This map shows the most common crow attack areas in Vancouver

Let’s be real, crows are terrifying. They’re savagely smart and attack at will during nesting season.

Don’t let a bunch of birds ruin your life. An interactive, user-generated map called CrowTrax shows you areas in Vancouver where crow attacks commonly happen.

See also

• Crow attack season in Vancouver: Why birds attack and what to do when they do

Developed by two Langara instructors, the map allows anyone to add in their experience dealing with crow attacks in Metro Vancouver. Little red birds dot the map, and by clicking on them, you get the date of the attack and a description by the user of exactly what happened.

Zooming in on the map will give you the exact location of where the attack occurred.

CrowTrax shows you areas in Vancouver where crow attacks commonly happen (Crowtrax)

Clicking on the crow symbol on the map will provide users with information about how aggressive a given attack was.

The map is what’s called a Geographic Information System which Rick Davidson and Jim O’Leary, the instructors who created the map, teach at Langara.

“GIS maps are being used more often as companies look for ways to tell their stories and share geographic data that is easy to understand”, says Davidson.

While GIS maps are used for everything from finding directions to government emergency disaster planning, we think mapping out the locations of sadistic crows is the most useful incarnation yet.