ROCHESTER, Minn. – Through Thursday it’s open season on crows in downtown Rochester. Patrols armed with air guns and lethal ammunition are shooting as many crows as they can to encourage survivors to move back to the countryside. An estimated 20,000 crows have taken up urban residence, as is their winter habit. The concern is poop and public health, not to mention the irritating kaw, kaw, kaw cacophony. The armed participants are from:
> Mayo Clinic.
> City Parks Department.
> U.S. Wildlife Service.