<div dir="auto">We had a small patch turned over last year at Treasure Island Park here in Twin Lakes. At first I thought that the crows were following up on what the raccoons started at night. The chunks of grass seemed to be too large for crows, however I have observed them since and they are indeed the culprits. This year the damage is more extensive and has spread to neighborhood lawns. I have never before observed this behavior from crows. Makes me wonder if these grub infestation come in cycles?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Hans<br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><b style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(51,51,51)">Hans Feddern</span></b><br style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA</span><br style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(0,0,102);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:thefedderns@gmail.com" target="_blank">thefedderns@gmail.com</a></span><br></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Nov 11, 2024 at 2:15 PM Scott Ramos via Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>At Magnuson Park, there are periodic bicycle races that use part of the lawns for their racecourse. In theory, there is work between the park and the race organizers to 'repair' the places on the lawn that get quite chewed up. Part of the recovery includes planting new grass seed. While this may be attractive to a number of species, it's mostly Ring-billed Gulls and Crows that come to consume the free meal. I've watched both as they feed and they are not only plucking the seeds but digging and turning over the loose surface, leaving an aeration effect. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Scott Ramos</div><div>Seattle</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Nov 11, 2024 at 2:01 PM Paul Bannick via Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu" target="_blank">tweeters@u.washington.edu</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">i agree with Connie! Flickers and racoons are doing the same thing. They would not do this if there were not lots of readily accessible tasty treats to be had.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Nov 11, 2024 at 1:48 PM Constance Sidles via Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu" target="_blank">tweeters@u.washington.edu</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>Hey tweets, my understanding is that the crows are not responsible for tearing up lawns. The grubs are responsible by eating the roots of the grass. The crows merely turn over the divots. Crows are actually helping lawns but eating the grubs. - Connie, Seattle<div><br></div><div><a href="mailto:constancesidles@gmail.com" target="_blank">constancesidles@gmail.com</a><br id="m_5378673940421621028m_-8359696652349629873m_-5475935412401863219lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Nov 11, 2024, at 1:30 PM, <a href="mailto:garrettwhaynes@me.com" target="_blank">garrettwhaynes@me.com</a> via Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu" target="_blank">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>> wrote:</div><br><div>
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<div dir="ltr">I wanted to check the tweeter sphere on a crow phenomenon to see if anyone else is having the same problem. The crows here in Auburn have been ripping up the grass around here. I mean really tearing it up and leaving huge piles and chunks of
grass in their wake. Looks like aeration jobs from hell everywhere. They've torn up sections of the grass by Auburn High School, parts of my parents yard, neighbors yards, etc. None of us have ever seen crows wreak destruction on grass like this before. We
have heard through the grapevine it's because they are going after grubs, so maybe there is some unusually large grub crop and they are going crazy for them and tearing out the grass to get to them? </div>
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