Diane
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I am in Altanta, GA, and have not noticed any obvious illness in the crows. However, they tend to be quite wary of people so it's difficult to get close enough to do detailed observations. I have seen no evidence of foot disease, and no obvious decline because of West Nile, but we definitely do have the virus in our mosquitoes. As for aggression, the most I have seen is one crow chasing another. I have also seen groups of crows annoying red-tailed hawks, but that seems to be typical!
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I am originally from Massachusetts but now live in Georgia. When I was in MA, I remember seeing (and hearing about) very large flocks of crows going to roost in the evening. This would be in the fall and the winter. People often complained about them. In GA, I have not witnessed such large flocks. It may be because I don't live in an area where large roosts form. Is is possible that birds in the southeast don't form the massive flocks I've seen in the Northeast? I realize I am talking about a roost here and not a "socializing" flock. Both in MA and in GA I have seen large flocks of red-winged blackbirds, often in early spring. I also used to see massive flocks of starlings going to roost in MA.
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I didn't know that their eyes changed colors like that! That's really interesting. Also, I am surprised at how well they tolerate those big, gaudy wing tags. Do untagged crows ever attack the tagged ones, thinking there is something wrong with them or that it is a stranger? Or is it that they are smart enough to realize "Ok, that's still my sister, even thought she has that pink thing on her"? Curious...
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One tip that I have read about and is helpful to me is that ravens will occasionally soar in flight whereas crows never do that. This only helps if the bird is flying, of course. I also look for that wedge-shaped tail in the raven for confirmation.
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