Winter Crow Roost: MVBC & MRWC Members Outing
Stunning Aerial Views with Thermal Camera! Feb. 12, 2025: under heavy overcast skies, wind NE 9MPH, temp 29F; sunset time 5:12PM Out on Crow Patrol with members from two local groups: Merrimack Valley Bird Club (MVBC) and the Merrimack River Watershed Council (MRWC). Special thanks to Donna and Don Cooper from MVBC as well as Curt Rogers [...]
Winter Crow Roost: Great Stone Dam
Feb. 11, 2025: Mostly clear skies, wind SW 9MPH, temp 30F; sunset time 5:11PM Out on Crow Patrol with initial stops all along Merrimack Street westward to the O'Leary Bridge. Crows were arriving and settling onto the ice just west of the Great Stone Dam. Large numbers of Crows also seen staging on the east side of the dam [...]
Winter Crow Roost: Pemberton Park
Feb. 10, 2025: Mostly cloudy, wind NW 8MPH with gusts, temp 30F; sunset time 5:10PM Out on Crow Patrol with initial stops at various nearby staging areas. Settled in on South Canal Street between Casey Bridge and O'Leary Bridge with open views to the west. Crows were seen on the ground, rooftops, and nearby trees along South Canal Street [...]
Roost Interview: The Haverhill Journal
Interview with HC Media Jan. 24, 2025: HC Media’s Haverhill Journal Spotlights the Lawrence Crow Roost HC Media, Haverhill’s award-winning community television station, is dedicated to sharing local stories that matter. One of its flagship programs, The Haverhill Journal, offers in-depth features on people, places, and events shaping the Merrimack Valley. Hosted and produced by Lindsay Paris, [...]
Winter Crow Roost: North Bethesda, MD
Jan. 21, 2025: under overcast skies and breezy; sunset time 5:17PM Out on Crow Patrol from north of Boston with local Crow Roost guy, Jim Wilson, who has been tracking flight movements around the established winter crow roost location for the past few years. Jim provided tour of extended area and then we zoomed in along Citadel Avenue between [...]
Winter Crow Roost: National Grid
Jan. 20, 2025: under mostly cloudy, wind 12MPG gusts 23MPH, temp 21F wind chill 10MPH; sunset time 4:42PM Out on Crow Patrol with initial stops at South Common, parking garage, then South Canal Street. The incoming Crows were streaming in and engaging in chaotic group flight action around the truck depot and the roof of the red brick CubeSmart [...]
Winter Crow Roost: Rooftop Action!
Jan. 19, 2025: under heavy overcast skies, light rain, wind NE 4MPH, temp 38F; sunset time 4:42PM Out on Crow Patrol with stops at multiple nearby staging areas; then on to South Canal Street with Crows arriving in growing numbers over 30 minutes before sunset time and landing on warehouse roof tops. This image 29 minutes before sunset time. [...]
Winter Crow Roost: snow and rain
Jan. 18, 2025 under heavy overcast skies, light rain, calm, 38F; sunset time 4:40PM Late visit passing through Lawrence and observed Crows roosting on both sides of the Duck Bridge. Always nice to see the trees by New Balance filled with Crows! Image at 3 hours post sunset. After moving around to different vantage points, it was clear to [...]
Winter Crow Roost: Lebanon, NH
Jan. 18, 2025 under heavy overcast skies, wind SW 8MPH, rain and fog, temp 39F; sunset time 4:42PM Despite weather conditions, made a trip from Lawrence, MA to locate and observe the local winter crow roost. After scouting areas on both sides of Rt. 89, was unable to see a single Crow. In a final effort, stopped and parked [...]
Roost Research: Daytime Foraging Behaviors
The Daytime Foraging Behavior and Dispersal of Winter Roosting Crows by Craig Gibson, Jan. 2025 During the winter months, American Crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) and Fish Crows (Corvus ossifragus) disperse from their massive overnight roosts at dawn, spreading across the landscape to forage. This daily dispersal, spanning urban, suburban, agricultural, and natural areas, is a marvel of ecological adaptation and [...]