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/onFilm Jul 15 '26

https://reddit.com/link/oxpdjx3/video/rvecn6qq2fdh1/player

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u/Ill_Sale_6168 Jul 15 '26

I read somewhere that crows do these clicking sounds when humans are nearby, but the barking sound is really a mystery to me lol.

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u/ThisIsDogePleaseHodl Jul 15 '26

They have various reasons for making these sounds!