Winter Crow Roost: spectacular flight bursts!
Major flight bursts! Dec. 22, 2022 under heavy overcast skies, wind E 6MPH, temp at 42F; sunset time 4:14PM On Crow Patrol along lower Marston Street near big intersection. Crows were seen arriving earlier than normal from all directions. After sunset time the size of the incoming flight streams increased substantially, mostly from the S and W. [...]
Winter Crow Roost: a quieter night
Dec. 21, 2022 under clear skies, wind S 5MPH, temp 36F; sunset time 4:13PM On Crow Patrol with first stop at lower end of Marston Street. Incoming flight streams were seen coming in from NW, SE, and off towards airport. They started to anchor in trees around the Marston St. and Prospect St. intersection. This image captured at 26 [...]
Winter Crow Roost: tumultuous vocalizations
Time lapse! Dec. 19, 2022 under mostly cloudy, wind NW 13MPH, gusts 20MPH, temp 38F; sunset time 4:12PM On Crow Patrol along Marston Street as the initial group of Crows arrived and perched on tree tops with heaviest grouping right above intersection. A trickle of Crows kept arriving until the incoming flight streams picked up full force [...]
Podcast Interview: Hudson Mohawk Magazine
Troy NY newsflash: TROY, NY (WRGB) — On Monday the City of Troy, along with the U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin evicting around 10,000 crows from within the city. Starting at around 3:30 PM dispersal efforts will be implemented, intended to break up roosts of crows that have migrated to the area in the colder months. They plan on [...]
Winter Crow Roost: extraordinary flight bursts
Extraordinary flight action Dec. 14, 2022 under clear skies, wind NW 12MPH w/ gusts 23MPH, temp 34F; sunset time 4:11PM On Crow Patrol with only stop at west end of Marston St. by the Marston Medical building. The larger incoming flight streams started about 15 minutes after sunset time from the W, NW, and E. The largest [...]
Winter Crow Roost: massive flight swirls
Massive flight swirls Dec. 13, 2022 under clear skies, wind NW 10MPH, temp at 37F; sunset time 4:11PM On Crow Patrol with first stop along Incinerator Road to scout for staging areas to the east. Found large numbers streaming in from downriver and gathering on west side of the airport. On to Marston Street to observe arrival [...]
Winter Crow Roost: huge flight streams
Flight streams! Dec. 12, 2022 under clear skies, wind NW 7MPH, temp at 32F; sunset time 4:11PM Out on Crow Patrol with initial stop at intersection of Marston/Prospect Streets to observe incoming Crows. The flight streams tonight were exceptional with major streams coming in from upriver and to the east. This image is looking east towards Rt. [...]
Winter Crow Roost: timelapse action!
Dynamic time lapse footage at dusk! Dec. 8, 2022 under clear skies, wind N at 14MPH with gusts 23MPH, temp 44F; sunset time 4:10PM On Crow Patrol with first stop along Marston Street near main intersection with first Crows arriving and settling into roost treetops. The first big flight streams started to arrive about 7 minutes after [...]
Winter Crow Roost: stunning sunset colors!
Stunning sunset colors! Dec. 5, 2022 under mostly clear skies, wind S 3MPH, temp at 47F; sunset time 4:11PM On Crow Patrol scouting out staging locations along Merrimack Street, then over to the Mill240 building complex and park on west side. At 6 minutes after sunset time, observed a spectacular flight stream coming in from the SW [...]
Winter Crow Roost: hovering in the wind!
Dec. 1, 2022 under overcast skies, wind W 10MPH, gusts 18MPH, temp 39F; sunset time 4:11PM Out on Crow Patrol with initial stops around Prospect/Marston Sts. intersection. On most overcast night, and with heavy winds, the Crows arrive early. They settled in in the trees at lower end of Prospect with constant shifting towards trees along Marston Street. Arriving [...]