The research on crows recognizing individual human faces was
conducted by Prof. John Marzluff (UW) -- there's a good article on that
research here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/26/science/26crow.html

-Alex MacKenzie
Seattle WA

On Sun, 9 May 2010, Bill Anderson wrote:

> It would not surprise me if they were.??I heard/read? somewhere that a
> researcher at the U of W established that crows can recognize individual
> human?faces.
> Bill Anderson; Edmonds, WA.
>
> ____________________________________________________________________________
> From: Cromaat C <cromaat93 at gmail.com>
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Sent: Sun, May 9, 2010 10:31:50 AM
> Subject: [Tweeters] corvid question
>
> I've noticed that often when people come out of nowhere and disturb the
> crows getting peanuts from me that the crows will defecate on them.? I've
> seen this happen several times.? They've never defecated on me? and they
> surround me and fly over me often, sometimes even touching me with their
> wings.? So, are they really doing this on purpose with these people for
> interfering with their feeling safe to interact with me?
>
>
>


--------------------------------------------------
Alexandra MacKenzie
Admissions and Curriculum
Biostatistics Department, University of Washington
Box 357232, Seattle WA 98195
Phone: (206) 616-6790
alexam at u.washington.edu