[Mnbird] Crow Behavior

[Pamela Brustman]

And yet, they keep on doing it. So, they must be rewarded for doing it
somehow, or they would quit, wouldn't they?
I would guess that they remember at least some of the hiding spots, or find
someone elses?
There are a lot, apparently, of feathered and furred critters hiding
morsels out there!

I have a phalanx of jays here, and I have not seen them doing this behavior
yet. I have plenty of acorns, or did, they are all eaten or buried by  now.
And I feed a mix that includes peanuts.
Never seen it. But I sure will keep an eye out for it.
I have seen and heard them mimic a hawk to scare away other birds and
squirrels and then swoop in to enjoy the feeder without bother from
competition.
I was fooled the first time too, until I figured out where it was coming
from.
The corvids are smart birds. Malign them as we might, they are complex and
work together for the common good of all, taking turns, some of them use
tools, and they can learn.
Which, you know, is better than some humans seem to be able to do!


- Pamela
Never give up on a dream just because of the length of time it will take to
accomplish it. The time will pass anyway. - Unknown

“There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.”
― Aldo Leopold
I am one who cannot.


On Sun, Oct 25, 2020 at 11:24 AM DONALD GRUSSING Owner via Mnbird <
mnbird at lists.mnbird.net> wrote:

> Studies of birds that stash show they have amazing memories and can
> relocate hundreds of the stashed items (in some cases even more). But then
> they cover it with leaves. Before the snow I saw a blue carefully put an
> acorn on the ground, and then carefully cover it with four or five dried
> oak and maple leaves. Good luck on relocating that one day given the wind,
> turkeys, squirrels and deer all rendering many hiding places on the ground
> totally useless.
>
> Don Grussing
> Minnetonka
>
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> *From: *"mnbird" <mnbird at lists.mnbird.net>
> *To: *"Brian and Cindy Drill" <bcdrill at charter.net>
> *Cc: *"mnbird" <mnbird at lists.mnbird.net>, "Stephen Hedman" <
> shedman at d.umn.edu>
> *Sent: *Saturday, October 24, 2020 6:13:01 PM
> *Subject: *Re: [Mnbird] Crow Behavior
>
> Hi Cindy,
>
> This is usual behavior for all members of the Corvidae family which
> includes jays and crows.  For whatever reason known only to themselves,
> they are great stashers.  I have observed crows doing this same type of
> hiding in my yard though it was with peanuts.  How they eventually find
> things, if indeed they do, is beyond me.  I do put out peanuts on my deck
> and quickly jays and crows descend to grab one or two and fly off to either
> bury them or tuck them in some nook or cranny.  Sometimes they will bury
> the peanuts in the ground and cover their stash with leaves or whatever.
>
>
>
> Amazing family of birds.
>
>
>
> Steve
>
> St. Louis County
>
> On Sat, Oct 24, 2020 at 3:20 PM Brian and Cindy Drill via Mnbird <
> mnbird at lists.mnbird.net> wrote:
>
>> Good afternoon--
>>
>> While I have certainly seen crows interacting enough in my neighborhood,
>> I witnessed something this afternoon I do not recall seeing before.  A
>> crow dropped into my front yard with something in its beak (we have a
>> neighbor who apparently tosses all old bread out for the birds, I have
>> had squirrels stash entire hot dog buns in the carport rafters).  The
>> crow set the object down on the ground, then pounded into the soil with
>> its bill until it had made a hole.  It then placed its item into the
>> hole, tucking it in a time or two, and then walked around in a small
>> area collecting leaves off the ground and returning to conceal its
>> larder with the leaves.  It was quite a show.  Maybe I have to stop
>> blaming squirrels for every random thing that pops up in my yard?  Cindy
>> in North Mankato
>>
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