With the warmth of summer upon us, Duluthians, many of whom continue to live without air conditioning in their homes, sleep at night with their windows open, hoping to catch any breeze that may come their way.
This sleep is occasionally interrupted by a downshifting semi in the distance, a shout from the neighbors or an emergency siren. The open window allows more sound in on the gentle breeze.
However, many mornings sleep ends at dawn. The cause? It is not the sweet call of the meadowlark, the warbling of an oriole or the "Cheerio" of the robin. Instead, reveille arrives by way of a nasty screech from a crow. Being a social species, the crows caw back and forth, leaving slumbering humans no choice but to arise sleep deprived.
Recently, the Duluth City Council decided that deer were becoming a major threat to property, and authorized a deer shoot within the city limits this fall.
However, if the City Council were truly interested in doing something about the quality of life in this city, it would urge those bow hunters to raise their aim a little and reduce the crow population as well.
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In case councilors have yet to notice, the crows have crowded out the songbirds whose melodies all would welcome. To improve the quality of life of humans and songbirds alike, reduce the crow population.
