Otto here,

I had an interesting "crow talk" experience this past week.  There are a number of tall (80+') white pines on the edge of my yard.  For the past 5 days, a solitary crow has taken up residence on the highest branch, of the tallest pine.

From morning until evening, it CAWHS, and CAWHS, and CAWHS.

It's a whiny, nasal, ascending note CAWHH!  Crow sounds like it has adenoid problems.

I asked my wife to describe it for me, all she said was; "Annoying, really annoying..."

The calling is constant and incessant, all day long, and pretty closely spaced intervals...

I know crows have a lot of different vocalizations, and I have heard this call before in my neighborhood.  But, this is the first time I've heard it over and over and over and over again.

Any thoughts on what could be going on here?  Is it a territorial call?  (I know I wouldn't go near this crow if I didn't live here.)  Perhaps, a mating call (although, I can't imagine it "getting lucky" sounding that way...) Or, is it just the way this crow "talks?"

Thanks,

Otto


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