Crow Patrol: into roost earlier!
Conditions: overcast skies, wind E 10MPH, 51F; sunset time 4:13PM Out on solo Crow Patrol starting minutes before sunset time and for about 30 minutes. Stayed in place on the shore, opposite the roost, on the south side of the Merrimack River, to watch the final staging and roosting process for the night. Large numbers of Crows were seen [...]
Crow Patrol: into the roost at Rt. 495!
Conditions: clear skies, wind SW 5MPH, 54F; sunset time 4:14PM Out on solo Crow Patrol with most viewing from the end of North Main St. in North Andover. It was nice to be out in warmer conditions. The first Crows dropped into the roost at 4:10PM, in very small numbers. Others started streaming in about 15 minutes after sunset. [...]
Crow Patrol: counting 10,000 with Bob Fox!
Conditions: clear skies, calm, 40F; sunset time 4:15PM After checking a few likely staging locations, followed Crows in flight to an early staging location in North Andover behind the strip shopping center with Mad Maggie's Ice Cream at Rt. 125/Rt.133. Crows were gathering in the trees and on the ground with loud vocalizing all around. Crows were streaming [...]
Crow Patrol: 5 hours after sunset!
Conditions: mostly cloudy, wind 15MPH, gusts 31MPH, 40F, wind chill 32F: sunset time 4:16PM While passing through the area, made a short stop to observe the nightly roost, around 9:15PM, and almost 5 hours after time of sunset. Observed well over 6,000 Crows in tight roosting formation in trees along the north shore of Merrimack River immediately adjacent to [...]
Crow Patrol: 10,000+ into roost!
Conditions: clear skies, bright setting sun, wind W 3MPH, 46F; sunset time 4:17PM Out on Crow Patrol with Bob and Dana, first time in a while that we were able to be out all together! Met up while we were all searching for staging concentrations on both sides of Sutton St. in North Andover between the main entrance to [...]
MCZ Harvard: Crow Collection!
With deep thanks to Jeremiah Trimble, had a fascinating visit recently at the Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) at Harvard University. Had a very warm welcome from Jeremiah and then worked with Kate Eldridge, Curatorial Assistant in the Ornithology Department. The Ornithology Collection began with the founding of the Museum of Comparative Zoology by Louis Agassiz in 1859. Starting [...]
Crow Patrol: new roost Rt. 495 Bridge
Conditions: heavy overcast skies with light rain, fog, and visibility about 4 miles; wind NW 7MPH, temp at 37F Out on solo crow patrol starting about 4:30 PM. Earlier in the afternoon crows were seen in pre-roosting aggregations around the south side of Prospect Hill which is located just above and to the north of Marston Street close to [...]
Crow Patrol: Welcome Back Crows night!
Conditions: overcast skies with light snow, wind N at 9MPH, 34F; sunset time 4:20PM While helping to host the "Welcome Back Crows Event" at the Spicket River Brewery, with the Merrimack River Watershed Council and Groundwork Lawrence, the Crow Patrol as event co-sponsors, made a number of quick trips over 2 + hour period to scout for streaming, staging, [...]
“Welcome Back Crows” at Spicket River Brewery!
On Sunday afternoon, in the midst of many football games, the newly launched Spicket River Brewery hosted the first annual "Welcome Back Crows" event to celebrate the return of both American and Fish Crows to the City of Lawrence, MA. Each year, Lawrence plays host to an amazing avian spectacle known as a winter crow roost. Last winter, members [...]
Crow Patrol: those crafty crows!
Conditions: partly cloudy, wind W 16MPH, gusts, 22MPH; 29F wind chill 17F; sunset time 4:24PM. Out on solo Crow Patrol approximately 1.5 hours after a glorious sunset. Had watched the Crows around 4:15PM, from the hospital, while staging into the hillside on SW corner of Prospect Hill, along Marston St. near the Marston Medical building. Then out on Crow [...]