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Gooneys Fight Navy By Jaywalking Runways
PEARL HARBOR AP Mid way Island gooney birds jaywalk as Seabees move to pave runways and push them from danger. Scouts precede heavy equipment to guide birds away while sailors carry birds clear of wheels. About 250000 gooney albatrosses nested by runways caused aircraft damage and safety risks. Navy gas, then hardtops to deter nesting, with Audubon backing. If birds return, nests made of sand and needles vanish on new surface.
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