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January 30, 2012

Noise maker to keep birds off I-5 bridge

VANCOUVER (AP) — The Oregon Department of Transportation has installed its latest weapon in the war against starlings that have been flocking to the Interstate 5 Columbia River bridge and fouling it with their droppings.

Workers installed a propane-powered air cannon last week on a catwalk 239 feet above the water.


 
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