Winter Crow Roost: filling in the roost!
Mesmerizing Roost Action! Feb. 8, 2024 under clear skies, wind SE 6MPH, temp at 41F; sunset time 5:06PM Out on Crow Patrol with a local reporter and news photographer under ideal conditions! Initial incoming flight stream from the SE, up and over the Merrimack River, over Marston Medical building and crossing over Marston Street at 15 minutes [...]
Winter Crow Roost: Fitchburg, MA!
Staging on Rollstone Hill! Feb. 7, 2024 under partly cloudy, light wind, temp 41F; sunset time 5:08PM Made visit to Fitchburg to locate winter crow roost based on tips from members of The Crow Patrol in Lawrence and with thanks to recent posting by Jon Skinner. After driving around extended area around cemetery and Rollstone Hill, moved [...]
Crow Roost Webinar: Merrimack River Watershed Council
Lawrence’s Massive Crow Roost at ‘Crow Show’ Events The Merrimack River Watershed Council is hosting two free “Crow Show” programs in February to delve into the secrets of this dramatic natural phenomenon. On Feb. 6 at 7 p.m., local expert Craig Gibson presented a virtual Zoom slideshow to well over 125 attendees explaining the Lawrence crow roost, delving into [...]
Winter Crow Roost: Full House!
Full House Feb. 5, 2024 under partly cloudy skies, wind NW 8MPH, 37F, sunset time 5:02PM Out on Crow Patrol at Marston Street intersection with magnificent sunset and watching first incoming flight streams coming in from downriver and crossing over Marston Medical building. Image at 9 minutes post sunset time. This has been the normal patterns in [...]
Winter Crow Roost: split roost!
Aerial views! Jan. 15, 2024 under mostly clear skies, wind W 7MPH, 28F; sunset time 4:35PM Out on Crow Patrol with first looks along Charles Street in North Andover to observe staging Crows downriver. Moved to Marston Street for viewing of Crows incoming to the roost with incoming flight streams arriving just after sunset time, with a [...]
Winter Crow Roost: Motionlapse!
Motionlapse! Jan. 10, 2023: under mostly cloudy, wind WS 12MPH, temp 46F; sunset time 4:29PM Out on Crow Patrol with first stops by baseball field to observe nearby staging activities with nice buildup of incoming Crows along the trees near the airport. Moved to corner of Marston and Prospect Streets to watch the incoming flight streams. The [...]
Winter Crow Roost: Flight Bursts!
Flight Bursts! Jan. 9, 2024 under overcast skies, wind NE 6MPH, temp 31F; sunset time 4:29PM After scouting the nearby areas, landed at Marston Street to observe the incoming Crows. Large incoming flight streams were from both SW and downriver to the E. It was a very orderly arrival process with most Crows streaming in, circling, picking [...]
The Crow Patrol presents two upcoming events!
Join us for a ZOOM talk on Wed. Jan. 10, 2024, at 7:30 PM, as Craig Gibson, leader of the Crow Patrol, unveils the mystique of Lawrence, MA's Winter Crow Roost—New England's largest. Witness thousands of American and Fish Crows gracefully converging along the Merrimack River, forming a mesmerizing nightly spectacle. Last winter saw a remarkable 15,000 crows! Discover [...]
Winter Crow Roost: location shift underway!
Tale of Two Roosts! Dec. 20, 2023 under clear skies, wind NW 8MPH, temp 39F; sunset time 4:13PM Out on Crow Patrol with scouting visits along Market Street with incoming Crows at sunset time. Arrived South Canal Street a few minutes later to watch early incoming flight streams from the west with growing numbers converging onto the [...]
Winter Crow Roost: 2023 Christmas Bird Count!
2023 Christmas Bird Count! Dec. 16, 2023 under clear skies, wind E at 12MPH, temp 45F; sunset time 4:12PM Out on Crow Patrol for the 2023 National Audubon Christmas Bird Count. From early scouting trips, staging Crows were seen in the extended boathouse area along the Merrimack River west of the Stone Dam, near the airport, and [...]