Track's fake snakes haven't fooled birds; nests still a problem By Alfred Gross Of the Emerald Though they may scare off a mouse or two, the 500 rubber snakes bought by the athletic department to scare birds from Hayward Field haven't been en tirely successful, says Steve McBride, director of athletic affairs. Hundreds of swallows flock around the field's grandstands and make quite a mess, but the athletic department isn't out to banish the birds just because of their unsightly excretions, McBride says. "Swallows build relatively large nests that they make out of mud, and once they are through with the nests — sometimes before they're through with them — the nests get dried out and they fall," he says. "We perceive it as a threat to the safety of spectators — and anyone else who happens to be in the grandstands — if they should get hit by one." The swallows and their large nests are the main problem, though the pigeons and spar rows are "an irritation because birds aren't too discreet about relieving themselves," McBride says. "We did talk to a lot of dif ferent people within the Univer sity and the biology department and outside. A lot (of people) suggested that we hang up a likeness of something that's go ing to be perceived as a threat to the birds naturally," he says. So for a buck each, the department hung handfuls of rubber snakes on both sides of the buildings at Hayward Field with the hope that the birds would be scared off, he says. But the fake snakes didn't bother the sparrows and only temporarily discouraged the swallows, McBride says. After the swallows returned from their winter migration, they were hesitant to build their nests near the rubber snakes. "But we find now that they're getting used to the fact that these things are there," McBride says. There still are not as many nests being built as there were previously, however, he says. Because swallows are a pro tected species, "we can't go out and harm the birds. Not that we'd want to, but we might if that was the only solution to our problem," McBride says. "There must be somebody out there that has something that works, but maybe not. These swallows are apparently pretty tenacious animals," McBride says. GO HOME FORA QUARTER. Give the folks a ring from a convenient public phone. Call on one today. (^) Pacific Northwest Bell Oregon Daily Emerald McKay’s Open Pantry Delicatessen FEATURING Broasted Chicken - by the bucket or the piece • Party trays made to order Freeh home-made pizza • Fresh bagels and pocket bread • San Francisco style sourdough bread 31 varieties Imported and Domestic Cheese • 35 varieties lunch meat and sausages Full line salad bar • Hot food to go • Fresh sandwiches made daily Hot or cold. 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