Winter Crow Roost: Woodstock, Ontario
Pre-dawn blast off! Jan. 14, 2022 under very clear skies, light winds, and temp at 28F; sunset time 5:11PM Special thanks goes out to a remarkable father/son team of Richard and Jeff Skevington, who have overseen the Woodstock, Ontario Christmas Bird Count for many years. It has been a pleasure to communicate with them for over a [...]
Winter Crow Roost: Ottawa Ontario
Jan. 14, 2022, well before sunrise, under clear skies, light winds, and temp at 14F; sunrise at 7:39AM. The CBC circle leaders in Ottawa Gatineau area have been kind enough to share lots of helpful information on their local winter crow roost for more than a year. The compilers are Daniel Toussaint and Bernie Ladouceur, along with CBC circle [...]
Winter Crow Roost: Granby, Quebec
After dark! Jan. 13, 2022 under clear skies, light wind, and temps in low 20's; sunset time 4:31PM Another warm and gracious welcome from locals, all active birders, all with Christmas Bird Count experience, and all seasoned observers of the local winter Crow roost. The most recent 2022 CBC count for Granby, Quebec showed almost 30,000 Crows [...]
Winter Crow Roost: St. Jean sur Richelieu, Quebec
Liftoff flight action! Jan 12, 2023 under heavy overcast skies, SE winds 8MPH, and temp 33F; sunrise time 7:32AM St. Jean sur Richelieu, about 20 miles SE of Montreal is the first stop of the 2023 Canadian Winter Crow Roost tour. Saint Jean is located in the province of Quebec and situated on the West Bank of [...]
Winter Crow Roost: even greater multitudes!
Dazzling sights and sounds Jan. 10, 2023 under clear skies, wind NW 7MPH, temp 36F,: sunset time 4:30PM Out on Crow Patrol at lower end of Marston St. with early incoming flight streams arriving mostly from the from NW at sunset time and lasting about 20 minutes. the clear sky background colors were gorgeous. This image at [...]
Winter Crow Roost: flight bursts galore!
"Praise for the singing, praise for the morning" Jan. 8, 2023 under pre-dawn clear skies, wind NW 8MPH, temp 23F wind chill 14F; sunrise time 7:14AM Out on Crow Patrol just after the start of astronomical twilight (5:33AM) until close to the end of civil twilight just before sunrise time. First looks were in the trees around [...]
Winter Crow Roost: Boston Medflight Helicopter
Incoming Medflight Helicopter! Dec. 27, 2022 under clear skies, wind W 5MPH, temp 32F; sunset time 4:17PM Out on Crow Patrol with initial looks from parking lot at Lawrence General Hospital. Incoming flight streams mainly from the W and SE. Smaller groupings started to build up along Prospect Street, but main action was in the trees along [...]
Winter Crow Roost: One Canal Street!
Dec. 26, 2022 under clear skies, wind Sw 6MPH, temp 28F; sunset time 4:16 On Crow Patrol just before sunset with initial incoming flight streams arriving from upriver and small numbers starting to perch in trees along lower Marston Street. Other clusters were seen along Prospect Street by the hospital and around One Canal Street. Most of the Crows [...]
Winter Crow Roost: spectacular flight bursts!
Major flight bursts! Dec. 22, 2022 under heavy overcast skies, wind E 6MPH, temp at 42F; sunset time 4:14PM On Crow Patrol along lower Marston Street near big intersection. Crows were seen arriving earlier than normal from all directions. After sunset time the size of the incoming flight streams increased substantially, mostly from the S and W. [...]
Winter Crow Roost: a quieter night
Dec. 21, 2022 under clear skies, wind S 5MPH, temp 36F; sunset time 4:13PM On Crow Patrol with first stop at lower end of Marston Street. Incoming flight streams were seen coming in from NW, SE, and off towards airport. They started to anchor in trees around the Marston St. and Prospect St. intersection. This image captured at 26 [...]