A common crow has uncommon taste in music and news and has apparently adopted WKSU as his/her favorite radio station. Each morning the curious corvis comes a-callin', and often bangs the glass doors until shooed away. What is he/she after? We're not quite sure here at 89.7 fm. It may be NPR and classical music, OR the foam insulation that lines the glass front of the building. The bird has committed itself to removing every last bit of it from around the molding.
Look for more updates on the WKSU crow.
Trapping of the crow with baited cages and sticky pads have not worked. Yet. A certified trapper continues the effort to remove the crow.
And below there is audio of the crow calling at the front door - translation unavailable.
Posted by: Vanessa Brown (Richfield) on May 25, 2009 7:59AM
Posted by: Randy on May 15, 2009 12:03PM
A couple of other ideas, should this prove ineffective--or should he simply move to another window:
Contact paper on the outside of the window.
A scarecrow. No, really--set up a lawn chair with a stuffed dummy and keep moving it, and moving its position lest he acclimate to it.
Something like an inflatable toy that will move in the wind, suspended over the window.
This is a highly intelligent adversary, as I'm sure you've found in trying to trap it. Unfortunately, he also has a screw loose. Birds thus obsessed can persist in the behavior for years, forsaking their mates and offspring to fight the rival. I had a friend in Pennsylvania who had a female cardinal fighting his windows all day for six years, starting at first light, YEAR ROUND. I'll be interested to hear what happens and whether these suggestions prove effective. Good luck!
Posted by: Julie Zickefoose (Whipple, Ohio) on May 13, 2009 2:57PM
Posted by: Kathy (Cleveland) on May 6, 2009 10:59AM