Crows
Crows are intelligent, adaptive, wary, eat anything and are hard to catch.
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Crows like to nest in tall trees and there are an abundance of tall trees in the County that make good nesting sites. You can try knocking the nest out of the tree if you can get that high but usually you are out of luck.
Crows eat whatever is available, regardless of whether it is dead or alive. Crows also eat a lot of insects and clean up dead animals and garbage, so there is a benefit to having them around.
Crows are at their noisiest when their young leave the nest. Young crows are still dependant on their parents for food and safety and constantly communicate with their parents while they are away from the nest.
Any animal or human that gets too close to the young birds are dive-bombed by the parents who can be very aggressive. Fortunately this does not last too long. Once the young are able to fly well, all of them usually take off.
Crows are a migratory bird that spends the winter in warmer climates. In the fall, crows form large flocks in preparation for migration. And then they are gone until spring.
Controlling crows is difficult. They do not go in traps like magpies. Any trap that will catch crows is huge and not very practical. You can shoot crows outside the Special Control Area, Urban Service Area and the Hamlet Policy Area. But this can be difficult because they are very wary birds.
Further information
Transportation and Agriculture Services
780-417-7100 (24 hours)
transportationandagriculture@strathcona.ab.ca
Last updated: Wednesday, May 18, 2011
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