Hi Mona and all.
Thanks so much for the information. I will answer Mona at greater length
separately. But I do want to take this chance to reiterate our interest in
information like this about crow roosts around the state, in the context of a
major two year study.
Hopefully soon, but perhaps not in time for this winter, we will have a
reporting website where details of location, size, etc for crow roosts can be
left for us...as well as any negative comments about the effects of roosting
crows. It is in part those effects on which the study is focussed.
The url will be www.crowroosts.org.
Thus, if anyone is seeing regular night roosts of hundreds to thousands of
crows anywhere in upstate NY, not just the Basin, I would greatly appreciate
hearing about them. Just drop me an email.
Many thanks,
Anne
On Feb 21, 2015, at 9:10 AM, Mona Bearor wrote:
We have discovered a very large American Crow roost in Glens Falls, Warren
county, NY. Estimates are between 15 - 20,000 birds. I have seen many birds
in past years heading this way but never tried to follow them till this year,
and they are roosting in an area that is difficult to observe - along a river
on commercial private property. This winter I have watched these birds come
in at night from all directions and various staging areas, and have seen them
at dawn heading out in all directions as well. When out in the agricultural
areas east of the roost in Washington county where you can see for quite a
way, I often see crows heading in the general direction of this roost late in
the afternoon, but I may be 10 miles from the roost. I am curious as to how
far these birds will travel to a roost. Is there any data on this? Is there
a way to scientifically gather data - that is, possibly having observers at
set distances in several directions to count birds when they are moving? It
appears that some birds are moving in the direction of the roost in
mid-afternoon and others much later, so I am thinking it may be difficult to
get a handle on what is really happening.
Any thoughts?
Mona Bearor
South Glens Falls, NY
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