I live in a rural area and hear crows more than I see them. That said, when I have seen them in more populated areas, they have tended to be in parks, rather than the concrete jungle proper.   I would imagine that they nest in tall trees, maybe on utility poles, or the tops of buildings. I’ll keep an eye out, but down here, cities are more pigeon/house sparrow/starling areas, maybe with the occasional cardinal, robin or titmouse, but I don’t spend that much time birding in cities.

I heard a science podcast about urban raccoons evolving into pets (in the same way dog ancestors evolved over eons into the pets we know today). There had been a study done that suggested this might be happening. (The scientists stressed that this evolution is SLOW and do NOT go out and catch a raccoon expecting it to be a house pet!) But this lesson about rural v suburban crows makes me think of that. It's interesting to hear about how the different diets affect the birds. And I also wonder how their acclimation to humans will affect their development over time.

It is funny and interesting to hear how parallel bad eating habits and choice affect humans and crows.

I notice crows in what seems like protected pockets in cities and towns. I see a family group at my local grocery store. I see them in neighborhoods. I have also noticed that in addition to the family group on my farm, the other farms nearby have their own family groups. They eat near garbage disposal areas, near restaurants, and near schools. I see nests and decoy nests all over. I feel that crows interact with people by noticing their behavior. People seem to change their outlook about crows with information about their intelligence.

I live in a very rural area so I can only guess how crows do in the city. Maybe they find food in dumpsters or  trashcans? Maybe they nest on balconies or the top of buildings?

I have often seen crows eating discarded pizza crusts and other junk food, but they are very opportunistic and will also forage along the shoreline for insects and crustaceans.  They are fairly comfortable around people, retreating when you approach, but not too far.

The crows I have seen fly into the neighborhood. When there is no snow on the ground, I have seen them in the grass possibly searching for food. I have seen them take peanuts from my feeder and have seen them eat bird seed. When there is snow on the ground I have seen them along the curb possibly eating snow and getting some water not sure what they were trying to eat since there was no trash.

I have searched my neighborhood area for possible nest and so far, have not located any. I live about 4 miles from a cemetery so possible they could be nesting there. I also have 2 retention ponds nearby.

I am not sure how people feel about the crows in our area.

I have seen when people are out they crows take off and head to another location.

I live right outside of DC. The crows like to hang out on balconies, tall buildings, ledges, poles, etc. They know it's safer higher up, and they only come down to the ground level when very few people are around. I’ve noticed, for example, house sparrows are on the ground around people a lot more than crows. I also see crows around dumpsters or behind restaurants. I see roosts around the more suburban areas of the city, so I think they might be nesting on the edges of the city where there are more trees. They are skittish of people, but they also are extremely observant of us. They also clearly aren’t scared of people either because they are everywhere in the city. People (not my friends) in the area seem to either not think about them or consider them “pests”.

On a golf course in central Maryland, golfers often stop at the clubhouse for a sandwich after the ninth hole. Many of the golfers keep the sandwich in their golf cart to eat as they continue to play.  Crows have learned to wait until the golfer gets out of the golfcart at the tenth tee and then swoops down and grabs the sandwich.

I reside in a suburban are in CT, however I see them in downtown Hartford, CT daily and their interactions amongst people is that they seem to be very human habituated and food conditioned to this very urban environment.

I live in Manhattan, and often see crows on top of apartments buildings. They are always calling to each other, and I usually see more than one at a time. I have seen them eating junk food - one time I saw a crow fly overhead while holding a bagel in its beak.

I live in Sacramento, CA. When I walk my little dogs around the UC Davis Med Center Sac. Campus I see families of crows sometimes. I bring raw peanuts in a satchel, and often when they see me they will fly close and approach in a tree or land on a fence. I then crack the peanuts and throw them on the ground, and walk away for a bit. They will fly down and work the peanuts open. Sometimes they eat them, other times they stash them in the ground, or grass. I haven't seen anyone mistreating the crows, though I new a guy who told me his neighbor was shooting them with a bb gun and he told the guy to cut it out or he'd get the cops or city involved. My neighbors see me feeding them with peanuts and have expressed a desire to feed them too.

