Lying adjacent to the current northwest boundary of the Crow’s Nest Natural Area Preserve, Accokeek Bottomlands now preserves visual and ecological buffer along a main public access route. “NVCT was ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Birds may not be renowned for their intelligence but New Caledonian crows have an instinctive ability to make and use tools, researchers said on Wednesday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

Tour a hardwood coastal forest and learn about natural area preserves. Host Peggy Singlemann talks to Michael Lott at Crow’s Nest Natural Area Preserve about the unique biodiversity preserved there ...

Corvus splendens — Corvus meaning ‘raven’ in Latin and splendens meaning ‘shining’ or ‘brilliance’ — is a fitting name for the strikingly intelligent birds that house crows are. Crows have long ...

At a busy intersection near the Merrimack River in Lawrence, Craig Gibson set up his camera, peered through binoculars and got ready to witness a spectacle he’s seen hundreds of times. This recent ...

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Find out why this behavior happens, what it reveals about your environment and if seeing crows is a good sign.