‘This is the worst year’: Black vultures harassing Pa. homes, causing major damage

AP via WPXI ^ | December 4, 2020

[rightwingintelligentsia]

MARIETTA, Pa. (AP) — Flocks of black vultures are roosting on roofs and in trees in one Pennsylvania town, causing damage to homes and property and generally harassing residents.

The birds, which can have wingspans up to 5 feet (1.5 meters), are protected under federal laws, LNP reported on Thursday.

Especially in the fall and winter, they roost together and prefer warm areas like dark roofs. The birds peck at the rubber on the roofs and target plastic things like porch furniture and garbage cans for destruction, the newspaper reported.

A homeowner in Marietta, which is located on the Susquehanna River outside of Lancaster, told the newspaper that he’s paid thousands of dollars to repair damage to his roof.

“This is the worst year,” John Enterline said. “There are many more of them.”

[moovova]

They didn’t capitalize black.

Neither did I.

[budj]

Are they from Chicago?

[jmacusa]

.410 birdshot. Problem solved.

[Steve_Seattle]

My neighborhood two miles north of Seattle is overrun by crows. The whole Seattle area is, but it seems to be getting much worse. This morning, there were about 30 on my neighbor's lawn. I hear them walking around on my roof.

When I was a kid growing up in Seattle, robins were a very common bird, but now you rarely see them.

[Harpotoo]

How much does a friggn BB gun cost???

[Libloather]

Should be good eatin'.

[campaignPete R-CT]

They occasionally circle, looking for my cats

Yes, Black Vultures eat live critters

[Sequoyah101]

It is the stench from Philly.

[bgill]

Their punishment for voting for Biden.

An enterprising person could make a fortune selling free range fowl for the Christmas holiday.

[Hiddigeigei]

"The city should create perfect roosting habitat for them on a few city buildings that are damage proof so that the vultures would roost there and not on other roofs."
In Miami they roost in large numbers on the Court House during the winter.

[cyclotic]

A murder of vultures.

One buzzed me in my pickup today. They are huge and fearless

[Grampa Dave]

Vultures are migratory birds, Federally protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which is administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

[Revel]

They destroy traditional shingles too. They peck right through them because they like the gritty material.

[motor_racer]

Mostly peaceful...

[mikrofon]

This brings to mind an old favorite song:

%%
Carrion — my skyward son,
There’ll be some when we are done.
Lay your weary wings to rest-
Don’t you fly no more…
%%

(Paging the “Vulture Ping List” ;-)

[Carriage Hill]

SSS

[old curmudgeon]

Vultures are migratory birds, Federally protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which is administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Another demonstration of how stupid, impractical and bullying our government has become.

[Carriage Hill]

SSS.

[RetiredTexasVet]

Pay back for electing Gov. Wolf.

[Grampa Dave]

Another demonstration of how stupid, impractical and bullying our government has become.

At all levels!