American Crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) are common birds of fields, open woodlands, and forests. They thrive around people, and you’ll often find them in agricultural fields, lawns, parking lots, athletic fields, roadsides, towns, and city garbage dumps, and are familiar over much of the continent. They usually feed on the ground and eat almost anything – typically earthworms, insects and other small animals, seeds, and fruit, but also garbage, carrion, and chicks they rob from nests. Their flight style is unique, a patient, methodical flapping that is rarely broken up with glides. American Crows are very social, sometimes forming flocks in the thousands. Inquisitive and sometimes mischievous, crows are good learners and problem-solvers, often raiding garbage cans and picking over discarded food containers. They’re also aggressive and often chase away larger birds including hawks, owls and herons.
The container is a bit different from normal. It contains a log book only. You will need to bring your own writing instrument. The cache is on a dirt road that is not plowed during the winter, and ground zero will be wet most of the time. Remember to get the code off the logbook for the Bald Eagle puzzle final.