To someone watching birds casually, the cuckoo’s behaviour looks almost lazy. Instead of gathering twigs, lining a nest, and ...

New Caledonian crows have an instinctive ability to make and use tools, British researchers reported in this week’s issue of the journal Nature. They bred four crows in captivity and found all the ...

Cities have more lights. Crows do not have good night vision, so they like to roost in areas where they can spot their ...

Crows, jays, ravens, magpies and their various other relatives (nutcrackers, choughs, jackdaws, etc.) belong to the taxonomic family Corvidae. It’s a sizeable family of about 130 species — a smaller ...

Tucked away on Piersol Road in Chester County, not far from French Creek State Park, is a hidden gem of 712 acres that’s open to the public called Crow’s Nest Preserve. One of Natural Land’s nature ...

Anyone who has spent time in a park or backyard has probably noticed how noisy crows can get when an owl is nearby. The calls get louder, more birds join in, and before long, the owl is surrounded and ...