Buzzards Congregating Again in Gladewater
Posted/updated on: January 8, 2011 at 5:54 am
GLADEWATER (AP) — The buzzards are back in the East Texas city of Gladewater.
City Manager Sean Pate tells the Longview News Journal that about 30 of the large scavenger birds have been seen roosting on the city’s water tower in recent weeks.
Gladewater has dealt with an abundance of buzzards before, most recently in the spring and summer of 2009. State wildlife expert Steve Epperson helped the city get rid of the problem in the past and has been contacted again.
Officials say buzzard droppings are a threat to the water tower’s paint job, which runs about $80,000. The birds also can damage telecommunications equipment on top of the tower.
