Pigeons making roost, nuisance at Metro

Virginia officials have cited Metro for having a “serious” health violation: too much pigeon poop. The state’s Department of Labor and Industry issued citations to the transit agency for a problem with pigeons — and their droppings — at Metro’s Four Mile Run bus garage in Arlington in April. The problem was supposed to be fixed by May 21, but the case remains open, records show.

“Pigeons were roosting in the ceiling on ledges, air ducts and any horizontal space available to them,” one of the citations reads.