Winter Crow Roost: late arrivals!
Flight bursts! Feb. 2, 2023 under clear skies, wind SW7 PMH, temp 36F; sunset time 4:59PM Out on Crow Patrol with first stop along Incinerator Road to watch incoming Crows and staging area along the south side of the Merrimack River along Riverview Street. At sunset time, moved over to lower Marston Street with initial incoming flight [...]
Winter Crow Roost: staging downriver
Jan. 30, 2023 under overcast skies, wind E 5MPH, temp at 42F; sunset time 4:55PM On Crow Patrol with first stop to scout out nearby final staging location to the east; massive buildup of staging Crows in all deciduous trees on south side of Merrimack River, and mostly along Riverview Street, with wild vocalizations. Observed a major flight upsurge [...]
Winter Crow Roost: both sides Marston Street
Jan. 29, 2022 under overcast skies, wind SW 9MPH, temp 50F; sunset time 4:53PM A short visit after time away to survey the extended roost area; numbers at main roost location much lower than last visit with roost Crows well settled into trees all along Marston Street and also seen on trees up by Geisler Pool Complex. Image at [...]
Winter Crow Roost: Chatham-Kent Ontario
After dark and before dawn! Jan. 15, 2023 under sapphire blu clear skies, light winds and temp at 28F; sunset time 5:21PM After arriving a bit early, scouting out the local area, and observing initial incoming flight streams in small numbers, met up with Allen Woodliffe, the local CBC compiler for the St. Clair NWR circle. Before [...]
Winter Crow Roost: Woodstock, Ontario
Pre-dawn blast off! Jan. 14, 2022 under very clear skies, light winds, and temp at 28F; sunset time 5:11PM Special thanks goes out to a remarkable father/son team of Richard and Jeff Skevington, who have overseen the Woodstock, Ontario Christmas Bird Count for many years. It has been a pleasure to communicate with them for over a [...]
Winter Crow Roost: Ottawa Ontario
Jan. 14, 2022, well before sunrise, under clear skies, light winds, and temp at 14F; sunrise at 7:39AM. The CBC circle leaders in Ottawa Gatineau area have been kind enough to share lots of helpful information on their local winter crow roost for more than a year. The compilers are Daniel Toussaint and Bernie Ladouceur, along with CBC circle [...]
Winter Crow Roost: Granby, Quebec
After dark! Jan. 13, 2022 under clear skies, light wind, and temps in low 20's; sunset time 4:31PM Another warm and gracious welcome from locals, all active birders, all with Christmas Bird Count experience, and all seasoned observers of the local winter Crow roost. The most recent 2022 CBC count for Granby, Quebec showed almost 30,000 Crows [...]
Winter Crow Roost: St. Jean sur Richelieu, Quebec
Liftoff flight action! Jan 12, 2023 under heavy overcast skies, SE winds 8MPH, and temp 33F; sunrise time 7:32AM St. Jean sur Richelieu, about 20 miles SE of Montreal is the first stop of the 2023 Canadian Winter Crow Roost tour. Saint Jean is located in the province of Quebec and situated on the West Bank of [...]
Winter Crow Roost: even greater multitudes!
Dazzling sights and sounds Jan. 10, 2023 under clear skies, wind NW 7MPH, temp 36F,: sunset time 4:30PM Out on Crow Patrol at lower end of Marston St. with early incoming flight streams arriving mostly from the from NW at sunset time and lasting about 20 minutes. the clear sky background colors were gorgeous. This image at [...]
Winter Crow Roost: flight bursts galore!
"Praise for the singing, praise for the morning" Jan. 8, 2023 under pre-dawn clear skies, wind NW 8MPH, temp 23F wind chill 14F; sunrise time 7:14AM Out on Crow Patrol just after the start of astronomical twilight (5:33AM) until close to the end of civil twilight just before sunrise time. First looks were in the trees around [...]