# @chapelboronews on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2025-01-21T15:41:49.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Chapelboro.com (@chapelboronews) — https://gondola.cc/chapelboronews

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For years, when people have walked or driven down West Queen Street in Hillsborough, they might have noticed vultures circling overhead. Or sitting on the ground. Or roosting on a roof. And not just one or two of the large birds, but sometimes dozens.

The omnivorous scavengers landed on the Hillsborough Board of Commissioners’ agenda last week as the town attempts to address the unusual situation — fueled by one neighbor’s fondness for the creatures and another neighbor’s irritation.

Michael Beanland, a resident of West Queen Street, requested the discussion after submitting a form to the town board detailing issues with “large, unnatural numbers” of black vultures surrounding his neighbor’s house, which he says consequentially creating challenges around his own property. Beanland, who has lived in the house with his family since 2020, said it became clear after they moved the large kettle — a phrase for congregated vultures — was regularly present around the house of Ken and Linda Ostrand next door.

Beanland says his family has a cordial relationship with the Ostrands, which has been strained by the realization they attract the vultures with food and the committee of birds spilling over onto the Beanland’s yard and trees. He said when the neighbors have been away for extended periods, the groups have dissipated — only for them to eventually return. And when the vultures are there for extended periods, they tend to leave behind messes and a strong smell.

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