[bcbirdclub] Re: crows
- From: "Cheryl Thompson" <thompsone@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:52:49 -0500
Thanks, Don... I'd never seen that behavior before... I enjoy watching them
also... Although, they have started coming earlier and are pretty noisy...
hehehe!
----- Original Message -----
From: Don Carrier
To: bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 9:23 PM
Subject: [bcbirdclub] Re: crows
Cheryl,
I have crows all-day every day and they account for at least half of my feed
bill. My experience has been that crow number one will move in and sample the
food. After some time, maybe 60-120 seconds, the second crow will move in at a
safe distance from the food. The second crow will shake his tail and bob the
head up and down. This seems to be a universal come and get it sign, as the
entire flock will move in. One bird will station himself at the highest point
on my property and the rest will feast. The hi-jinks then begin. Typically a
crow will land on the feeder and after a quick snack for him/her self the crow
will ride the feeder in circles while the food is spilled onto the ground.
Although I'm not smart enough to figure out the details the crows seem to have
an established society with specific roles. In the spring they will also take
shiny objects from my back yard. Last year my son and I set up a tent that had
silver clips on the outside. In one day every clip was removed and I assume is
stored in the great shiny thing cache that my local flock has stashed away.
Some are bemused by the crow's behavior: it brings me great pleasure. Much
cheaper than a movie and less fattening!
Don Carrier
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From: bcbirdclub-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bcbirdclub-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cheryl Thompson
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 12:10 PM
To: bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bcbirdclub] crows
Since the one crow found the suet, he/she now brings family members... Three
at a time, so far... Saturday the first crow came to the suet and kept
calling... Then when the second crow arriving, he started shaking his tail
quickly and bobbing his head... Has anyone seen this before? ... Is it a mating
dance?
Cheryl
Conaway, VA
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