Winter Crow Roost: new roost?
This video was taken from the north side of the Merrimack River with Crows settling into the overnight roost! Conditions: heavy overcast, wind NW 8MPH, 35F; sunset time 4:52PM Out on solo Crow Patrol and observations made from north side of Merrimack River. Crows were staging along the south side of the Merrimack River over 1/2 mile [...]
Eagle Tribune: 15,000 crows to Lawrence!!
The Eagle Tribune 1/28/2020 By Terry Date LAWRENCE — So many crows. So many questions. It's a bone-chilling sunset in January and 15 men and women, their boots anchored to the snow-covered riverbank, are taking in a spectacle. They watch 15,000 cawing crows breaking into smaller groups and "leap frogging" among trees. Why this knocking around in cliques before [...]
Recap: Monday’s Crow Walk and Talk
Conditions: clear skies, wind from the NW at 9MPH, temp at 23F and wind chill at 13F: sunset time 4:41PM On Sunday morning, Jan. 11, 2020, a notice was posted on Massbird and the Arlington Birds list about plans for the next Crow Patrol field adventure taking place on Monday afternoon, Jan. 20, 2019. The plan was to gather just [...]
Winter Crow Roost: dazzling flight action
Conditions: partly cloudy, wind 17MPH, gusts to 25MPH, temp at 37F, wind chill 27F; sunset time 4:40PM Out on Crow Patrol with first stop to watch hundreds of Crows milling around the field next to the Essex County Sheriff's Pre-release Center. This facility is located at the start of Incinerator Road in Lawrence. The guard staff was good enough [...]
Roost: bitter cold early morning!
Conditions: before sunrise, partly cloudy, wind W 5MPH, temp at 9F, wind chill 0F: sunrise time: 7:10AM Out on early Crow Patrol at about 6:15AM, to observe dispersal from the roost; upon arrival strong chorus of vocalizations underway and small groupings departing roost. This image below, taken about 40 minutes before sunrise time, shows a very dense looking roost [...]
Crow Roost road trip: Cornell U., Auburn, NY, Hamilton College!
Enjoy the video of an early morning roost dispersal in Auburn, NY! With a little extra time off around MLK weekend, thought it might be a good time to make a winter crow roost road trip to Western Mass. and Upstate NY. My hope was to visit more winter crow roosts, connect and meet local crow roost [...]
Winter Crow Roost: mayhem then quiet!
Conditions: overcast skies, wind E 3MPH, temp at 36F; sunset time 4:34PM Out on Crow Patrol with first stop about 4:15PM on Incinerator Road by the baseball field, with views of Crows staging both sides of Merrimack River. This location provides views with slightly higher elevations and an opportunity to see the gathering numbers of Crows in the [...]
Winter Crow Roost: overcast and fog!
Conditions: heavy overcast with fog and mist, wind NE at 7MPH, temp at 30F; sunset time at 4:33PM Out on Crow Patrol with first stop along north side of Merrimack River to observe early staging. Moved over to south side of river for final convergence into overnight communal roost. The Crows vocalizations became louder and louder just after sunset. [...]
Recap: Opening Night for 2020 Celebration of the Winter Crow Roost!
The opening reception for the second annual Crow-themed art show hosted by the Essex Art Center was held on Friday night, Jan. 10, 2019 with a big turnout! In this exhibit, the Art Center celebrates the annual return of more than 20,000 American Crows and Fish Crows to Lawrence for the annual winter roosting season that typically happens between [...]
