Winter Crow Roost: days are longer!
Conditions: partly sunny, wind S at 9MPH, 54F, sunset 5:36PM Out on Crow Patrol with first stop about 5:15PM along Incinerator Road and viewing the staging Crows mostly to the NE/SE of my vantage point. The Crows were gathering in trees along the south side of the Merrimack River and visible up to 1/2 mile away around the extended [...]
Winter Crow Roost: Staging at Incinerator Road
Conditions: partly sunny, wind W at 18MPH, gusts to 23MPH, 35F, wind chill 26F; sunset time 5:31PM Out on Crow Patrol with initial visit to areas around Lawrence Municipal Airport. Crows seen staging on grassy areas around runways in middle of airport. Moved over to Incinerator Road about 15 minutes before sunset. Over 3,000 Crows mulling around on the [...]
Winter Crow Roost: time lapse into roost!
This time lapse video shows the Crows converging into the roost over 45 minutes! Conditions: overcast skies, wind E at 8MPH, 49F, Suset time: 5:28PM Out on Crow Patrol with start at Incinerator Road baseball field. Crows seen staging across the Merrimack River towards the airport and beyond from around 5:15 until 5:40. Thousands of crows assembled [...]
Winter Crow Roost: out with Green Team!
Conditions: clear skies, wind Sw 7MPH, 58F, sunset 5:27PM --- Week 14 in this roost location! Out on Crow Patrol with first stop at Incinerator Road to meet up with Green Team members along with leaders Yevette and Matt. Lots of Crows seen staging in trees across the Merrimack River, due east and about 375 meters in distance. As [...]
Crow Patrol Outing: Sun. Feb. 23, 2020!
Conditions: clear skies, wind SW 9MPH, 49F; sunset time at 5:26PM Started at 5PM, duration 90 minutes; primary location: south side of Merrimack River, near North Main Street Bigger Crow Patrol outing with 50+ attendees from planned gallery tour and talk event at Essex Art Center, followed by field trip to south side of Merrimack River at downriver location [...]
Crow Patrol Outing: Sat. Feb. 22, 2020
Conditions: clear skies, wind from W at 9MPH, temp at 42F; sunset time at 5:24PM We had a full Crow Patrol outing with over 30 attendees. Prior to meeting up with the group, we made a scouting run by the airport, over one mile away, and observed 3,000 Crows staging in and around the NE end of Runway #23. [...]
Winter Crow Roost: into the roost!
Conditions: mostly sunny, wind W 10MPH, 29F/20F wind chill; sunset time 5:22PM Out on Crow Patrol with small group of patrol members, start time just after 5PM, on north side of the Merrimack River. Over 2,000 Crows staging in fields by the Essex County Pre-release Center. About 15 minutes before sunset, an endless flight stream of Crows went by [...]
Winter Crow Roost: staging and roosting
Winter Crow Roost: staging and roosting action on a mostly cloudy night Conditions: mostly cloudy, wind SW 6MPH, temp at 39F; sunset time 5:11PM Upon arrival at North Main St., east of Rt. 495 Bridge, at sunset time, Crows seen streaming overhead in flight and heading downriver. Crows were staging in growing numbers almost 1/2 mile downriver. [...]
Winter Crow Roost: delayed arrival into roost!
Conditions: mostly cloudy, wind from SW at 5MPH, temp at 42F and sunset time at 5:09PM. Out on Crow Patrol with members of the Green Team from Groundwork Lawrence. The GWL Green Team is a year-round program for 40 Lawrence high school aged students each year to help learn about and lead local environmental and healthy community initiatives, grow [...]
Winter Crow Roost: 20,000 Crows!!!
Conditions: partly cloudy, wind NW 3MPH, 43F; sunset time 5:01PM Out on Crow Patrol just after sunset time at end of North Main St. in North Andover. Crows seen 1/2 miles in distance staging in trees downriver about 5 minutes after sunset time. This has been a regular staging area as the Crows start the process of gathering in [...]