{"id":105,"date":"2006-07-10T00:48:23","date_gmt":"2006-07-10T05:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/oddplanet\/2006\/07\/10\/pigeon-dilemma\/"},"modified":"2011-07-25T02:50:48","modified_gmt":"2011-07-25T06:50:48","slug":"pigeon-dilemma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/oddplanet\/2006\/07\/10\/pigeon-dilemma\/","title":{"rendered":"Pigeon Dilemma"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Photo Sharing\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/63447236@N00\/186184355\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 5px solid white; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/61\/186184355_73280c72b8_o.jpg\" alt=\"bird_book\" width=\"382\" height=\"323\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>CLOVIS, N.M. \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Employees at the Curry County courthouse are crying fowl over a stench that has permeated the building since recent rains mixed with pigeon droppings on the roof and dripped into offices.<\/p>\n<div class=\"b1291d92551e5c93995fce7897ccfc30\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* OddPlanet_300x250_inpost *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3290981241\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>County Maintenance Supervisor Lee Delk said the ceiling seeped because a mud-like substance \u00e2\u20ac\u201d created when water blended with droppings \u00e2\u20ac\u201d clogged drains and leaked into the building through fallen ceiling tiles.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was nasty,&#8221; Delk said. &#8220;We cleaned up about a gallon, but it smelled like a ton and a half.&#8221;<\/p><!--CusAds-->\n<p>Employees opened windows and used air-freshener sprays. Each office is equipped with an air purifier.<\/p>\n<p>Delk said about 50 pigeons live on the courthouse rooftop. Many residents enjoy feeding the birds, so the county has tried to deal with the birds humanely.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have used nontoxic chemical spray and hired an individual to do live trapping,&#8221; Delk said. &#8220;But they keep coming back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Juan Gonzales of Clovis said he would hate to see a pigeon-free downtown. A retiree, he visits Main Street a few times each month, bread bag in hand, to feed the birds on the sidewalks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They need somewhere to live, and I like to watch them eat and fly,&#8221; Gonzales said.<\/p>\n<p>County officials plan to construct a modified rubber roof identical to one on the Curry County Juvenile Detention Center. 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