The Problem with Crows

In some urban and suburban areas, there are just too many. Yet crows also are a valuable part of the urban ecosystem, especially in helping to control urban invertebrate populations.

This article provides an interesting overview of how a bird scientist is using her ability to design a research program to solve a problem. She relies just as much on her previous experience with crows as she does on what she and her students do not know about them to provide a possible solution to a real world problem.

Like all of the young students participating in UEI's urban birds and bioacoustics programs, these crow researchers started off by learning the basics: how to use binoculars, how to identify birds, and how to observe birds. They then built upon these skills to carry out research.