In this photo taken on Jan. 13, 2015, crow droppings cover a parking meter near the Monroe County Courthouse in Bloomington, Ind. The birds have been wreaking havoc on the square since theyâve settled into the trees and dropped feces like raindrops on the pavement and cars below. (AP Photo/Bloomington Herald-Times, Jeremy Hogan)
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - A city in central Indiana is ramping up its defenses against a virulent menace: crow droppings.
Hundreds of crows settling in trees around the Monroe County Courthouse square in Bloomington have caused havoc in recent weeks by coating the area with droppings, in particular bombarding cars and parking meters.
Bloomington police Capt. Joe Qualters tells The Herald-Times (http://bit.ly/1JTFGqb ) that the city this week started to use old street signs to protect the parking meters, at a cost of less than $15 per meter.
Crews identified 16 meters as routine targets for the birds.
Qualters says parking enforcement manager Raye Ann Cox came up with the inexpensive way to address the unsanitary situation.
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Information from: The Herald Times, http://www.heraldtimesonline.com
In this photo taken on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, parking enforcement officers Ross Jackson and Susan McCarter install covers to keep crow feces from falling on the parking meters around the Monroe County Courthouse in Bloomington, Ind. The shields are made from old city street signs. The birds have been wreaking havoc on the square since theyâve settled into the trees and dropped feces like raindrops on the pavement and cars below. (AP Photo/Bloomington Herald-Times, Jeremy Hogan)
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In this photo taken on Dec. 26, 2014, thousands of crows congregate in trees above the Monroe County Courthouse square in Bloomington, Ind. Hundreds of crows settling in trees around the Monroe County Courthouse square in Bloomington have caused havoc in recent weeks by coating the area with droppings, in particular bombarding cars and parking meters. (AP Photo/ Bloomington Herald-Times, Jeremy Hogan)
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