Subject: re: crow/robin interaction
Date: Jul 11 21:42:41 1998
From: Cliff Drake - birder at juno.com


When late on a Saturday afternoon you see two people walking down the
middle of the street, binoculars in hand looking at the tree tops, you
know they're birders. My interest was piqued even more when I noticed one
of them was using a radio receiver. After a little investigation I
discovered they were part of a survey investigating the role of crows as
nest predators and how they benefit from proximity to humans. One of
their transmitting crows was in my neighborhood.

A quick quote from their web page:
"Crows are notorious nest predators, feeding on the eggs and chicks of
other birds. Therefore, growth in their population could lead to a
reduction in the productivity of other birds, such as declining
neotropical
migrants. We will be investigating the role of crows as nest predators
and how they benefit from proximity to humans."

Take a look at their web page:
http://weber.u.washington.edu/~corvid/main.htm

And if you live in Seattle be on the lookout for banded crows.

(I think they read Tweeters, so hi and good luck!)

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Cliff Drake
Seattle, (Ballard) WA
Birder at Juno.com

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