Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 12:27:09 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Denise Ryan Subject: Re: Crow Activity MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A family group of crows that has nested outside my building for years = didn't come back last year and I was worried that West Nile got them = all. However, for the last two weeks they have been back and checking = out their previous nesting trees. In fact, some of their old nests = mysteriously disappeared, while their new nest building is underway. = Although I used to curse the cawing at 4:30 a.m. outside my window, I = really missed them last year. I'm thrilled they are back (or the = previously fledged young) are back to nest again and provide hours of = entertainment for my cats watching their antics through the window. Has anyone observed crows tearing apart old nests to build new ones? I found it odd that the old nests that survived even the hurricane last = fall have suddenly disappeared. So, maybe the crows are recycling or = picking through the old nests for prime nest building stuff? Denise Ryan Washington, DC -----Original Message----- From: Maryland Birds & Birding [mailto:MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM] On = Behalf Of Mike Callahan Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 8:37 PM To: MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM Subject: [MDOSPREY] Crow Activity Hi fellow Ospreyers, I forgot to post this on Monday and remembered tonight when I realized = the number of Crows mounting the Blandensburg roost had dropped off = dramatically in the last few days. On Monday March 8th I watched a crow flying with a stick in it's beak = land at a nest along 295 in the District of Columbia. The nest was not = far from Benning Road. Naturally, Mike Callahan Laurel, Howard County MD =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com = with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey = =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =========================================================================