I observed a group of 6 American Crows near the intersection of Copper Gulch Rd
and Reed Rd (Fremont County), this last weekend while at our property, picking
at the roofing material of an old trailer. They were pulling small things off
and tossing it around, not eating it or flying off with any of it. It was
getting hot out and I did not see that they appeared to be feeding on anything
underneath - they did this for about 15 minutes until a raven flew over and
sent them flying off.
I also had been forwarded an email earlier in the spring about what appears to
be raven trouble (not sure of county location):
We have a problem at the cabin with crows/ravens. I think it's ravens because
they are so big. During the winter, we saw that pieces of the screen from two
small east facing windows in the loft were being torn. I thought it was some
critters needing screen for their nests. But then some neighbors saw the birds
ramming the windows and tearing out the screens. They even took a video of it
for us. The screens are now totally gone, and the windows are filthy. We went
to the cabin yesterday and spent the night - which we haven't done in a long
time. A terrible racket woke me up this morning about 5:30. I thought it
might be a bear on the deck, but the dogs weren't barking. It was those darn
birds attacking the windows!
Now, I do not know if the above mentioned windows being "attacked" were the
screenless ones, or if these windows still had screens in them.
Any ideas on what may be driving the behaviors of these Corvids? I noticed the
roof vents on my own trailer look like I can see some daylight through them,
but I am not sure whether the crows are the culprits or just UV and age; but
would appreciate strategies to protect the new ones I plan to put on if the
crows visit.
Please respond off list.
Thanks,
Kathy Miller
Colorado Springs, CO
[email protected]
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