Ted Becker writes:

>When I grew up in the Midwest (northwestern Indiana and central
>Illinois) I don't remember crows being urban birds. As I recall they
>were only found in farm country and extremely wary. Is this faulty
>observation on my part or does this difference in distribution exist
>in other areas? If true I suspect the fact that crows were
>vigorously hunted as pests contributed to this phenomenon.

That's the way I remember Michigan crows too. The behavior difference
is so different, it's almost like they're different species. Maybe
the crows out here have that laid-back beachcombing "Northwestern"
blood mixed in:)

Eric Kraig
Olympia
kraig at wln.com