[Birdnet] Crows

[JIM URE]

I've had a colony of half-dozen or more crows nesting and cavorting in Wasatch Lawn Cemetery on 33rd South and about 18th East.  It is near my home and I walk there every day.  The raised some young last year.   I see a few others near Highland High/Sugar House Park.   

Makes me wonder which niche they are slipping into.  Magpies prevail in my neck of the woods.  

Ravens are still seldom seen in East Mill Creek where I live.  I recall Jim Woolf taking me to see one pair nesting 15 years ago in one of the ornamental elements on the face of the old Union Pacific or Rio Grande Depot building.  Was one of the first I knew of to take up housekeeping in SLC.  

Corvids make me happy. 
Jim Ure 

PS:  Had a single red crossbill at my thistle feeder this a.m. 

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Michelle 
  To: David Jensen ; birdnet 
  Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 8:12 PM
  Subject: Re: [Birdnet] Crows


  David:


  It is funny you mention this as I first noticed more crows than I've ever seen on February 7th of this year on my drive up from Heber City to Daniel's Summit.  After this drive, I started noticing them everywhere (I guess it brought them to my attention).  


  Around February 28th, I drove from Heber City to the Seattle area and noticed the crows everywhere along the way.  I am now in the Seattle area again and see them constantly, they seem to be everywhere I go. 


  Michelle McDaniel 



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  From: David Jensen <dlj11350 at yahoo.com>
  To: birdnet <birdnet at utahbirds.org>
  Sent: Sunday, April 5, 2009 11:58:33 AM
  Subject: [Birdnet] Crows

        Another encounter with crows in SLC. Several of them were hanging near the Northwest Multipurpose Center at 13th West and 3rd North near the Fairgrounds. Wonder if they're just passing through or if this is another indication of crows finding the SLC area is a good place to live. In the past I had to go north or south of SL valley to find them and now they just keep popping up here. Anybody else notice this possible trend?
        David Jensen
       






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