Wildlife biologists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture will be conducting a non-lethal wildlife management project to disperse the Fall/Winter roost of American Crows from the city of Albany.
Those non-lethal methods include pyrotechnics, spotlights, non-harmful lasers, and amplified, recorded crow distress calls. Several of these methods produce loud noises and flashing lights (similar to sirens and fireworks) that frighten birds and may be heard or observed by local residents.
The dispersal is being conducted today between 4-8 p.m by employees of the Agricultural Department’s Wildlife Services and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service who wear uniforms and orange vests marked “USDA Wildlife Services.”