Comments on: Crows… http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2008/01/15/crows/ A Bird Blog with Kate St. John Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:52:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Maggie http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2008/01/15/crows/comment-page-1/#comment-11470 Maggie Tue, 16 Nov 2010 02:56:06 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2008/01/16/crows/#comment-11470 My favorite Crow poem: the way a crow shook down on me the dust of snow from a hemlock tree has given my heart a change of mood and saved some part of a day i had rued. -robert frost Thought you might enjoy it. My favorite Crow poem:

the way a crow shook down on me
the dust of snow from a hemlock tree
has given my heart a change of mood
and saved some part of a day i had rued.

-robert frost

Thought you might enjoy it.

]]> By: Kate St. John http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2008/01/15/crows/comment-page-1/#comment-5048 Kate St. John Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:20:24 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2008/01/16/crows/#comment-5048 Brian, I moved your comment from the "About" area to "Crows" because... I'll bet the large black birds you saw are crows. During the winter large flocks of crows congregate in Pittsburgh. Right now (Nov 10, 2008) I know there are at least 500 here - undoubtedly more - but I haven't been able to count them yet. If this winter is like last year, there'll be 14,000 crows in the City by early January. Your comment has sparked a question in my mind: Why did these birds come to Shadyside after dark? Were they disturbed at their original roost? Hmmmm. Brian, I moved your comment from the “About” area to “Crows” because… I’ll bet the large black birds you saw are crows.

During the winter large flocks of crows congregate in Pittsburgh. Right now (Nov 10, 2008) I know there are at least 500 here – undoubtedly more – but I haven’t been able to count them yet. If this winter is like last year, there’ll be 14,000 crows in the City by early January.

Your comment has sparked a question in my mind: Why did these birds come to Shadyside after dark? Were they disturbed at their original roost? Hmmmm.

]]> By: Brian http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2008/01/15/crows/comment-page-1/#comment-5047 Brian Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:04:24 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2008/01/16/crows/#comment-5047 Hello, Great website! I have a question. There are thousands or even tens of thousands of large blackbirds in Shadyside tonite. They appear to be nesting for the evening in dozens of tall trees. Every few minutes, another group comes flying in in groups of dozens or hundreds. Any idea what these birds might be? It's night, so I can't get a good look or picture of them. Thanks. Hello,

Great website! I have a question. There are thousands or even tens of thousands of large blackbirds in Shadyside tonite. They appear to be nesting for the evening in dozens of tall trees. Every few minutes, another group comes flying in in groups of dozens or hundreds. Any idea what these birds might be? It’s night, so I can’t get a good look or picture of them. Thanks.

]]> By: linda cole http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2008/01/15/crows/comment-page-1/#comment-1776 linda cole Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:12:32 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2008/01/16/crows/#comment-1776 absolutely love your prose on crows! Their caw is such a lazy, lonely sound, and when I was in India many years ago, just to hear the crow rushed me back home in my thoughts and memories. Thanks for your verse, just loved it. absolutely love your prose on crows!
Their caw is such a lazy, lonely sound, and when I was in India many years ago, just to hear the crow rushed me back home in my thoughts and memories.
Thanks for your verse, just loved it.

]]> By: Pat Blakeslee http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2008/01/15/crows/comment-page-1/#comment-282 Pat Blakeslee Sun, 20 Jan 2008 22:53:26 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2008/01/16/crows/#comment-282 Kate - I just found your blog and can hear your voice as I read your insightful prose. Oh that we were sitting on the porch at the Harbourside eating blueberry muffins and chatting about what we saw yesterday before heading out on our next adventure. The crows up here have been chased out of downtown Auburn and Geneva but lurk on the limits, beyond heckling from humans--for now, at least. Every now and then I see them stir en masse from a stand of spruce or hardwoods. It's good to know that you're on the lookout in Pittsburgh and sharing what you see with others. Cheers. Kate – I just found your blog and can hear your voice as I read your insightful prose. Oh that we were sitting on the porch at the Harbourside eating blueberry muffins and chatting about what we saw yesterday before heading out on our next adventure. The crows up here have been chased out of downtown Auburn and Geneva but lurk on the limits, beyond heckling from humans–for now, at least. Every now and then I see them stir en masse from a stand of spruce or hardwoods. It’s good to know that you’re on the lookout in Pittsburgh and sharing what you see with others. Cheers.

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