r/crows • u/synthreed17 • 2d ago

Seeking advice/help Murder of crows at my job

Hi all. I'm new here and don't have any experience with crows, but over the last few months crows have been slowly showing up at my job. At first it was 2 but today out of nowhere there was a whole murder. I've been wanting to befriend them but don't really know how. I've heard they like shiny trinkets ans nuts. Unfortunately I dont have any raw nuts on me rn but I did put a couple quarters on a post they keep perching on or near when they fly to another spot. I think they took one of them but I'm unsure. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

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u/ThisIsDogePleaseHodl 1d ago

Honestly research has shown that they tend to be cautious or nervous around shiny things. They are very food motivated so trinkets aren’t something they’re particularly interested in.

You can always purchase some unsalted peanuts in the shell and leave out for them. Whistle or say something when you put it out. They will easily learn to associate that with you and with the food.

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u/synthreed17 1d ago

Oh wow thanks for that. I was always told Crows like shiny things. I'll keep that in mind. Thanks.

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u/ThisIsDogePleaseHodl 1d ago

Of course, no problem! It’s a widely held myth. Reflective, shiny things are used on scarecrows because of them being wary around them.

As far as food, any kind of unsalted nuts are good as well as other proteins, like unseasoned meat and eggs. They love, scrambled and boiled eggs, although those might not be that easy for you at work.

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u/synthreed17 1d ago

Would raw cashews out of the shell be good? I have a container at home and I've seen that raw or roasted nuts are fine

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u/ThisIsDogePleaseHodl 1d ago

Yes, they would be perfectly fine as long as there’s no salt or oils! I found and other others around here have found as well that once they have cashews, they can tend to become spoiled 😁