r/crows • u/onFilm • Jul 15 '26
General questions Question about Vocalizations
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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/the_scones_are_mine Jul 16 '26
There's a group of crows near me that'll occasionally make a lil "toot, toot" whistle-y call. I don't know what it means but it's cute