[Tweeters] Crows and Snowy Owls

[Hans-Joachim Feddern]

That is an interesting thought Mike! Even though some birders have seen it
being mobbed, it does not seem to be a major event for crows. I had a
Peregrine Falcon being mobbed by a hole murder of crows a few days ago here
in Twin Lakes/Federal Way. The falcon was sitting on a large , lower
branch  while the crows were gathering on top of large pine bordering one
of our lakes. The falcon kept a keen eye on the crows, but they only made
half hearted dives at it. It seemed they had more respect for the
Peregrine than a Red-tailed Hawk!

On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 7:51 AM <mollycvetovac at gmail.com> wrote:


> I’ve seen photos of this owl being mobbed by crows. I think it is

> happening occasionally.

>

> Sent from my iPhone

>

> > On Nov 30, 2020, at 7:37 AM, Mike Wagenbach <wagen at uw.edu> wrote:

> >

> > 

> > When viewing the Queen Anne Snowy Owl yesterday, I was struck by the

> lack of crows hectoring it.  I'd have thought that, say, a Great-Horned Owl

> or a Cooper's Hawk in an equally exposed location would have had at least a

> couple of crows making a racket.

> >

> > We had looked for her unsuccessfully on Friday afternoon, and thought

> maybe listening for crows would help us find where she had moved during

> that hour, but didn't hear any while walking fairly extensively around the

> hill.

> >

> > Do crows not recognize Snowies as raptors due to their rarity here?

> >

> > Mike Wagenbach

> > Seattle

> >

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