We haven't had any so far this year, but some years small flocks - usually between 3 and 8 - they swoop in and entertain us when the snow is deep. At least one figured out how to land on edge of our hopper feeder - s/he had to fly in carefully from the side, ducking under the overhang, just fitting by scrunching down & clinging onto the narrow seed tray, parallel to it. Although they are sitting in most of the tray, they still have room to eat from the very end of it. No way to know if many different crows mastered that move and did it in rotation or just one, but it is an impressive feat of athleticism. (After flying in from the side for several days, s/he/they decided it was easier to start on the roof and jump off from there, ducking under the overhang and simultaneously grabbing the feed tray, to arrive in the same position - which seems even harder when observed.)
Alicia On 1/21/2019 12:24 PM, anneb.cl...@gmail.com wrote: > And deep snowy. They can deal with cold if they can reach the ground > to forage. Bet the thousands that have been foraging nearer Syracuse > and Auburn are finding it VERY challenging. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 21, 2019, at 9:40 AM, Rachel <rachel.lod...@outlook.com > <mailto:rachel.lod...@outlook.com>> wrote: > >> Crows (4 to 12 at a time, who knows if they are the same birds, with >> more in the trees) have ascended upon my bird feeders, eating spilled >> seed on the ground. I've never had crows as a feeder bird before, >> although we have many around our grain farm. Pretty impressive; they >> look huge next to the other birds! They're very flighty, and easily >> spooked. I guess now we know it's cold! >> -- >> *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* >> Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> >> Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> >> *Archives:* >> The Mail Archive >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> >> Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> >> BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> >> *Please submit your observations to eBird >> <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* >> -- > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
