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28 THE RURAL VOICE
these along with devices you can
purchase," Marley advises, "But you
must persist ... don't give up even if
it looks as though you're not win-
ning."
What are these modem devices
which have replaced the scarecrow?
The scare gun (costing $300 and up)
produces a sound not unlike thunder-
claps. Its detonations are produced by
LP gas (propane) fired automatically
by timer and piezo lighter. In looks it
resembles an insect fogger rather than
a scarecrow.
Other modern devices, bangers
(bird bombs), screamers (racket
bombs), whistlers (whistle bombs),
use .22 blanks and are fired from hand
launchers. All of these stress the
effectiveness of sound in driving birds
away. Bangers and screamers also
have an added visual effect in low
light.
According to an article in National
Wildlife (Oct. - Nov. 1988) other
devices have been developed, some
resembling the original scarecrow.
One, a mechanical scarecrow mounted
on a propane gun, pops up three feet
when activated. Another employs a
plastic scarecrow which inflates when
a detector picks up movement.
Non -scarecrow -like contraptions
include a plastic owl which broadcasts
blackbird distress calls. In another
bird -scaring attempt, shimmering
mylar strips were stretched across
fields to reflect light and produce a
roaring sound in the wind.
Apparently, the effectiveness of
any of these devices depends on the
effort growers put into implementing
an eradication program. As Marley
says, "All of these devices are just
tools — there is no magic box, never
was, never will be."
Recently, Associated Press re-
ported a Florida resident, fed up with
hordes of migrating buzzards annually
taking over his town, built a scarecrow
and draped it in Christian Dior clothes.
It worked for a while until the
buzzards attacked and tore it apart.
Where has the scarecrow gone?
Like the Model T, technology has
intervened and replaced it with newer
models, some hardly resembling the
original.0