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Scarred and feathered

Does a murder of crows have misdeeds on its mind?

A new interactive map can help Vancouverites pinpoint the locations and severity of a growing number of crow attacks.

Langara College instructors Rick Davidson and Jim O'Leary developed the CrowTrax map and launched it this week.

Users can check the details and dates of attacks plotted on the map. They can also add their own experiences.

Reports are ranked from 1 to 5 for aggressiveness. In a Rank 1 incident, Friday, a crow "swooped from behind, brushing past my head," one user documented.

A Rank 5 attack is described as: "Crow followed my kids around on foot and bit my two-year-old's hand."

One user said they were attacked by three crows at once while walking behind a restaurant on Thursday.

"They remember you," the user wrote.

Another said they had three or four crows try to peck their head at a park in New Westminster.

Victims are asked to pin their entries on the map, and all submissions are anonymous.

– with files from CTV Vancouver



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