6 December 2024
Since late October visiting crows have been pouring into city to hitch Pittsburgh’s huge winter crow flock. Their numbers in Shadyside and Oakland grew from 3,600 in mid-October to over 8,000 in mid-November … after which I misplaced monitor of them as a result of they moved the roost and altered their flight path.
Alas! The flock continues to be rising — maybe to twenty,000! — and simply three weeks any more Sat. 28 December would be the annual Pittsburgh Christmas Hen Rely (CBC) after we’ll verify the variety of crows that come to city for the winter. If we are able to discover them.
I had hopes final Saturday 30 November when Betty Rowland noticed an enormous flock staging at Schenley Park’s golf course, photograph above. However when Betty checked once more on Monday the crows had been utterly gone.
Our winter crows change or break up their roost typically in late December as a result of they put on out their welcome so shortly. (See examples right here.) So the place are they now?
Please assist. Let me know the place you see crows after sundown or at evening within the metropolis and/or Allegheny County. Your sightings are particularly essential throughout Christmas week, Dec 22-27.
To get you within the temper, right here’s a video from Winter Crow Roost in Lawrence, Massachusetts the place they’ve ramped up crow counting with pictures and movies. Woo hoo!
For extra about counting crows in Lawrence, MA see their web site at Winter Crow Roost.
