Subject: Re: Re[: crows
Date: Oct 27 10:37:20 1995
From: Roger Olstad - rolstad at u.washington.edu


Goes for Minnesota crows too.......I grew up in Mpls. which had no crows,
but the countryside (farms, woodlands, etc.) were full of them. I cannot
explain why, but wonder if midwestern cities now contain crows (like in
Seattle) or whether crows in Seattle is a relatively recent phenomena?

Roger Olstad
Univ. of Washington, Seattle

On Thu, 26 Oct 1995 kraig at wln.com wrote:

>
> 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
>