Coexisting with Crows

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April/May 2005
 
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Is it a Raven or a Crow?

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Compared to the clear “caw caw” of a crow, ravens have croakier voices, and they tend to be larger birds, with bodies up to 26 inches long compared to crows’ average length of 17 to 21 inches. All three species of raven native to North America can be distinguished from crows by their broad, wedge-shaped tails (as opposed to fan-shaped) and their flight patterns. Crows may glide from one nearby tree to another, but while in open flight, they always flap their wings. Ravens, in comparison, soar and glide like hawks. Ravens also live twice as long as crows, often surviving for up to 15 years in the wild

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If you can’t find reflective tape, bird netting or other crow-scaring equipment through a local source, the following mail-order companies sell many interesting devices — from fake owls that hoot and swivel their heads to spooky-looking, motion-activated sprinklers.

Biocontrol Network
(800) 441-2847
www.biconet.com

Gempler’s
(800) 382-8473
www.gemplers.com

Margo Supplies (Canada)
(403) 652-1932
www.margosupplies.com

Peaceful Valley Farm Supply
(888) 784-1722
www.groworganic.com

To read crow-scaring tips from Mother’s Archive, go to www.MotherEarthNews.com and search for “crows.”

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  • Alan 5/10/2007 9:12:36 PM

    Plastic grocery bags suspended from string along rows ward off most
    crows. The slightest gust of wind will cause them to move. This is
    most effective along rows of newly planted corn, which crows love
    as they are about 3" high.

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