Crow Specimens: San Diego Museum Natural History!
Had a wonderful opportunity to tour the San Diego Museum of Natural History, on a recent family visit to San Diego. With special thanks to Phil Unitt, who serves as the Curator of the SDMNH Bird Collection. Phil is a specialist in subspecies identification of California birds and author of The San Diego County Bird Atlas, The Birds of San Diego [...]
Young Fish Crows at Ferrous Site
During the summer months, the younger Fish Crows tend to remain in the local area. These are usually one and two year old Fish Crows. Unlike American Crows, these young Fish Crows are not cooperative breeders. They do not stay with their family unit and help raise the brood in the current year. They have not yet reached breeding [...]
Crow Patrol: Dec 2018 Pellet Analysis
In early December 2018, the truck depot parking lot along South Canal St. in Lawrence, MA provided ample opportunity to collect ejected pellets from the wintering American and Fish Crows. Each morning, the Crows left behind cast pellets from the night before. From Birds of North America, we learn that Crows casts pellets throughout the day and overnight in [...]
Young Fish Crows at the Roost!
Sunset time 8:07PM under partly cloudy skies, light wind, and temp at 57F. Out taking night time cityscape photos on the Duck Bridge in Lawrence, and just happened to encounter over 250 Fish Crows staging at the very west end of the Riverwalk Apartments building rooftops. The Crows were then seen moving into the final roost in the tress along [...]
Prof. John Marzluff to speak at library: Andover, MA
Professor John Marzluff: Gifts of the Crow Prof. Marzluff will speak at Monday, June 3, 2019 - 1:00pm at Memorial Hall Library. Memorial Hall is the public library for the Town of Andover, Massachusetts. Crows are mischievous, playful, social, and passionate. They have brains that are huge for their body size and exhibit an avian kind of eloquence. They mate [...]
Museum Open House: Recent exhibition about crows at the Essex Art Center
Museum Open House features and highlights many of the outstanding museums and art centers throughout the state. The main purpose of each program is to inform viewers about current and upcoming exhibits, various programs, resources, and other opportunities that might be available to the general public. The show is hosted by New TV, an EMMY Award winning state-of-the-art media [...]
Crow Patrol: staging Bulfinch Drive
Sunset time at 7:10PM under clear skies, wind W12MPH with gusts 21MPH, temp at 40F....posting and photos submitted by Craig Gibson A brief solo Crow Patrol visit along Industrial Way and Bulfinch Drive to look for staging Crows. Small numbers seen one hour before sunset time. Crows were starting to gather behind Joseph's Middle Eastern Bakery and along the [...]
Crow Patrol: Joseph’s Middle Eastern Bakery
Sunset at 7:04PM under mostly sunny skies, wind S at 7MPH, and temp at 42F Out on solo Crow Patrol and headed directly one of most recent staging areas along Industrial Way. Found small number of Crows in a round the Simpsons/Affinity buildings as well as in the rear parking lot of Joseph's Middle East Bakery. Arrived at early [...]
Crow Patrol: much smaller numbers
Sunset time 7:03PM under clear skies and late day sun, wind N12 MPH, and temp at 40F Out on solo Crow Patrol for a short while tonight; checked a number of prior staging areas after looking at the Great Blue Herons setting up nests at Nevins Bird Sanctuary; rolled along Grove St. onto Railroad St while looking for Crows [...]
Crow Patrol: staging International Way!
Sunset time 7:02PM under clear skies and late day sun, wind NW at MPH, and temp 45F; post and photos submitted by Craig Gibson Out on solo Crow Patrol with short time window to view one of the staging areas. The general area around Industrial Way continues to be a reliable location to look for staging Crows, especially 90 [...]