tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post1610687497958919538..comments2024-02-03T06:01:53.090-08:00Comments on Noe Valley SF: This Week in Noe Valley: Pocket Monsters Everywhere, Fire Fallout and Renting in the 94114Noe Valley, SFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09996607013124379881noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post-71431946440904045222016-08-31T09:00:29.401-07:002016-08-31T09:00:29.401-07:00Crows? Ravens? After doing a little research…the v...Crows? Ravens? After doing a little research…the video Amy M posted is of a raven but what we see on our block are definitely crows. They are smaller with less bushy tails and have a higher pitched squawk, and tend to be part of a group. At nesting time there are often as many as 6-8 in the tree behind us at times. Ravens tend to be more solitary or travel in pairs. Viva la crows.stevenjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post-41021459213002793462016-08-27T11:08:04.860-07:002016-08-27T11:08:04.860-07:00Ravens, crows, blackbirds….sorry I got the species...Ravens, crows, blackbirds….sorry I got the species mixed up.. Have been in the neighborhood since 1973 (on Sanchez St then) and Elizabeth St (since '85) on the same block Matches Mom. stevenjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post-36824904115387840562016-08-18T02:45:40.752-07:002016-08-18T02:45:40.752-07:00stevenj ain't from around here.stevenj ain't from around here.Matcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15308843229856948036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post-5910392001121425602016-08-17T19:50:42.761-07:002016-08-17T19:50:42.761-07:00This guy is a raven! That croak and the beard are ...This guy is a raven! That croak and the beard are how you can tell them apart from crows. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15189864625085787430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6008050911800805999.post-2741648702437304512016-08-11T12:16:18.128-07:002016-08-11T12:16:18.128-07:00Re: Crows in Noe Valley - sometimes they are an al...Re: Crows in Noe Valley - sometimes they are an alarm clock.<br /><br />The crows are an annual event on our block. The trees in the yard behind us are large and leafy and the crows seem to like to breed/nest in them, usually spring through mid summer. The outdoor cats who are looking for a hot meal are no match for the crows. Last year when one cat climbed up one of the trees for a better look she (or he) set off a crow alarm system that had them coming in from every direction, dive bombing the scared cat and finally chased it over 3 fences and away from the crow's nest. stevenjnoreply@blogger.com