4 November 2024
Pittsburgh’s winter crow flock is constructing as extra birds from the north be part of the hundreds already right here. By the tip of December on the Pittsburgh Christmas Fowl Rely, there will likely be as many as 20,000 crows on the transfer at sundown.
This month whereas the flock is rising, the roosts that had been sufficient in October are too small, in order that they transfer the whole roost or break up into a number of places. The shifting or splitting occurs each week, if no more typically.
On Halloween they selected a favourite spot within the Hill District overlooking the Allegheny River, however these coming from the southeast needed to change course to get to it. 1000’s flew over my house constructing simply after sundown on 1 November. On 2 November they discovered a shortcut and took a distinct route.
Tonight sundown is throughout rush hour at 5:12pm and for the primary time this fall many individuals will likely be outside whereas the crows are on the transfer. Those that hadn’t observed the flock earlier than will assume the crows all of the sudden confirmed up. Nope. Crows have been touring at sundown all their lives. It’s the individuals who all of the sudden confirmed up.
p.s. Thanks to Sue Faust & Betty Rowland for alerting me to the crows’ whereabouts. It’s at all times a problem to search out the roost, particularly in late December.
