An impressively large amount of crows can be seen, and heard, early in the morning, coming from due north of Shaker Pines Lake in Enfield. I often hear them prior to seeing them, from sunrise until they first appear around 6:30-6:45am. It’s takes them about 30-45 minutes to fully leave their roost, flying South over head to their daytime locations. They move out in various sized groups; trickling down to small numbers, pairs and singletons. I’ll plan to get a count, as I’m curious, where such a large flock of bigger birds might roost. It must be amazing to see (and hear)them congregating and settling in, in the evening. If all their chattering (which is audible prior to seeing them fly overhead) is any indication of their location, I’m guessing East Longmeadow or Longmeadow, MA. I’d appreciate any information anyone might have. Thank you, Christina Nieves Enfield

When I worked in Enfield I'd see the crows both coming in and going out to the north. There must be some massive roost over the MA border. I'd always meant to follow the crows but never had the time! Sarah Faulkner Collinsville > On 12/02/2022 7:51 AM Christina Nieves via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: > > > An impressively large amount of crows can be seen, and heard, early in the morning, coming from due north of Shaker Pines Lake in Enfield. I often hear them prior to seeing them, from sunrise until they first appear around 6:30-6:45am. It’s takes them about 30-45 minutes to fully leave their roost, flying South over head to their daytime locations. > They move out in various sized groups; trickling down to small numbers, pairs and singletons. I’ll plan to get a count, as I’m curious, where such a large flock of bigger birds might roost. It must be amazing to see (and hear)them congregating and settling in, in the evening. > If all their chattering (which is audible prior to seeing them fly overhead) is any indication of their location, I’m guessing East Longmeadow or Longmeadow, MA. I’d appreciate any information anyone might have. > Thank you, > Christina Nieves > Enfield > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing birders together statewide. Please support COA: https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rules and subscription information visit: https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/

These crows are probably coming from the large roost in Springfield.  Here is an upcoming program about that roost: https://www.massaudubon.org/program-catalog/arcadia/84944-winter-crows . Before retirement my commute often took me through both that roost (most winters near I-291 in Springfield) and the Hartford roost. David David Spector Belchertown, Massachusetts From: SARAH FAULKNER via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> Sent: Sunday, December 4, 2022 8:56 AM To: Christina Nieves <christinainieves@hotmail.com>; Christina Nieves via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Crows Re: CTBirds Digest, Vol 5724, Issue 1 When I worked in Enfield I'd see the crows both coming in and going out to the north.  There must be some massive roost over the MA border.  I'd always meant to follow the crows but never had the time! Sarah Faulkner Collinsville > On 12/02/2022 7:51 AM Christina Nieves via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: > > > An impressively large amount of crows can be seen, and heard, early in the morning, coming from due north of Shaker Pines Lake in Enfield. I often hear them prior to seeing them, from sunrise until they first appear around 6:30-6:45am. It’s takes them about 30-45 minutes to fully leave their roost, flying South over head to their daytime locations. > They move out in various sized groups; trickling down to small numbers, pairs and singletons. I’ll plan to get a count, as I’m curious, where such a large flock of bigger birds might roost. It must be amazing to see (and hear)them congregating and settling in, in the evening. >  If all their chattering (which is audible prior to seeing them fly overhead) is any indication of their location, I’m guessing East Longmeadow or Longmeadow, MA. I’d appreciate any information anyone might have. > Thank you, > Christina Nieves > Enfield >

I was delighted to find the location of a New Haven crow roost that I’ve been wondering about for a year now. Having seen them make some spectacular sunset pit stops around Yale campus en route to their final bedtime spot, but never able to follow them (just not able to fly), I’d thought there must be a big roost somewhere in town. Last week, having parked my car on a block I don’t normally visit on the southern side of campus, I noted that there was whitewash all over the sidewalk, the length of the block, down the next block, and on the cars that had obviously been there more than a day or two. I went back that evening, and, squinting up at the tops of trees against the night sky, I saw each street tree was topped with the silhouettes of the crows. A really rough estimate is 1000. I love knowing that others are chasing down crow roosts, as well. Kimberly Jannarone New Haven > On Dec 4, 2022, at 9:35 AM, Spector, David (Emeritus) via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: > > These crows are probably coming from the large roost in Springfield. Here is an upcoming program about that roost: > https://www.massaudubon.org/program-catalog/arcadia/84944-winter-crows . > > Before retirement my commute often took me through both that roost (most winters near I-291 in Springfield) and the Hartford roost. > > David > > David Spector > Belchertown, Massachusetts > > > > > From: SARAH FAULKNER via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> > Sent: Sunday, December 4, 2022 8:56 AM > To: Christina Nieves <christinainieves@hotmail.com>; Christina Nieves via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> > Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Crows Re: CTBirds Digest, Vol 5724, Issue 1 > > When I worked in Enfield I'd see the crows both coming in and going out to the north. There must be some massive roost over the MA border. I'd always meant to follow the crows but never had the time! > > Sarah Faulkner > Collinsville >> On 12/02/2022 7:51 AM Christina Nieves via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: >> >> >> An impressively large amount of crows can be seen, and heard, early in the morning, coming from due north of Shaker Pines Lake in Enfield. I often hear them prior to seeing them, from sunrise until they first appear around 6:30-6:45am. It’s takes them about 30-45 minutes to fully leave their roost, flying South over head to their daytime locations. >> They move out in various sized groups; trickling down to small numbers, pairs and singletons. I’ll plan to get a count, as I’m curious, where such a large flock of bigger birds might roost. It must be amazing to see (and hear)them congregating and settling in, in the evening. >> If all their chattering (which is audible prior to seeing them fly overhead) is any indication of their location, I’m guessing East Longmeadow or Longmeadow, MA. I’d appreciate any information anyone might have. >> Thank you, >> Christina Nieves >> Enfield >> > > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing birders together statewide. Please support COA: https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rules and subscription information visit: https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/