[Mnbird] Crow Behavior

[Stephen Hedman]

Group,

We should never stop being amazed by the wonders that our natural world
brings to us.  As I do my fight with squirrels and skunks in my backyard, I
have to constantly remind myself that I am really an intruder upon their
territory rather than the other way around.

Delight in our feathered and furry friends.

Steve Hedman
St. Louis County

On Sun, Oct 25, 2020 at 3:20 PM Pamela Brustman <gleskarider at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *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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