Winter Crow Roost: pre-dawn visit!
Roost Pre-Dawn! Nov. 23, 2022 under pre-dawn clear skies, wind SW 8MPH, temp 33F; sunrise time 6:46AM Out on dawn Crow Patrol with large numbers of Crows in overnight roost trees along SW corner of Prospect Hill next to the Marston St./Prospect St. intersection. Also large numbers seen in trees along the Spicket River north of Canal [...]
Worcester Crow Roost: Tribute Mark Blazis!
Worcester Roost: Tribute to Mark Blazis! Nov. 22, 2022 under clear skies, wind SW 9 MPH, temp at 40F; sunset time 4:20PM Out on Crow Patrol in Worcester hoping to locate the local winter crow roost! While driving SW on Park Ave and approaching Coes Park, observed a significant northbound flight stream ahead, perhaps coming from Notre [...]
Winter Crow Roost: Prospect Hill & Spicket River
Dazzling Flight Burst! Nov. 21, 2022 under mostly clear skies, wind S at 12MPH, 36F; sunset at 4:16PM Out on Crow Patrol with initial scouting stops north of the hospital, then back to the Prospect Street area as the Crows seemed to be setting up the overnight roost in the trees along the lower end of Prospect [...]
Winter Crow Roost: a growing multitude!
Flight burst action!! Nov. 14, 2022 under clear skies, wind W at 6MPH, temp 38F; sunset time 4:22PM Out on Crow Patrol with first stops along Prospect Street, then driving around Prospect Hill while observing smaller gatherings of Crows arriving, vocalizing, and perching in neighborhood trees. Moved down to Marston Street to observe the incoming Crows. This [...]
New Roost Location: Marston Street!
Nov. 13, 2022 under overcast skies, wind W at 13MPH, with gusts up to 18MPH, temp 49F; sunset time 4:23PM Back on Crow Patrol after a week away only to find the Crows had moved the overnight roost location to one of last year's favorite locations, along Marston St., near the intersection of Prospect St and Marston Medical Center. [...]
Roost: A Great Multitude of Crows!
Crows converging into roost! Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022 under clear skies, wind SE 5 MPH, temp at 62F; sunset time 5:34PM. Out on Crow Patrol with scouting visits along Merrimack Street observing late arriving incoming flight streams, many landing atop the warehouse roof, and others continuing to the east. This image captured about 18 minutes after sunset [...]
Crow Roost numbers jump!
Oct. 27, 2022: clear skies, wind NW 12MPH gusts 17MPH, temp 57F; sunset time 5:44PM Out on Crow Patrol with initial scouting visits along Merrimack Street on both sides of the Casey Bridge with incoming flight streams and Crows building up in multiple nearby perch locations. Moved over to Mill240 park with views up and down Merrimack River [...]
Winter Crow Roost: numbers growing!
Monday, October 18, 2022: heavy overcast skies with light rain, wind E 10MPH, temp at 56F; sunset time 5:59PM Out on Crow Patrol with initial observations about 30 minutes before sunset of Crows arriving and staging atop the brick Everett Mills building. The Crows lined along the west side roof edge and around the outside clock. Built in 1909, [...]
Parthum School 3rd Graders: Crow Holiday in Lawrence!
What a terrific surprise to find this email message in my inbox on Thursday night! Hi Craig, I wanted to share some amazing news. As part of our crow unit, some students wrote a letter to the mayor petitioning for a crow holiday! Well, their request went all the way to City Hall. On Tuesday night, students attended the [...]
Crow Roost: the summer gang
Friday, June 10, 2022: Clear skies, wind W 8 MPH, temp at 71F; sunset time 8:22PM Out on summer Crow Patrol along Merrimack and South Canal Streets observing the Crows in early staging mode. This time of year, the area is filled with younger non-breeding Crows. They tend to arrive in the final staging areas much earlier than at [...]