Those pre-roosts have always reminded me of high-school kids on the bus 
after school.  So much to communicate, so many disputes to be resolved, 
high energy all around.

Jane


On 11/30/2011 1:22 PM, William Wright wrote:
> A large number (many hundreds or more) of American Crows arrive in
> fields behind our house in Shelburne each afternoon.  I assume this is
> a preroosting area, with most crows arriving from the south or east.
> They leave in late afternoon heading north either over Shelbutne Point
> or Shelburne Bay.  Does anyone know where they're roosting?
>
> Lots of fun to watch them diving, spiralling around each other as they
> dive, etc. Quite a spectacle!
>
> Also, two Eastern Bluebirds in a hedgerow nearby.
>
> Chip Wright
> Shelburne, VT
>