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Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant
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If you find dead crows or birds at home please contact your local health department who will send a representative to pick up the bird or request you dispose of the bird in an appropriate manner.
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Angela Berkley,
High School Student
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Many dead crows were found near the Bronx Zoo, and there were a number of inexplicable deaths among the zoo's flamingos and other captive birds.
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Richard Hosking,
Paranormal Investigator
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Because birds, especially crows are susceptible to West Nile Virus, sightings of dead birds are reported to health departments throughout the state as part of a program to trace the spread of the virus in Connecticut.
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Sam Hayden,
Gothic Nightclub Owner
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Ravens, Crows, and birds of ill omen seem to be quite prevalent in the field of literature.
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John Carthy,
Gun Shop Sales Assistant
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Crows are classified as game birds and cannot be hunted with a rifle of any caliber.
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Bori Gonbutoren,
Reindeer Herder
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Crows and ravens are migratory birds and therefore protected by federal law.
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Khalid Binalshibh,
Taxi Driver
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It is possible that the bird was not intentionally targeted as poison bait is put out indiscriminately to kill other carrion eating birds such as crows.
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Chrissie Tanner,
Homemaker and Mom
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Cute little Bird Houses with a flock of fun country crows look pretty in these spunky colors.
These birds may have simply been female American Crows giving their begging calls which they do for a couple of days in the spring just as they begin to nest.
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Shane Kelly,
Bar Tender
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While crows have been the most likely species to be infected with West Nile, it has been found in many other bird species and in some mammal species.
Game birds need good grassy cover in which to nest, plenty of food and protection from rats and crows which would otherwise attack and eat the chicks.
Although birds, particularly crows and jays, infected with WN virus can die or become ill, most infected birds do survive.
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