Oooooo that's exciting!
I can't remember if I already asked, are crows hunted by people anywhere remotely near where you live? That might be why they are so nervous. Rumor has it that we don't have ravens in the city here because superstitious humans persecuted them way back in the day, although I don't know if that's true.
Or it could also be a species thing. I think our American Crows and Northwestern Crows are pretty adapted to sharing space with humans.
That's a really good point! I'm not sure if anyone specifically hunted or hunts them, but things I guess used to be pretty feral out here. My neighbor apparently shoots groundhogs and rabbits with a .22 rifle from his kitchen window...when I moved here, he told me he used to before the neighborhood grew, but kind of implied also that he still does when he thinks he can get away with it...and that's just one guy but it is my neighbor, which probably puts me on the suspicious list as well.
...Good for them honestly, I'd rather they stay smart and safe!
I hope he at least eats what he shoots... 'round here people only shoot people. Though I once saw a crow get shot in the city by what was probably a pellet gun wielded by some ignorant, unloved child.
These are all things you didn't need to know. And now back to our regularly scheduled crows. Aren't they rad?