What's the recipe for crow food brownies? Haha.

Curious, were the eggs of suburban crows smaller than those of rural crows?

I live in Queens, NY, and mostly I see crows flying over.  I've seen them harassing a raven twice.  Once, I was able to give peanuts to crows in a large park by putting them on a wooden guardrail, cawing, then backing away about 30'.  The crows were very cautious of me, but did get the peanuts.  They seem to be very wary of people here.  During certain times of the year, in the morning, I always see them flying over, heading east.  I am not sure where they sleep not where they're going but I'm always curious.  I think people in the area are too busy with their own lives to care much about the occasional crow, to be honest.  There aren't enough around to cause any complaints I'm aware of.

I live in a rural, foothills area, but must go into town once a week or so.  When inside City limits, I generally see crows in parking lots scavenging for food in trash cans and drinking from puddles.  I've noticed them in or near parks, too, or school grounds where there are large grass play fields.   I haven't recently observed crows in that setting to have been able to see where or if they were feeding.  Just had enough awareness to know they were flying around.  Most people I know have neutral or negative feelings about crows, focusing on the "mess" they make when roosting in urban settings. I try to come back with an interesting fact or two to show the up side of crows in our world, but those comments often fall on deaf ears.

I see crows around parking lots or street curbs.  I've looked for nests high in nearby trees but not seen a nest so far.  I've seen some near a dumpster but not sure that's where they're getting their food.  Most people I bring up bringing peanuts out for the crows think I'm a little crazy.  I do not find others expressing favorably but not necessarily negative either.  I try to let them know about how they stay together in families, etc and bring a little positive for the crow.    I'm looking forward to winter because I feel like I see them more that time of year.  Parkville, MO (suburb of Chief's Kingdom)!

If you recall simple mice experiements from grade school.  Mice fed junk food vs those fed nutritious diet were smaller, had hair that fell out and other deficiencies compared to the food provided to the other group.  I believe it is solely the diet nutritional value.  Foods may impact growth hormone or other hormones impacting size, etc.  Not sure what is essential vitamins, etc. for a crow.  Is there research showing the essential nutrients "minimum daily allowance" of a crow?  I feed mine peanuts!

Crows fly around my neighborhood and mostly eat things off the lawns and yards. I assume bugs and such. Of course, they are in trash too but I see that less often.

Crows and ravens are frequently on the college campus where I work. People seem to be pretty neutral toward them. I most commonly see them on grassy open area and nearby trees, and enjoy seeing them.

Recently, I saw a few crows in the parking lot( might be called a urban) feeding on some leftover pizzas(I am not sure if they were actually leftovers) and they weren't scared of people, they only moved when a car gets to close.  Generally, I think crows have adapted to living near people and people don't really despise them, but once a friend of mines recalled crows and birds in general as being stupid.

One of the crows frequently seen in my community. This one flew from a tree with natural food.

In the planned community where I live, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, we have many crows. We might be described as a managed environment for the bird community. The surrounding county is rural and there is no urban area close by so we have a managed/rural kind of environment. We have a permanent population of crows that I count on eBird almost daily. As this is a very well managed community of property owners, there isn't much opportunity for the crows to get into trash or find human food, yet they can be seen or heard all about the area.  There is a lake and open areas such as the golf course and recreational areas. The crows can be seen in these areas daily. So, my guess is that the crows are getting natural food or else they are flying to areas where non-natural food can be found. There are plenty of nesting opportunities in the many tall pines in the general area. People in the community rarely comment on or complain about the crows. People in the rural surrounding area my have problems with crows raiding their crops and gardens. Thus the "scarecrow" use in the rural areas.

Lately most of the birds I see are around hotels and restaurants. While my area (Lafayette,la) south Louisiana, is still very rural and surrounded by wild life I find it very concerning that I'm able to identify not only common crows but fish crows as well that seem to stick to a diet of fast food cast offs.

It's been awhile since I lived in an urban environment and I wasn't much into birds.  But what I do remember is seeing and laughing at the crows and ravens eating at dumpsters around eating establishments.  I saw them with the little plastic ketchup cups, picking at pizza boxes and left over food containers.   People seemed to just ignore them.