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Dear Crow Comrades:

Since we're into the always interesting subject of Crow News the past few days I offer this (photo is from the article). Please note that I got chewed out a couple of years ago and have since learned my lesson about divulging roost infowink. Enjoy.

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Countless crows, droppings rankle (State) residents (Source: famous newspaper, 11 DEC, 2014)

Thousands of crows roosting at night in a western ++++ city's downtown have some residents comparing the landscape with the Alfred Hitch**** movie "The Birds" as they work to drive them away.

The crows troubling +++++++++++ aren't aggressive, as birds in Hitch****'s 1963 thriller were portrayed. But their overwhelming presence on trees and buildings causes concern over damage and potential health hazards from droppings, said Roger S., CEO of the +++++ County Historical Society.

The society operates the Heritage Center of +++++ County, one of the buildings favored by the federally protected crows.

"It can be unnerving to walk outside and see thousands of crows on trees, buildings and everywhere, especially if you're familiar with Hitch****'s movie," Sherrock said.

He estimates as many as 50,000 crows gather downtown after scavenging for food by day in fields surrounding the city of around 60,000, some 80 miles northeast of (cig sity). State wildlife officials say there has been a roost in the area for decades, but Mr. S. says crows began roosting downtown in huge numbers about three years ago.

No one is sure what draws the crows to downtown +++++++++++. Some experts say thermal heat from cities provides more warmth than rural areas in winter months when roosting occurs and loss of habitat to urbanization is probably a factor. The lack of predators in urban areas may also play a role, said Jim M., an aviation (sic)education specialist with the state's Division of Wildlife.

"Crows are very smart and probably have learned they are safer in urban areas," he said.

Downtown businesses have spent thousands of dollars to remove bird droppings, which corrode surfaces and leave behind bacteria. Federal wildlife experts advised in 2012 to use electronically produced bird distress and predator sounds among other methods to drive away the birds.

"That seemed to help at first but not for long," Mr. S. said.

They're also trying noise devices and laser pointers, among other deterrents.

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51 Days and a wake-up until the 2015 MI early crow season.

P.S. It occurred to me that this reporter doesn't know an airplane from a bird.

-- Edited by Old Artilleryman on Thursday 11th of December 2014 11:04:00 PM



-- Edited by Old Artilleryman on Friday 12th of December 2014 12:05:34 AM

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