By Associated Press - Friday, November 7, 2014

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Wildlife biologists plan to use pyrotechnics, spotlights and amplified crow distress calls to shoo away crowds of crows that have been roosting in the city of Albany.

The crow-hassling will be done by biologists from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The city says in a news release that the noise and droppings from roosting crows has become a nuisance.



The work will be repeated at two-week intervals throughout the winter until the crows are dispersed.

City officials are also urging residents to put their trash in cans with lids to avoid giving the crows a free lunch.

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