<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Might I say it’s a shared territory. We humans just don’t always play nice in the sandbox.<div><br></div><div>Kevin Seidel</div><div>La Crosse Co, WI<br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Oct 25, 2020, at 6:57 PM, Stephen Hedman via Mnbird <mnbird@lists.mnbird.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Group,<div><br></div><div>We should never stop being amazed by the wonders that our natural world brings to us. As I do my fight with squirrels and skunks in my backyard, I have to constantly remind myself that I am really an intruder upon their territory rather than the other way around.</div><div><br></div><div>Delight in our feathered and furry friends.</div><div><br></div><div>Steve Hedman</div><div>St. Louis County</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Oct 25, 2020 at 3:20 PM Pamela Brustman <<a href="mailto:gleskarider@gmail.com">gleskarider@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,51,153)">And yet, they keep on doing it. So, they must be rewarded for doing it somehow, or they would quit, wouldn't they?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,51,153)">I would guess that they remember at least some of the hiding spots, or find someone elses?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,51,153)">There are a lot, apparently, of feathered and furred critters hiding morsels out there! </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,51,153)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,51,153)">I have a phalanx of jays here, and I have not seen them doing this behavior yet. I have plenty of acorns, or did, they are all eaten or buried by now. And I feed a mix that includes peanuts.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,51,153)">Never seen it. But I sure will keep an eye out for it. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,51,153)">I have seen and heard them mimic a hawk to scare away other birds and squirrels and then swoop in to enjoy the feeder without bother from competition. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,51,153)">I was fooled the first time too, until I figured out where it was coming from.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,51,153)">The corvids are smart birds. Malign them as we might, they are complex and work together for the common good of all, taking turns, some of them use tools, and they can learn. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,51,153)">Which, you know, is better than some humans seem to be able to do! </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,51,153)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,51,153)"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>- Pamela <br>Never give up on a dream just because of the length of time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway. - Unknown</div><div><br></div><div>“There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.” <br>― Aldo Leopold </div><div>I am one who cannot. </div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Oct 25, 2020 at 11:24 AM DONALD GRUSSING Owner via Mnbird <<a href="mailto:mnbird@lists.mnbird.net" target="_blank">mnbird@lists.mnbird.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div>Studies of birds that stash show they have amazing memories and can relocate hundreds of the stashed items (in some cases even more). But then they cover it with leaves. Before the snow I saw a blue carefully put an acorn on the ground, and then carefully cover it with four or five dried oak and maple leaves. Good luck on relocating that one day given the wind, turkeys, squirrels and deer all rendering many hiding places on the ground totally useless.</div><div><br></div><div>Don Grussing</div><div>Minnetonka</div><div><br></div><hr id="gmail-m_-5961653362196905921gmail-m_-3048781350247301651zwchr"><div><b>From: </b>"mnbird" <<a href="mailto:mnbird@lists.mnbird.net" target="_blank">mnbird@lists.mnbird.net</a>><br><b>To: </b>"Brian and Cindy Drill" <<a href="mailto:bcdrill@charter.net" target="_blank">bcdrill@charter.net</a>><br><b>Cc: </b>"mnbird" <<a href="mailto:mnbird@lists.mnbird.net" target="_blank">mnbird@lists.mnbird.net</a>>, "Stephen Hedman" <<a href="mailto:shedman@d.umn.edu" target="_blank">shedman@d.umn.edu</a>><br><b>Sent: </b>Saturday, October 24, 2020 6:13:01 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Mnbird] Crow Behavior<br></div><br><div><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Hi Cindy,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">This is usual behavior for all members of the Corvidae family
which includes jays and crows. For
whatever reason known only to themselves, they are great stashers. I have observed crows doing this same type of
hiding in my yard though it was with peanuts.
How they eventually find things, if indeed they do, is beyond me. I do put out peanuts on my deck and quickly
jays and crows descend to grab one or two and fly off to either bury them or tuck
them in some nook or cranny. Sometimes
they will bury the peanuts in the ground and cover their stash with leaves or whatever.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Amazing family of birds.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Steve</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">St. Louis County</p></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Oct 24, 2020 at 3:20 PM Brian and Cindy Drill via Mnbird <<a href="mailto:mnbird@lists.mnbird.net" target="_blank">mnbird@lists.mnbird.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Good afternoon--<br>
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While I have certainly seen crows interacting enough in my neighborhood, <br>
I witnessed something this afternoon I do not recall seeing before. A <br>
crow dropped into my front yard with something in its beak (we have a <br>
neighbor who apparently tosses all old bread out for the birds, I have <br>
had squirrels stash entire hot dog buns in the carport rafters). The <br>
crow set the object down on the ground, then pounded into the soil with <br>
its bill until it had made a hole. It then placed its item into the <br>
hole, tucking it in a time or two, and then walked around in a small <br>
area collecting leaves off the ground and returning to conceal its <br>
larder with the leaves. It was quite a show. Maybe I have to stop <br>
blaming squirrels for every random thing that pops up in my yard? Cindy <br>
in North Mankato<br>
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