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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1948
Page
17
A plan to install aluminum owl decoys as a permanent deterrent against starlings at the courthouse lawn is under negotiation with the Decatur firm The Starling Pest Control Co. Tests and testimonials shape the proposed locations and reach of the nonlethal device.
Commissioners prepare an all-out campaign against the starlings once formation is ready. The note highlights courthouse staff and county customers as stakeholders and recalls the birds first appearing in Amarillo with Khiva Temple and the Elks Club as early hotspots.
The article notes a long battle with starlings as pests. Municipal efforts to eradicate them reflect the conflict between public nuisance and protection under bird laws, with references to a 1890 import and ongoing debates on killing or safeguarding the birds.
City workers struggle with a roosting bird problem that makes safe street walking nearly impossible. They tried a range of methods from Roman candles to balloons along Pennsylvania Avenue to scare the owls away.
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