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Finches feasting in Minnesota supermarket

A Minneapolis-area supermarket has hired professional help to evict a pair of avian invaders that are having a feast in the bulk foods section. So far Mark Anderson of Plunkett Pest Control has been unable to capture the two finches who have taken up resi
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Published: Dec. 1, 2006 at 12:20 PM

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A Minneapolis-area supermarket has hired professional help to evict a pair of avian invaders that are having a feast in the bulk foods section.

So far Mark Anderson of Plunkett Pest Control has been unable to capture the two finches who have taken up residence at the Rainbow Foods Store in Maplewood, Minn., The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Besides feasting on spilled nuts in bulk foods, the pair of birds was spotted dive-bombing the salad bar.

Anderson used a large floppy net to try to capture them but they escaped at the last second.

He planned to try again Friday.

"It's pretty rare to find birds in grocery stores," Anderson says. "But you'll see them in Home Depots and other big-box stores.

Barn swallows have built nests in the vestibule of Maplewood's Home Depot which is located just down the road from the Rainbow Foods Store.

Topics: Mark Anderson
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