Chandler considers ordinance targeting excessive bird feeding after residents report property damage

CHANDLER, Ariz. — The Chandler City Council is set to vote on a proposed ordinance aimed at preventing excessive feeding of wild birds following complaints from residents who say large flocks have caused property damage and health concerns in their neighborhoods.

Among those supporting the proposal are Thayne and Joy Martin, who say their neighborhood has been overrun by pigeons and other wild birds after a neighbor began putting out large quantities of bird seed each day.

“You know the movie The Birds from Alfred Hitchcock, that is how we feel when we take our trash out,” Thayne Martin said…

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