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5:47 AM
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Observed, counted and photoed Fish Crows and American Crows within 1.5 city block - for 49 minutes before sunrise. These are in addition to groups of Fish Crows and American Crows I just left - at I-64/I-264 interchange - about one half mile (west) from here. Initially, I was headed to a church at dead end of Adderly St and Lucas Ave - to check for roosting crows. When I exited I-264E though, I detoured and pulled into Navy Federal Credit Union’s (NFCU) lot - first because of the overwhelming sounds of Fish Crows; but then because there were so many crows on the ground! Once I pulled into the NFCU parking lot, the crows' vocalizations escalated. I could hear American Crows too. The sky was dark; but I also became aware of larger quantities of crows in the tree tops. And then I noticed them on on the rooftop. I drove around all 4 sides of the credit union - to determine the extent. The crows were on the ground, treetops and rooftop on all 4 sides. The adjacent Marriott hotel had more crows - again on the ground, in the treetops and on the very large roof. I drove in and around other nearby buildings to quantify the extent. I came up with 3,288: 1,218 crows on 7 rooftops, 1) Navy Federal Credit Union, 2) Marriott, 3) Cross Road Center (counted 168 crows at 6:19 AM when they had already started leaving), 4) 7-11, 5) Chartway Credit Union, 6) DroneUp and 7) 156 Newtown Road. Crows did not use rooftop of Denny’s - perhaps because it’s a singe story - or cooking smoke was venting from roof. The Marriott roof is quite large and had several hundred crows. Estimating other 5 buildings had 150 crows each. 600+ on utility cables. From the Cross Road Center parking lot, I started counting crows on the utility lines on this west side of Newtown Rd. When I got to 200, I estimated there were at least 600 crows total on the utility lines on Newtown Road. 720 in treetops - Crows occupied at least 16 treetops at NFCU. With 20 crows each that’s at least 180 crows, but some trees had more/50. Estimating 6 trees x 6 other business with 20 crows each. 250 on the ground at Navy Federal Credit Union (all 4 sides), behind, Marriott and behind Cross Roads Center. 500 in the sky. As the sky began to lighten, I became aware of steady stream of crows flying east. I estimate 3/4 of the 3,288 were Fish Crows and 1/4 were American Crows. This is based on my initial impression when I arrived and recorded vocalizations. -In hindsight, I realize I did not check east (behind DroneUp, 156 Newtown or 7-11), the Mexican place or Holiday Inn north of DroneUp or north of Greenwich Rood and I-264. - - - 2021 observations at another of their nearby night roosts (on Hicks Ave): https://ebird.org/checklist/S78529530
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