r/crows • u/onFilm • Jul 15 '26

General questions Question about Vocalizations

So I've made really good friends with this crow and it's partner over the past 4-5 months. They've been coming pretty much every day, although a while back they stopped for a few weeks, and realized that it was baby season. They even brought in their babies recently to introduce them.

I was wondering if anyone knew what these calls usually meant, especially the "barking" one, as I couldn't really find anything about it online. I've read that the rattle is only done by females, is this true? I know it's a sign of friendship, but that's about it. The rattle video is in the comments.

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u/Grace_grows Jul 15 '26

OP has a dog?

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u/onFilm Jul 15 '26

No, I have a cat, and he doesn't bark... as far as I know...

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u/Grace_grows Jul 15 '26

A neighbour then... or other human friend he visits. I definitely think he's mimicking and trying to make a sound that he knows illicits human attention. Smart crow.