Here’s yet another reason why it’s a mistake to ban plastic grocery bags, as Corvallis and a number of other cities have done. What you see here are bags — from Fred Meyer in Albany in this case — shrouding the side mirrors to protect them from crazy birds.
Mating season: Cover your mirrors
This is no news to most people, probably, but until a few years ago I had never noticed the problem: Birds perching in front of passenger-side car mirrors where they can see themselves, and leaving a mess behind.
Tags: birds and car mirrors, plastic bags