Click here if you are having trouble viewing the slideshow on a mobile device. WALNUT CREEK — Strolling the sidewalks of Broadway Plaza, you may not notice the absence of one unwelcome pest — pigeons.

Birds have been sparse on Mill Avenue for the past three years after the implementation of a bird abatement program. The program was put in place to prevent an overabundance of birds in the area.

Following a successful pilot program at El Cerrito del Norte station, 12 BART stations will be using birds of prey to keep pigeons away starting next year. The BART Board of Directors approved the ...