Winter Crow Roost: the far end!
Conditions: overcast skies, wind NE 8MPH, temp at 24° with wind chill 15°; sunset time 4:12PM While leaving work [...]
Winter Crow Roost: arriving from all directions
Conditions: mostly cloudy, wind W at 12MPH w gusts to 17MPH, temp at 52F; sunset time 4:11PM Out on [...]
Winter Crow Roost: tree tops!
Conditions: heavy overcast, wind SW 5MPH, temp 31F; sunset time 4:10PM Out on Crow Patrol, outside of my car [...]
Winter Crow Roost: eating Bittersweet!
Out on Crow Patrol, outside of my car 100% of time, taking in the whole experience including streaming, staging, [...]
Winter Crow Roost: streaming in from NW!
An exciting time lapse of the staging process! Conditions: overcast skies, wind NW at 9MPH, temp at 30F, [...]
Crow Pellets: how to dissect and analyze
Had a very nice recent visit with Tom French. Before his recent retirement, Tom served as the Assistant Director, [...]
Crow Patrol Podcast: Episode 1 – Interview with Wayne Petersen
Our first guest on the new Crow Patrol podcast is Wayne Petersen, Director of Important Bird Areas (IBA) for Mass Audubon. Listen to Wayne describe his experiences with Crows over his lifetime, and his impressions from the Winter Crow Roost in Lawrence, MA. Wayne wrote an excellent article, titled, "Licorice in the Sky" for Mass Audubon about this overnight Crow roost phenomenon...
Winter Crow Roost: swarms growing larger!
Conditions: clear skies, wind SW 9MPH, temp at 46F: sunset time 4:11PM Out on Crow Patrol, again meeting and [...]
Roost: early staging action
Conditions: heavy overcast skies, wind W 10MPH, temp at 40F, wind chill 32F: sunset time 4:11PM Out on Crow [...]
Winter Crow Roost: swarming in at higher altitudes
Conditions: mostly clear skies, wind S 15MPH, gusts 24MPH, temp at 54F; sunset time 4:11PM Out on Crow Patrol [...]