[Birdnet] Crows

Kaye & Lynn Garner kayenlynn at comcast.net
Fri Apr 4 16:04:48 MDT 2008


Matthew is not alone in thinking that Corvids are intelligent birds. I  
have a book by Tony Angell, "Ravens, Crows, Magpies and Jays," (1978)  
in which the author waxes eloquent over the intelligent social  
behavior of the Corvids.

Lynn Garner

On Apr 4, 2008, at 1:52 PM, M. H. Wallace wrote:

> I have seen a pair of, sometimes three, crows in the East Millcreek  
> area on and off over the past several months.  At one point during  
> the winter I saw a large group flying out of Millcreek Canyon  
> westerly over my house.  They flew west and I did not see the group  
> again.  I have not seen the pair recently, but they do seem to be  
> staying in the area between Holladay, East Millcreek and Canyon  
> Rim.  (I like crows and magpies, very intelligent birds, at least  
> that's my opinion...)
>
> Matthew Wallace
> East Millcreek
>
> Carol Gwynn wrote:
>> Yes, the folks with Midwestern roots will really roll their eyes at  
>> this one. Crows seems to be expanding their range in northern Utah.  
>> I have seen two in the foothills in the past week - one about 1/2  
>> mile up Parleys Canyon and one flying across Foothill Boulevard in  
>> Salt Lake.
>>
>> Kris Purdy, welcome back to the birdline. It's nice to see your  
>> reports, and I hope your recovery is going well.
>>
>> Carol Gwynn
>>
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