Bill and All,
I?ve watched them coming in from all directions but north, but that is probably because I am never on campus at that time. Sometimes crows stage in the trees on either side of the Sammamish River (FKA Bothell Slough) and some wait for their buddies on our condo buildings. And Jeff is right, at times they cover downtown Bothell and the construction area at 522 like a black carpet. Close to dark they head for UW Bothell. The time I went over there (not paying for parking, either, but using one of the upper level garages!) thousands were coming into the big conifers right near the classroom buildings. I don?t remember if any of them were coming in from the north, or maybe it was too dark to tell. Then at true dark, they rose up and flew down to the deciduous trees around the marshy area, as Jeff reported.

Scott Ramos and I were corresponding about how we should count crows on the upcoming Edmonds CBC, which covers this area. (In the field during the day is the answer.) Scott reported that he went to UW Bothell one night to attempt a count, got to about 10,000, then turned in another direction and saw an equal number coming in. It?s a huge roost, awright! I was wondering if there would be any disruption this year with the UW having replaced the meadow there with sports field and tennis courts. I guess not, according to Jeff?s adventure. But surely Savannah Sparrow nesting is kaput and the hundreds of Cliff Swallows that (formerly?) nested in the garage will find few food sources on the tennis courts. Progress, I guess...
Penny Koyama, Bothell
plkoyama at comcast dot net

From: Bill Anderson
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 1:06 AM
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: [Tweeters] Re: Ten Thousand Crows

Does anyone know (or care to hazard a guess) from what areas the crows come that roost at UW Bothell? I have always wondered if our Edmonds crows are part of the nightly gathering.

Bill Anderson; Edmonds, WA. USA




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