The community crow

The community crow This page is part of a larger research project being undertaken by Darryl Jones (Griffith), Thom van Dooren (UNSW) and others.

This collaborative research project brings together approaches from the natural and social sciences, as well as the humanities, to explore the human/crow relationships in Brisbane, Australia. Nowhere else in Australia do crows (including other Torresian crows) gather in such large groups as they do in Brisbane (we do not, as yet, have a good explanation for this situation but it might be due to th

e ready availability of food and other resources). At the same time, Brisbane is one of Australia's fastest growing cities in terms of its human inhabitants. As a result, it is a unique and fascinating site to explore the changing relationships between people and crows: sometimes positive and mutually life-enhancing, on other occasions anything but.

10/08/2016

Another crow roost found in Annerley tonight!
Please share any roost locations with us here on Facebook or by emailing us at [email protected]

Crows need their sugar fix too...Photo of a Torresian crow taken at Griffith Uni, Nathan.
04/08/2016

Crows need their sugar fix too...

Photo of a Torresian crow taken at Griffith Uni, Nathan.

"Can I have that takeaway?"A picture of a Torresian crow eating from a plastic cup! Captured in Daisy Hill Koala Park by...
14/07/2016

"Can I have that takeaway?"
A picture of a Torresian crow eating from a plastic cup! Captured in Daisy Hill Koala Park by Brie C.
If you'd like to share anything please email us at [email protected] - especially if it's a roost location!

02/07/2016

This video was taken by one of our followers back in 2014 during a coastal raptor project. You can see in this clip a Torresian crow caching an entire quail (one of the baits used in the project). The job was so effective it was believed a raptor had taken the bait – until the video was reviewed of course. Thanks for sending this in Vicky!
If you’d like to share anything please email us at [email protected]

Do you know how to tell the age of a Torresian crow (Corvus orru)? Well you can figure it out by looking at its eye colo...
27/06/2016

Do you know how to tell the age of a Torresian crow (Corvus orru)? Well you can figure it out by looking at its eye colour!

12/06/2016

A crow roost was found in Springwood last week. Have you noticed anymore on the south side?

23/05/2016

Another roost found in New Farm last night. If you know of any locations please contact us on our FB page or via our email - [email protected]

Another clever Corvid...
18/05/2016

Another clever Corvid...

Wild Corvids make two types of tools; hooked tools, usually made of trimmed twigs, and stepped-cut Pandanus leaves. Thes...
06/05/2016

Wild Corvids make two types of tools; hooked tools, usually made of trimmed twigs, and stepped-cut Pandanus leaves. These tools are generally used to poke insect larvae out of hiding places and are often carried for the duration of a foraging trip.

From research of Clayton and Emery.

Pictures: New Caledonian crow using a Pandanus leaf (credit: M. Sibley) and a hook to forage (credit: J. Troscianko).

Have you seen any crow roosts in your area? Please report any locations to us. You can reach us here on our Facebook pag...
22/04/2016

Have you seen any crow roosts in your area? Please report any locations to us. You can reach us here on our page or by emailing us at [email protected]!

Picture: A large American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) roost by Jennifer Campbell-Smith

The nesting season has come to a close. So please keep an eye out for increasing roost activity. Photo of Torresian crow...
05/04/2016

The nesting season has come to a close. So please keep an eye out for increasing roost activity.

Photo of Torresian crow nestlings by Bryan C.

29/03/2016

In another stunning display of Corvid cognition skills and novel tool use these amazing birds have been seen to use smouldering cigarette butts to fumigate their wings and rid themselves of pests!

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