Birds

Showing Off That Crow Intelligence

June 27, 2011 by Corey 1 Comment

Crows, no matter the exact species being talked about, are typically recognized as being among the most intelligent of birds. Crows are crafty, keen, clever. They are trickster gods and crop-plundering pests, harbingers of war and users of tools.

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Crows fascinate people because of their plumage, their behavior, their play. Almost everywhere in the world has crows (or ravens) and they are always well worth watching. In fact, they are even worth watching when they are going through the trash.

That is how I spent some time on my last visit to Jones Beach with the family when an energetic and engaging Fish Crow decided that it wanted food from one of the many garbage cans placed on the beach for lazy beach-goers to use. The local gulls had nothing on this bird that came back over and over again, carrying off food to either eat elsewhere or perhaps to feed to young. What do your local crows do to entertain you?

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Written by Corey
Corey is a New Yorker who lived most of his life in upstate New York but has lived in Queens since 2008. He's only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasn't working as a union representative or spending time with his family. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy and Desmond Shearwater. His bird photographs have appeared on the Today Show, in Birding, Living Bird Magazine, Bird Watcher's Digest, and many other fine publications. He is also the author of the American Birding Association Field Guide to the Birds of New York.