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Portland Crow Roost

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A COMPLEX ISSUE

Urban wildlife brings  beauty, wonder and occasionally challenges.   More and more cities have a large crow roost and--for some- the cacophonous nature of the roost is not heard as music.  Where some accept that avian droppings as a normal part of the gathering thousands, others find them distasteful and off-putting.  These intersections form complex issues for city planners, ecologists and business owners.


With interested parties working together, solutions may be found that serve all members.  We believe that a better understanding of the roost (how it serves the crows, why they select the spaces they do) could allow the city to create areas that draw the flock to areas of less conflict.  Our goal is to facilitate this resolution, with community science, education and collaboration.

An Expert Opinion

"I join in your concerns over attempts to move a roost . . . not only do territorial crows use this roost but migrating crows as well, probably using the roost for several years . . . I find it hard to think that harassing the crows to move doesn't have some kind of impact on their fitness at some point." ~Dr. Lisa M. Reed, Rutgers University, Researcher and author of numerous scientific studies of crow behavior. 

Things you can do

VISIT THE CROWS

VISIT THE CROWS

VISIT THE CROWS

Crows are as cool as swifts! On cool autumn/winter nights, as the sun begins to set, the crows fly into downtown by the thousands.  It really is a magnificent sight!  Bring your children, grab your friends and come into town to witness the cacophony of the pre-roost.  

VOLUNTEER

VISIT THE CROWS

VISIT THE CROWS

 The winter migratory season is peaking right now!  We counted our largest roost EVER last January and we are repeating our census counts for 2025 at this time.   As described in our Community Science section, we count crows regularly.   Send us an email (below) and let us know if you'd like information about our project.

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SHARE INFORMATION

SHARE INFORMATION

Talk to others about the Portland Crow Roost, link our website to yours, join our instagram feed, visit our facebook page and "like the crows".  Invite us to present at your company, organization or school.  It is by a progressive change of mindset about living with and within nature that we change the world.

GET CREATIVE

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Artist Eleanor Ryburn, created a series of crow images for an upcoming book (one is pictured above).  Her art work  shown at Two Rivers Bookstore in Feb 2020.    Irene Tejaratchi Hess, made a delightful short film Roost: The Crows of Downtown Portland and is working on a second.   In Canada, Ashley Duong  created a short documentary on Charlottetown's March of The Crows costume parade within an art festival.  We'd love to see Portland do a Crow March too!  

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