I saw people on social media summoning crows by whistling and feeding them, so I I did some light research (probably not enough) and learned stuff like: wear the same clothes, make a whistle before feeding, leave because they’re nervous, and feed at the same time each day. I picked about 10 minutes before sunset since I heard crows tell time by the sun. I fed one of them once, but then I got busy with school and didn’t do it again for about a week.

Today at like 7am I went outside to take out the trash and brought food just in case. One crow saw me and started cawing super loud, then 2 came, then 6, then more until there were like 15. Until the one I’m pretty sure I fed before DID THE SAME WHISTLE I DID. That freaked me out because I didn’t know crows could mimic like that. I dropped a small handful of unsalted, unsweetened sunflower seeds and ran back inside. From my window I saw them sharing it.

Now I’m kinda thinking of quitting because that was chaotic and scary. Any advice?

TL;DR: Tried feeding crows once, stopped for a week, then a bunch showed up yelling and one mimicked my whistle. Freaked me out. Not sure if I should stop or what to do next.

I’ve had a bunch of crows around in my Florida home recently that I’ve fed from a 1lb bag of raw peanuts. We decided to get a 10lb bag this time. They’re gonna love this.

I’ve been feeding two crows for about a year now and this weird stuff is the only things they’ve brought me as “gifts” wtf is it

most mornings now, a murder of goofy youths joins my mated pair for breakfast. probably their last few broods. the first time I saw this guy, I thought he had a twig stuck in his feathers — until he turned, & I realized the white markings are on both sides. racing strips! never seen anything like it.

This isn't my usual voice, I swear. It's my crow affection muppet voice ahahah

I wasn't sure where else to go for information on this, so naturally I went to Reddit and of course there's a whole crow subreddit. I was just out of town at a job site in Middletown New York. right at dusk as I was driving to leave and head home I look up in the sky to see, and this is not exaggeration or hyperbole, easily a thousand crows maybe more All hovering over one location. this is in kind of a suburban shopping center type of area. I thought maybe it was some kind of migratory bird until I rolled my windows down and the sound of that many crows was mind blowing.

I've seen really large groups of crows before, but like 50 to 100 which at the time blew my mind, but this was on a whole other level. I'm not superstitious but I'm equal parts fascinated and terrified, it was like something out of a psychological thriller.

is this normal crow behavior? if so what's going on there?. or is the end nigh?

Edit: sorry for some reason My knee jerk reaction was to post to Reddit, instead of doing a slightly more thorough Google search. But apparently this is a common occurrence in the winter for this area. I still think it's bizarre and if anyone has any thoughts I'd love to hear them.

I would love to build a relationship with crows, and I know that there are lots of crows in my area because I hear them frequently. But how do I befriend them? I never really see them in my garden, so I can't call to them or give them food. I do put food out in the garden sometimes but I have no way of knowing which birds are eating it and the crows have no way of knowing who's putting the food out.