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Crows have every winter roosted in some part of Union Co. 

 Years ago I can remember they roosted in Linden township, in 

 a ten-acre piece of young oak, elm, maple and other hard wood, 

 in low, wet ground, somewhat isolated. The trees were close 

 together and the underbrush was so tangled that it was impos- 

 sible to go through except in a few cow-paths. For some years 

 back they have chosen some woods between Fanwood and Clark 

 township, near Ash Swamp. As to numbers, it is hard to esti- 

 mate. I should say I have seen the above ten-acre woods cov- 

 ered at the rate of ten to every ten feet square. I have every 

 morning and night, for one hour, seen them pass over our house 

 (Westfield, N. J.), the flock averaging two hundred feet wide 

 and continuous in length. I should say 500 in every square of 

 200 feet, or in every acre of space. Every minute 500 would 

 pass overhead. 



"In March they have their pow-wows or mating-parliament 

 in some large, open fields. I remember a field near our old 

 home in Linden township which seemed a favorite meeting- 

 place; a flock of one thousand or more would alight there every 

 pleasant day and seem to discuss and arrange for the coming 

 summer. There would be a spell of jabbering and then a chorus 

 of ' caw, caw,' at the same time flying up and around to some 

 extent and alighting again, apparently confirming, ratifying or 

 rejoicing over some subject they had under consideration." 



12. PL Pleasant, Bucks Co., Pa. 



In the winter of 1886-7 thousands of Crows roosted in low 

 woods on the farm of John Myers near Pt. Pleasant, Bucks Co., 

 Pa., and the spot was reported to be still in use in 1894-5. 



13. New Holland, Lancaster Co., Pa. 



M. B. Hutchinson writes: "We have a place two and a half 

 miles south of New Holland where Crows congregate during the 

 evenings in winter. The ground covered is about one mile long 

 and about three-fourths of a mile wide. It is covered by many 

 cedar trees in a ravine, sheltered from the north wind by a high 

 hill. The number of Crows may vary from a thousand to five 

 thousand. They generally fly to their roost in a south, south- 

 east or southwesterly direction. During a storm or approach of 

 a storm, their flight is quite close to the ground. 



