[Tweeters] Predation by crows

[Hans-Joachim Feddern via Tweeters]

Thank you Kathy! Point well taken! All members of the crow family -
including jays and magpies are well known nest robbers, taken eggs and
young of other birds. I have even seen them take small Mallard ducklings.
With the noticeable increase in the crow population, there certainly would
be an impact on songbirds and other species.

Good Birding!

Hans

*Hans Feddern*
Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA
thefedderns at gmail.com


On Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 5:02 PM kathy kuyper via Tweeters <
tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:


> Another possibility for lower small bird numbers is the large number of

> crows who spread out from the communal roosts to breed in neighborhoods

> throughout the county. I have seen crows eat or kill  nestlings and other

> birds and carrying nestlings, to their offspring I guess.

>

> Kathy Kuyper

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