86 13:41:33 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar 19 13:41:33 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 21-Mar-86 03:06:03 EST
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Hi,

I, or at least my Dad, has a really bad problem with them Grackles.
You see we have a pool in our backyard that keeps getting bombed
with Grackle wastes. The big ugly(they really are) things clean their
nests in this way.

They come low over a 4 foot fence between us and the neighbours and attempt to
hit the edge of the pool from about a height of 3 feet on release. We have
an old post sitting about 4 feet from the decking of the pool which is directly in their bomb run.

I've thought of Chicken wire, but I don't think my Dad wants to do anything
that will put holes in the grass or create a nuisance for mowing the lawn.
Is their anybody out there who might know of something really creative?
I and my dad would be much obliged.
I was going to ask you to mail me any ideas, but why not post them? It creates
conversation.
Thanks in advance for any help.

Sincerely yours,

			DAVE BROWN