Warwick blueberry farm using 'laser scarecrows' to keep birds at bay

Warwick blueberry farm using 'laser scarecrows' to keep birds at bay

WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) — A Warwick blueberry farm is using new technology to keep birds away from their crops during peak picking season. Rock Point Farm owners Nancy and Stephen Cornish told 12 News that birds love highbush blueberries. The mother-son duo originally used nets to keep the birds away from their blueberries, but those eventually became compromised. The Cornish family knew that another nearby farm had started using an intricate syst…