TERMINATION REPORT for U.S. Dept. Agriculture, Hatch Project NYC-183429 (revised)

REPRODUCTIVE AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR OF TWO CROW SPECIES IN NEW YORK

PI: MCGOWAN, KEVIN J.

ECOLOGY & SYSTEMATICS, CORNELL UNIVERSITY

12 December 1997


Crows are migratory game birds and can be local crop pests. This study provided much new information about the demography and behavior of two crow species. 560 American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) nests were observed in Tompkins Co., NY from 1988 through 1997, and 651 young banded and marked for individual identification. 22 Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus) nests were studied, and 17 young marked.

The primary findings are summarized below.


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