What's Happening in Hamilton, NJ…

Around 30,000 crows call the city of Trenton, near Hamilton, home. A project to move them on got started with a literal bang on Tuesday, February 13.

The city and the United States Department of Agriculture's s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's Wildlife Services recently launched a campaign to chase the crows away and limit the often extremely loud amount of noise they create.

Staff members with the Wildlife Services team set off a pyrotechnic show early that evening. The team used what looked like a flare gun to shoot sparks upward. The show also included a high-pitched noise. At the sound and the sparks, the crows began to fly away.

The entire process lasted for about one hour and also included recorded eagle calls and recorded distress calls from crows. Around 6:30 pm, the crows had left the area completely.

Cities that are going to resort to loud measures to eliminate wildlife threats and hazards can use banner printing to create large Signs to let people know what the plan is.

As Kimberly Clapper, a wildlife biologist and the district supervisor for the USDA told NJ Advance Media, the crows are likely to come back. To deal with the eventuality, the crews plan on working in the area for up to four nights in a row, through February 23. They might return again in March to follow up.

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