As The Crow Flies

Partial Migration Helps Explain Where Crows Go in Winter
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A crow with a satellite transmitter attached to its back. Photo by Melissa Jones.

“Partial migration”—where some individuals within a population migrate and some don’t—is common among birds and is speculated to be a step on the evolutionary path to complete, long-distance migration, but scientists know very little about how it actually works. A new study from The Auk: Ornithological Advances tracks where American Crows go during the winter and shows that while individuals are consistent in whether they migrate or stay put, partial migration might give them enough flexibility to adapt to changing environmental conditions. (Read More)
 

"As The Crow Flies" as a distance calculator meant that during my working years downtown, I never got a free parking space. It costs me so much during those 3 years. Yuck! Especially the fact that the owner didn't clear off the snowstorms, we had to dig ourselves out. Double yuck!

Thankfully, by the time we moved in together and got married, I worked in a different department and driving was the only way to get to work. Was great as I was pregnant during that time and my parking space was changed to the front of the building.
 
I’ve told this story before, but given the topic of this thread…
I parked my car in a lot in front of a local convenience store. Got out, and there was this injured crow, hopping about and dragging his broken wing on the pavement. Tragic site. I felt so sorry for the poor thing that I went in the store, bought a pastry and threw it to him. He grabbed it and flew up on the roof. I read later that they use the same act to lure predators away from their nest. (-8
 
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