Date: 1/3/13 2:43 pm
From: Phil Davis <pdavis...>
Subject: [MDBirding] Fwd: Crow Mortality Study [Extralimital]


FYI. A one-time post ... please, no replies to the group on this one ...


>Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2012 06:35:43 -0500
>Subject: Fwd: Crow Mortality Study
>
>They just recently found over 200 dead crows near Halifax N.S., and
>there was concern that they may have died from the
>Avian Fluvirus. A Bird Pathologist examined the remains of all the
>crows, and he determined the problem was definitely NOT Avian Flu,
>to everyone's relief. However, he was also able to determine that
>98% of the crows had been killed by impact with large trucks, and
>only 2% were killed by car impact. The Province of Nova Scotia
>hired an Ornithological behaviourist to determine the reason for the
>disproportionate percentages for the large truck versus car
>kills. The Ornithological behaviourist determined the cause in
>short order. When crows eat road kill they always set-up a look-out
>crow in a nearby tree to warn of impending danger. His conclusion
>was that the lookout crow could say "Cah", but he could not say "Truck."


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