Crows Gang Up on Cars, Sidewalks
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By Beccy Tanner, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Mar. 9--On any given night, three major crow populations move about and roost in Wichita. And where crows gather, a nasty by-product threatens public health.   Crow poop.   Cars have been bombed.
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Residents of crime-plagued Rio de Janeiro have a new kind of predator to worry about &#151; hawks.
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If it seems quiet in your back yard these days, it&#39;s probably because so many species of birds have flown the coop, bound south on their migratory journeys.
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SWARMS of pink locusts yesterday swept through Cairo in scenes recalling the biblical plague of Egypt. The swarms flew high above tall towers or swooped on to treelined streets, where scared pedestrians stamped on them or ran for cover.
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ALBANY, Ore. - Rick Pyburn was sick and tired of lead-footed motorists speeding past his home. Already, he had lost five chickens to hit-and-run drivers passing by at speeds well above posted limits.
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WARROAD, Minn. - It might have seemed like the birds were fighting back against a Duluth hunter on a recent trip to far northern Minnesota...
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While crows have a reputation for being clever birds, research now suggests they could be as intelligent as great apes.
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Wood pigeons are flocking to urban areas because of changes in farming, the British Trust for Ornithology says.
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Birds may not be renowned for their intelligence but New Caledonian crows have an instinctive ability to make and use tools, researchers said on Wednesday.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Residents of crime-plagued Rio de Janeiro have a new kind of predator to worry about - hawks.
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GREENBURGH, N.Y. - Police sent to investigate a traffic accident found more than they expected - a small zoo.
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Some flit between stops, fueled by homemade granola. Others plod along, more tortoise than hare.
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The bald eagle is out of the woods but  other birds of prey are in trouble.
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Last year&#39;s Christmas Bird Count in Missouri turned up a green heron, rarely seen in the state in the winter. Randy Korotev, one of the organizers, has no idea what birds will delight this year&#39;s counters.
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The most recent of our numerous skirmishes between forest managers and environmentalists started over the weekend, when fliers appeared at the city's Dale Ball trailheads warning that the city was about to cut down 90 percent of tree cover in the area.
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Dead crows make good scarecrows. It's a method Cedar Rapids park officials say works wonders in their "crow coffin" program, which places dead crows on trees to detract thousands of living crows from perching.
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AN AMAZING wildlife spectacle is taking place in the heart of a northern city, wildlife experts announced yesterday.   A family of peregrines has made its home high above Manchester's streets, according to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.