crows are rad. they are super smart & will start to remember you if you are kind to them. As indicated in this post, they may also annoy the influx of fragile yuppies in the ever-whitening population of the city with the fastest raising rents in America. does that help at all to suppress property values to the benefit of surrounding renters? More research is necessary to tell. Is it fun & worthwhile? Hell yes.

p.s. - anecdotal evidence that crows may have better political praxis than the average liberal: http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news…

Pigs are super smart too (Charlotte's Web, Babe). Doesn't mean we should encourage their population expansion in the city.

And what implies that the author is a yuppie - the reference to actually having a job? Or that they might be white? Why does every Mercury commenter come back to gentrification on articles that have nothing to do with the topic?

Birder here, living on a street with several groups of crows. Welcome to the #PNW! We have crows here. Some tips WRT our corvid friends:

1. I have an array of feeders in my yard (seed, suet, sugar water), all year, for a number of years, and I've never seen a crow touch them. They certainly could, but they don't need or want to. They don't even care about the birdbath.

2. Those feeders bring me dozens of our native songbirds (song sparrows, white crowns, nuthatches, chickadees, even warblers), woodpeckers, and yes, hummingbirds. I have never seen a crow chase any of them. I have seen hummers dart at the crows, though (*they* are super aggressive towards other birds, FYI).

3. They are creatures of habit, patient and observant. You complaining or reacting won't change anything. They were here before you and will be here after you.

4. If a crow crowing is all it takes to distract you when working from home, consider working on your concentration. Also, windows can be closed, or music played, etc.

5. Crows are fucking amazing creatures. They are giant, majestic, brilliant, adaptable *native* birds that add a bit of wildness and drama to a staid urban landscape. I think they should be the official bird of Portland.

They are also apparently great judges of character.

This IA is an asshole and likely poisoning neighborhood crows. Crows are so much better than assholes. Get over yourself, IA and live in a bunker where your stupid, crow-hating ass belongs.

It's a murder, honey. A group of crows is called a murder. - Homer J. Simpson