mikeivan
Member
Needing some help. I am pretty sure this was an American Crow, probably a juvenile.
He perched in the spuce tree behind our rental unit in Canmore, Alberta last month and did something I have never seen or heard before. I am hoping someone with more bird knowledge can explain it to me. About four times he fluffed up his feathers, leaned over forward and made the most melodious sound, something like fluid being poured from a large bottle or a bubbling mountain stream. I have never heard anything like it, very musical, almost bell like. Each performance lasted just a few seconds, less than five. Of course, I was so amazed, I did not capture an image of the behavior. He was close, less than 20 feet. A parent crow may have been nearby, not sure.
Any information will be much appreciated, thanks.
He perched in the spuce tree behind our rental unit in Canmore, Alberta last month and did something I have never seen or heard before. I am hoping someone with more bird knowledge can explain it to me. About four times he fluffed up his feathers, leaned over forward and made the most melodious sound, something like fluid being poured from a large bottle or a bubbling mountain stream. I have never heard anything like it, very musical, almost bell like. Each performance lasted just a few seconds, less than five. Of course, I was so amazed, I did not capture an image of the behavior. He was close, less than 20 feet. A parent crow may have been nearby, not sure.
Any information will be much appreciated, thanks.