Sudden appearance of Crows

Early this morning there was a large group of Crows (20+) on the roof of a couple of the houses opposite.
They were all spread out and were making rather a racket!!


I have only seen one or two crows here occasionally, so was rather surprised to suddenly see so many.  They hung around for a while and then they disappeared.

I am rather puzzled by their appearance and intrigued by what they might have been doing??

Anyone got any ideas?

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Permalink Reply by The Black Rabbit on October 7, 2010 at 22:14
I note the Omen films have been re-shown on Film 4 recently. Maybe they had heard that too?
Permalink Reply by Gill on October 7, 2010 at 22:44
LOL - I did begin to wonder that myself!!! It was all abit strange..
Permalink Reply by Katherine Emma Birkett on October 8, 2010 at 1:04
Meeting of the Corvid branch of the Alfred Hitchcock Fan Club?
Permalink Reply by Gill on October 10, 2010 at 0:23
LOL - now you have got me worried !!!!! :-0
Permalink Reply by warren johnson on January 11, 2011 at 12:20
Looks like just a mess up with there sat navs to me
Permalink Reply by Brigitte Anne Barnes on January 11, 2011 at 13:54

The correct term is a 'murder of crows', so it gets more suspicious, lol!!    We get the odd few in a nearby park, sometimes there are about five but sometimes there can be around 30.  My guess is that there was someone putting food out in a nearby garden, when anyone sits on a bench with food in the park crows gather in the trees even if there were only a couple there to begin with.  If this is the case with your crows, Gill, then maybe they were just waiting for the coast to be clear before they all swooped down, they were just waiting for whoever it was to go away before they jumped in.

 

Just a guess as having watched crows nearby here they do tend to gather when someone is around with food!!

Permalink Reply by James Amos on January 11, 2011 at 15:39
Were they Rooks? If so they may have just been on the way to a feeding site. They break off from the main roost in the morning into smaller flocks when a bird has found a good feeding site the day before. It's thought to be a bit like bee's telling the hive when they find good flowers. The information is passed around at the evening roost and smaller flocks go off to different sites the next morning.
Permalink Reply by Sue Timmins on January 19, 2011 at 10:01

Thats really strange Gill because I have noticed here for the last couple of evenings a large flock of crows ,  I guess they roast nearby but its the first time I,ve been aware of it, we get half a dozen or so on the garage sometimes but never as many as have been around the last 2 nights.

 

Maybe they just want to be top of the Big Garden Birdwatch this year.

 

Sue

Permalink Reply by Brigitte Anne Barnes on January 19, 2011 at 11:00

I sat down on my walk yesterday in the tropical gardens in Alum Chine to eat some goodies I bought to eat during the walk and two crows appeared in the tree nearby, plus a couple of magpies.  I like crows, entertaining birds - love watching them stand watching a squirrel bury food then once said squirrel has gone off they go and dig it up to eat themselves.  Jays used to do this in my last garden.

 

Sorry for wandering a bit off topic there!

Permalink Reply by Paula Moss on January 19, 2011 at 19:57
This last spring I had a hoody crow knocking at my bedroom window and then kitchn window everymorning at about 4-6am.  It does not get dark in Shetland so time did not bother the crow, He seemed really angry and was squalking mega.  They are just odd birds I think.  It would kinda freek me out as well Gill, sorry I cant be serious and give a good intellectual answer.  Paula.
Permalink Reply by Brigitte Anne Barnes on January 19, 2011 at 21:01
Think that could be the reflection thingy, Paula.  Birds often attack their reflections in windows as they assume it is a rival bird.  Would imagine this is the reason it was angry.  Car wing mirrors are another favourite....
Permalink Reply by Steve Layton on January 20, 2011 at 22:05

Most likely Rooks I would think if there were lots of them, most of the Corvid family nest quite early in the season, Ravens in particular can be on eggs by the end of Feb, it's possible that it could be something to do with courtship or dispersal of last years young?  The only other thing is that the british population is swelled by continental birds in Winter, so could be just some of those moving through?  

 

I hope I haven't simply added to the mystery!!

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