Dozens of crows perched atop sumac branches eating berries near Wal-Mart
yesterday.
Bill E
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We offer food year round to a small group of 3-5 Crows in our yard. We’ve
actually been missing them recently. The lack of snow following hunting season
made for easy access to discarded deer carcasses and parts (common in our
neighborhood), as we several times observed. Even though we have a
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
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.
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> On Jan 21, 2019, at 9:40 AM, Rachel wrote:
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> Crows (4 to 12 at a time, who knows if
I always have our local crow families at or below my feeders, since I purposely
scatter seeds on ground, too, & especially under sheltering bushes.
A lot of birds prefer feeding on ground or deck floor, probably cause it is
more natural to them.
Of course this means I feed a lot of squirrels
I have been having the same experience...downtown feeders on the street,
usually populated with House Sparrows and not much else the birds are
HUGEBlue Jays, Starlings, a Robin, fighting for seed.
Delightful to watch.
Jae
On Monday, January 21, 2019, 9:40:53 AM
