LYNN – Say what you will about Lynn?s “Bird Lady,” Claire Butcher, but she knows how to raise a stir.The residents surrounding Flax Pond have mixed feelings about the 80-year-old Wyoma Street resident, who has continued to feed large quantities of ducks and geese near Magnolia Park, despite being cited before and, as a result, will be arraigned in court for trespassing and violating a city ordinance that prohibits feeding water fowl. She faces 30 days in jail or a $300 fine if found guilty.Many neighbors have been outspoken about their anger over the waste created by the birds, who congregate in large groups all around Flax Pond, seemingly waiting for Butcher to bring them dinner. Others worry about the well-being of the birds themselves. But Butcher does have her share of supporters.Nick Nikola, a lifelong resident of Lynn, lives on the other side of the pond from Magnolia Park, but sees her feeding the birds as an activity warranted by people living on ponds.?When you live on a pond, you expect things like that. It?s bad to a point – there?s a lot of bird feces and I understand the concerns for our health. On the other hand, it?s part of nature,” Nikola said.Nikola admitted that he occasionally feeds the ducks and geese with his 4-year-old grandson to teach him about loving “all of God?s creatures,” and said the city has gone too far in their pursuit of Butcher.?I know we have to follow rules, but she?s doing a good deed and they should let her live out her life in peace,” he said.Fallon Monteiro lives just south of Magnolia Park and often walks her dog down by the water in spite of the goose excrement. She said Butcher has always been kind to her.?If she?s not causing harm, I don?t think she deserves to have to pay lots of money,” Monteiro said.Yet the majority of residents seem to believe she does cause harm.City officials have said homeowners near the pond have repeatedly complained about the repercussions of feeding the ducks and geese in such large amounts. Frank Mercado, who has been living just north of Magnolia Park for the last 10 years, agrees with the city?s actions against Butcher, and thinks it could do more.?To be honest, the feeding causes a lot of problems n it attracts rats, and naturally the birds are supposed to be flying south now,” Mercado said. “I don?t think they?ve done enough to help control the problem.”Mercado said Butcher?s habit of feeding the birds causes headaches in myriad ways for him and other neighbors of Flax Pond.?Every time the ducks cross the street, it causes traffic,” said Mercado, adding that the fowl wouldn?t do so if Butcher didn?t feed them. “My girlfriend was driving down the street and a goose actually flew into her car.”Other citizens, like Maureen Simone who has known Butcher for many years, see Butcher?s circumstances as a sad situation brought on by good intentions.?I believe her heart is in the right place, but to feed in bulk is not correct,” Simone said. “I think she has a very warm and loving heart, but I can understand the city?s actions because our birds are not migrating.”Butcher will receive a written summons in several days listing the day and time she is required to be in court, which will likely be about three weeks, according to an earlier Item report.Taylor Provost can be reached at [email protected].