November 3, 2010A crow in your garden? Or a raven?
Side by side, it’s easy to tell the difference between a crow and its larger cousin, the raven.
But when you see a gathering of one kind of black bird in your garden, how do you know who’s who? Bird Note radio says crows carouse around in large groups, while ravens pair off. Want to startle your dog or your co-workers? Play some bird calls from Cornell University.
For extra credit, leave a comment and tell us the collective noun for “group of crows” or “group of ravens”.
Photo by Garrett Lau, courtesy of Cornell University
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Mother Nature Network—-Toolmaking 101: Young crows learn via homeschooling.
Charlotte Germane says:
Thanks Annette! Crows here at 2900’ are most vocal when roosting for the night. Very vocal!
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 9:17 am.
Sue Langley says:
One sign of Fall for me was what I called ‘crow parties’ on our street lined with Chinese elm trees when I lived in SoCal. The crows found some kind of acorn like seedpod and would gather in the trees squawking and dropping these pods down on the street below. Crack, they would drop. Crack! Crow parties!
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 10:06 am.
Charlotte Germane says:
Sue, Wonderful crow images! Thanks!
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 10:53 am.
Loves Cats says:
a murder of crows, a conspiracy of ravens. Maybe that’s why they seem like bad guys to some folks. I think it’s fun to hear them chat with one another…they have an amazingly large vocabulary!
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 3:49 pm.
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Annette says:
A “murder” of crows. I get murdered everyday in the morning and evening and in between. We don’t have ravens so don’t know the term for them.
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 9:13 am.