Crows dive-bomb downtown St. John's pedestrians

For the second year in a row, some particularly assertive crows have made an area of downtown St. John's a tricky place to walk.

Crows have had such a strong presence near the Anglican Cathedral that church officials posted a sign warning pedestrians of a sudden attack.

Helen Mackey, who works at a nearby law office and uses the church parking lot every day, said she chuckled when she saw the warningbut not after a crow swooped in and hit her.

"The crow just came out of nowhere and he hit me in the back on the head first," said Helen Mackey, who works at a nearby law office.

"Then he grabbed into my head and he started going for this earringand then he just kept hitting me with his wings and he wouldn't get off."

Mackey was left with only a few scratches.

Mackey believes the crows are being protective of their nest and that city staff should step in to transport it to another location.

A similar scenario played out last summer, when pedestrians reported being struck by dive-bombing crows.