starlings flying in the shape of a bird

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5. The way they fly in a group is amazing but....

If you ever saw the mess they leave you'd think differently of them. In early 2001, our clinic at McClellan AFB in Sacramento had thousands of starlings fly so close by in the late afternoon that their droppings were landing on our building, sidewalks, parking lot, and cars. That bird crap wasn't good for the health for our patients and we had to power wash the area a couple of times. The base set up some powerful speakers by our clinic and play a recording of a starling being attack by an eagle. Whenever the starling came within range of the sound they immediately moved away. After a couple of days using the speakers, the starlings moved elsewhere.

Yeah, they're amazing to watch in flight but not where you live or work.