[Ontbirds] American crows in Ottawa

2011-01-16 Thread Mary Hurley
Hoping this is not breaking the rules: Further to Steven Price's posting, I believe the thousands of crows he observed on January 14 could have been "staging" in the area described prior to settling for the night in the thick woodlot along Coronation Road, which runs parallel to Industrial and on

[Ontbirds] American Crows in Ottawa

2011-01-15 Thread Steven Price
This may be well-known in the Ottawa area, but I was amazed to stand among some 5,000+ quiet American Crows, roosting just after dusk (5:45 P.M) on Jan. 14 in trees along the east side of Rideau Canal, south side of Hwy. 417, just about 500 m. west of the Ottawa train station. Though there is c