Support your local crow roost
A COMPLEX ISSUE
Urban wildlife brings beauty, wonder and occasionally challenges. More and more cities have a large crow roost and--for some- the cacophonous nature of the roost is not heard as music. Where some accept that avian droppings as a normal part of the gathering thousands, others find them distasteful and off-putting. These intersections form complex issues for city planners, ecologists and business owners.
With interested parties working together, solutions may be found that serve all members. We believe that a better understanding of the roost (how it serves the crows, why they select the spaces they do) could allow the city to create areas that draw the flock to areas of less conflict. Our goal is to facilitate this resolution, with community science, education and collaboration.
An Expert Opinion
"I join in your concerns over attempts to move a roost . . . not only do territorial crows use this roost but migrating crows as well, probably using the roost for several years . . . I find it hard to think that harassing the crows to move doesn't have some kind of impact on their fitness at some point." ~Dr. Lisa M. Reed, Rutgers University, Researcher and author of numerous scientific studies of crow behavior.