Are crows occupied with rearing, feeding, teaching their fledglings more so at this time of year?

I have been feeding crows peanuts for the past year. They seem to know me and will follow me as I ride my bicycle across a given area. Sometimes 15 to 25 will be present.

Such fun! However, lately, as of the beginning of April, the number following me has diminished substantially. Only 4 or five come around where as the number used to be much higher.

My theory is that mated pairs are busy with their fledglings. They are teaching them "the ropes" of being a crow and are protecting them by keeping them away from danger which might mean people feeding them. They don't want the young birds to get too close to humans.

Also, "caretaker" crows are helping with the young crows and the single crows are looking for mates. What do you think? Asked by Thomas1776 44 months ago Similar questions: crows occupied rearing feeding teaching fledglings time year Sports & Recreation > Birding.

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If they are in my neck of the woods, they just got snowed on. It might depend on what area of the country you are in, if it is early spring wherever you are. But in my area, if the baby crows have hatched yet, then they just got snowed on.In my part of the country, I usually see the baby crows following their parents around in early/mid summer.

(Hard to tell, since the baby crows are as black and nearly as big as their parents, but occasionally you'll catch sight of one doing the baby bird "open-mouthed feed-me-shiver". ) So I would guess that the drop off in crows this early in the spring might be due to them finding mates and nesting places more than actually raising their young. Wikipedia says that early April is about the earliest they start nesting, and it takes about 7.5 weeks for the babies to actually fledge and leave the nest.

Also, during fall and winter, crows tend to flock together more, so there might just be more of them in the general area to notice your feeding them; while in spring and summer, crows seem to spread out more. Sources: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Crow .

My sympathies that you have been forsaken, but alas, it is the crow season of love. My sympathies that you have been forsaken, but alas, it is the crow season of love. Actaully, there was a website designed just for you.It discusses the crow's language, behavior, orphan crows, etc. I think it would be very meaningful to you.

Head on over to the Crows.Net to read about: Language Culture A Crow's Year Life story Observation Logs Roosts Food & Feeding "Orphan" Crows How you can help The Raven Annex crows.net/sitemap.htmlHere are some other sites to check out:http://www.birds.cornell.edu/crows/crowinfo.htmhttp://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/American_Crow.htmlhttp://www.desertusa.com/mag99/oct/papr/raven.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CrowHere is a site about baby crows and how to help them: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/crows/babycrow.htmbaby crow care Rehabilitation Tipshttp://www.pookachild.com/CrowCare.htmYou might also be interested in this book: Bird Brains: The Intelligence of Crows, Ravens, Magpies, and Jays (Paperback)by Candace Savage (Author) 30 used & new available from $10.46Paperback: 144 pages Publisher: Sierra Club Books; New Ed edition (June 2, 1997) Language: English ISBN-10: 0871569566 ISBN-13: 978-0871569561 Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 9.9 x 0.4 inches Shipping Weight: 1.4 poundsProduct Description Birds have long been viewed as the archetypal featherbrains—beautiful but dumb. But according to naturalist Candace Savage, “bird brain,” as a pejorative expression, should be rendered obsolete by new research on the family of corvids: crows and their close relations. The ancients who regarded these remarkable birds as oracles, bringers of wisdom, or agents of vengeance were on the right track, for corvids appear to have powers of abstraction, memory, and creativity that put them on a par with many mammals, even higher primates.

Bird Brains presents these bright, brassy, and surprisingly colorful birds in a remarkable collection of full-color, close-up photographs by some two dozen of the world’s best wildlife photographers. Savage’s lively, authoritative text describes the life and behavior of sixteen representative corvid species that inhabit North America and Europe. Drawing on recent research, she describes birds that recognize each other as individuals, call one another by “name,” remember and relocate thousands of hidden food caches, engage in true teamwork and purposeful play, and generally exhibit an extraordinary degree of sophistication.

http://www.amazon.com/Bird-Brains-Intelligence-Ravens-Magpies/dp/0871569566 Sources: http://www.crows.net/sitemap.html .

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