>There is a gang of crows living in the area, and they > do a couple > of things which I do not like: first, they have driven off hawks and > owls, which > we used to have. As a result, the rodent population, supported by the > grassland > that is my backyard, and by plenty of seeding trees (elms and maples), > has exploded.
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> The second problem is that crows eat songbirds eggs. They have driven > out those as well. The little things do their best at defending their > nest but those pests are extremely persistent. I pull them in a bit in > the winter, when I am the only one offering a squirrel proof bird > feeder, but in the spring they go elsewhere to breed. > > Would you consider trapping and killing the crows?
No. That's illegal. However, there are noisemakers and other ways of
repelling the crows.
Or I suppose you could just sit back and wait for West Nile to make it
there: it's murder on crows (no pun intended).
Regards,
Bill
"Those who do not learn the lessons of science fiction are condemned to
live them."--William T. Morgan