A few winters ago they were talking about adding molasses to the salt in Minneapolis to help its adhesion. I wonder if they actually went forward with that plan.
Paul Paul Budde Minneapolis, MN [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Don Beimborn Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 5:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [mou-net] Crows and road salt. On Monday, December 16, I noted a flock of a dozen crows at an intersection near Kings Highway and 36th street, Minneapolis. The crows were actively picking up something from the pavement. I thought at first they were working on a piece of road kill. They appeared to be picking up and eating the blue stained road salt piled on the intersection. I've never seen birds eating salt. If they were picking up the salt and doing some anting behavior, I didn't see it. Has anyone else? It could be that the crows confused the salt with grit, but that is pure speculation. -- Don Beimborn ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
