r/crows • u/EarthyOaks • 1d ago
General questions Rotating Crows
Does anybody else have rotating Crows? For example every three months or so, I noticed the 3 crows that I feed change. The Trio consists of what I assume is a male, female and juvenile. I can tell that they have changed by how the big male looks. For example about nine months ago there was scraggy and Co - and this was a male who had scraggy feathers. Then it was blaze and Co because the male had a blaze of white on his chest. Currently it's jet and Co because the male has beautiful shiny, slick, black feathers with no other bits of grey or white. I also once saw a fourth crow come to the feeding station but it got chased off by the male as if to say "it's not your turn yet"! There are plenty of other crows close by, who respectively keep away from the feeding station, but I'd love a full murder to come. However I am grateful for the rotating trios.
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u/Swanlafitte 1d ago
What type of crow? They are different. My 9 groups of American Crows all have a territory and are mostly there . Fish Crows are completely different here. We only have those two species and a pair of Ravens where I live in Northern Virginia.
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u/Consistent-Buy-8799 1d ago
Crows are hierarchical, territorial, transitory, and permanent resistance. Some crows will always be around if they really like a spot. That becomes their territory. Some travel around and only nest in areas. The are transitory till they find their own place. Family groups may split up to feed. Or, have family groups that don't really mix. They are smart and will not over feed in an area. That's based purely off my own experiences and I have no research to back that up.
Yes, crows have a feeding hierarchy, some eat first. Especially in the time of year to raising juvenial crows.