Public Relations Quandry

Memorandum from Alastair Crow, Chairman of the Public Relations Board:

As you all know, our previous campaigns to improve our image with the human population have met with little to no success. Our attempt at voluntary trash collection was wholly misinterpreted. We all remember the troubles humans went to in order to keep us out of "their trash".  As if we had nothing better to do with our time! And no matter how fantastic our coordinated aerial display, the humans could only focus on the amount of guano we produce.
After much brainstorming and human analysis, we believe we have hit upon a method to finally sway human opinion in our favor once and for all. Imagine an end to persecution forever!
We have noticed the time and energy that humans expend in feeding and observing certain of our avian cousins. We decided to do some focused research on this particular phenomena and have reached the following conclusion; All the birds that the humans lavish their attention on have one common factor. Colorful plumage! Little yellow birds. Red birds. Green birds. Birds with spots. Humans set up little baths for these birds and give them tasty seeds like thistle and sesame.
Our new policy will consist of two stages. The first stage will be feather collection. Each crow must be vigilant. We are to find each and every cast off feather of a hue other than black. I do want to stress that we are not to collect feathers still currently in use by our more prismatic peers. We do not want to gain the goodwill of the humans at the cost of an inner species war.
All collected feathers should be brought to a regional supply depot. [See attached map for your assigned location] Once enough multi-colored feathers have been amassed, the second stage can begin. All crows will report to their regional supply depot for Operation Rainbow. At this time, we shall assist one another in weaving the brighter plumage into our own. From there, we can begin out new careers as "pretty birds".
It will not be long before we are the darlings of the human race. No longer will we have to fear "bird cannons", "crow culling", or poisoned seeds. We will be well loved and all the tastiest morsels will be ours. Let a new golden era for the crow nation begin!