Winter Crow Roost: staging changes!
Conditions: mostly cloudy, wind at 5MPH, 32F: sunset time 4:25PM Out on Crow Patrol with initial stops along Marston St. with Crows staging in multiple locations between Prospect st. and Rt. 495 Interchange. Crows were gathering in trees, on roofs, and on the ground, around the general area just on the east side of the Marston Medical building, and [...]
Essex Art Center: “Celebration of the Winter Crow Roost”
Essex Art Center hosts crow roost Jan 6, 2020 LAWRENCE — Essex Art Center celebrates the annual return of more than 20,000 American Crows and Fish Crows to Lawrence for their winter roost between October and early April. The center will host an opening reception for three related exhibits Friday, Jan. 10, from 5 to 7 p.m. at 56 [...]
Winter Crow Roost: 2020 Happy New Year!
This video was taken 30 minutes after sunset time as the beautiful dusk colors were diminishing before the darkness of night time. As the Crows surge towards the roost, it is always exciting to watch and hear the action! Conditions: clear skies, golden sunset light, wind W at 10MPH, temp at 36F with wind chill at 29F; [...]
Winter Crow Roost: rain, sleet, and snow!
This video was taken about 40 minutes after sunset time on a winter night with rain, snow, and sleet. Crows were perched and on the ground nearby while others were streaming towards the roost out over the Merrimack River. A passing train with a loud horn prompted a number of Crows to lift up into flight! Conditions: [...]
Lawrence Winter Crow Roost Becomes Catalyst for Artistic Expression, Community Outreach, and Citizen Science
BIRD OBSERVER Vol. 47, No.6, 2019
By Craig B. Gibson
It’s a phenomenon that rivals a work of art: the winter crow roost in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Winter Crow Roost: delayed arrival into roost?
This video was taken almost 30 minutes after sunset time on a heavy overcast night. The Crows had been staging downriver from the normal overnight roost nearby. They kept launching into flight, swirling around over the river, and returning back to the perches in trees nearby. Conditions: overcast skies, calm, 37F: sunset time at 4:18PM Out on [...]
Winter Crow Roost: morning dispersal!
This a 14 second time lapse video recorded over a 90 minute period of time prior to the moment of sunrise time at 7:13AM. Based on prior observations at this roost location, the Crows typically "wake up" and start to vocalize around 90 minutes before sunrise time. As the skies slowly start to lighten, the Crows begin the [...]
Winter Crow Roost: all calm, some bright lights!
Conditions: clear skies after dark, calm, temp at 28F; sunset time 4:16PM Out on solo Crow Patrol with initial stop along south side of Merrimack River just east of the Rt. 495 Bridge. Parked at end of North Main Street, and hiked very icy path along the edge of river on the south side until finding open views [...]
Winter Crow Roost: days are getting longer!
Conditions: clear skies, setting sun, wind SW 8MPH, 49F, sunset time 4:14PM Out on solo Crow Patrol with first stop along the north side of the Merrimack River at the end of Incinerator Road. Crows started streaming in from all directions and began to perch and vocalize along tree tops on south side of the river, to the [...]
Clever Crows!!
Running with birds: Few of us are clever enough to be crows By Rebecca Pugh - December 8, 2019 When you run on the roads in Ipswich, you are likely to come across crows perched in barren trees. Crows migrate back to familiar places year after year. You may notice them because they perch where they can see the [...]