I used to work right behind the famed "Rockville Roost" off of Montrose Road
and the intersection of Executive Boulevard.  What is now your typical
densely packed array of townhouses and other assorted suburban structures
was once a thick grove of tall trees.  The crows have dispersed to several
remaining areas that have mature, tall trees in Rockville - one is across
from the newer strip mall on Randolph Road.  You can bet your bottom dollar
that whatever green areas are left in that particular part of "Mo Co" are
not long for this world.  The good news is that crows, and corvids in
general, are very resourceful and they will disperse once again, perhaps
further up the I270 corridor.  I for one loved the spectacle twice each day
of the Rockville Roost leaving in the morning and returning at twilight.
Those days are gone.  So are the trees.


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Frank Boyle
Rohrersville, MD

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-----Original Message-----
From: Maryland Birds & Birding [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Kevin Shea
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 9:46 PM
To: 
Subject: [MDOSPREY] MoCo Crows.

Hello ListServ,

Today around 4:30pm I saw what I would consider to be a huge number of  
Crows moving across the sky in downtown Rockville.

I'm curious if anyone here knows where they end up?

~K