Hostile Grackles [birds] Attack People in Houston

My Way News ^ | May 18, 2005

[Dawgreg]

LOL, that's what I thought too!

[savedbygrace]

The non-violent solution is for dozens or even hundreds of people to get together in the area, during the spring when the birds are first coming in to nest, and in the evening make a huge racket with non-lethal noisemakers of all sorts. The idea is to scare the birds off so they don't nest. After about 5 evenings, the birds will all move to another location, where the routine can be repeated.

We did this in our neighborhood a few years ago, and it worked great. The birds don't come back for several years. Maybe next spring we'll have to repeat it.

[LSAggie]

Here in Missouri, West Nile virus has decimated the blue jay and crow population. Hasn't done a thing to cull the grackles though

[dighton]

Could they be trained to attack moonbats?

[RightWhale]

Well done! Robins can be nasty, too.

[Dawgreg]

I wouldn't try it.......State Bird you know. Once a mocking bird got after our cat. The cat just sat there while the bird swooped down time after time. Then (with a Morris kinda look on his face), SLAP! No more birdy. The cat just sat there, didn't even bother to eat it.

[Blzbba]

I, for one, welcome our new Grackle Overlords...

[blau993]

See, if we put the Army on the border, just like O'Reilly wants, none of this would happen. Evil Mexican Grackles!!!

[Tall_Texan]

They have long been an issue at the University of Texas campus where they truly can take on Hitchcockian proportions. What's funny is watching the University try solutions while maintaining political correctness. They won't try poisons or guns or any loud noises. They have tried putting fake owls in the trees and probably passed a resolution denouncing when the birds relieve themselves on the statue of Martin Luther King.

The grackles are still there. They are basically harmless birds unless provoked.

[darth]

There must be a Cajun recipe for these things.

[Dog Gone]

That would be a darn good idea.

[Jedidah]

Tennis racquets may work, but it would be more appropriate to use a badminton racquet. They are designed to hit "birdies."

Go for it.

[MeanWestTexan]

"They are basically harmless birds unless provoked."

Tell that to your car's paint. (Not really, but you know what I mean.)

Wal-Mart Birds is an apt description.

[Dog Gone]

They are basically harmless birds unless provoked.

[righttackle44]

"The grackles zeroed in on a lawyer who shooed a bird away before he tripped and injured his face, Jue said."

You would think that, besides the LSAT, law schools would require that law students be tested for being able to shoo away a bird and walk at the same time.

[righttackle44]

"Very adverb abuse. Very 21st C. Very annoyance."

Thank you. Righttackle44 is an English major.

[TASMANIANRED]

I wonder whom the lawyer will sue.

[melancholy]

See, if we put the Army on the border, just like O'Reilly wants, none of this would happen. Evil Mexican Grackles!!!

They're just doing what American birds won't do!

[oyez]

I don't know if these are the exact guys or not, but when having lunch on San Antonio's River Walk birds like this will steal your food.

[dhs12345]

Probably protecting their nest and babies.