Last weekend, I was at Irvine Nature Center and saw a gigantic flock of crows lift up off the parking lot all at once and head west. Curious, I stepped into my truck and followed them along Garrison Forest Road.
I knew that American crows congregate in large numbers in winter, but I’d never seen such an enormous group before. Where could it be headed?
After a few miles, I pulled up to their destination: a local golf course with towering conifers and other bushy evergreens. The flock headed straight for the greenery and almost disappeared.
Stepping out of my truck to investigate, I found what seemed to be millions of crows roosting in the giant pinecone-laden boughs. “What,” I thought to myself, “could be bringing them here?”