Plants and Trees that Attract Crows

I'm sure you've noticed that crows can be found just about anywhere. However, if you want to attract more crows to your yard, (without turning it into a landfill) there are some plants that they are particularly drawn to for food or for nesting. Some of these I've read about while researching on crows; others, I've seen from my own experience with crow watching.

Natural Food Sources that Attract Crows

Walnut Trees (especially near a street) - Here's an example of crows adapting to living around humans. Where there are walnut trees lining a street, I see crows take the walnuts, and drop them on the street to crack them open. They use the street as a tool to open the nuts.

Oak trees provide acorns, which crows love to eat.

Ponds, rivers, or lakes draw crows to their edges to search for food. They provide a water source as well.

Wide Large Palm Trees - yes, believe it or not, I said palm trees. However, I'm not refering to the neatly trimmed palm trees you see everywhere. The palm trees I'm talking about have never been trimmed, and are lined with tons of dead palm fronds going down the trunk. Those are the ones that make nice nesting areas for all kinds of birds. The other birds' eggs can also be a food source for the crows.

Crops of various kinds

Nesting Sites for Crows

Crows prefer to build their nests in the top portion of very tall trees. Also, since they tend to sleep in large numbers, having a very large tree, such as a eucalyptus, will attract crows, to sleep or use as a nesting site. A large tree is also necessary due to the large size of crows nests. Nests can be even larger than 2 feet in diameter. They usually build new nests every year, in March. A tree at least 60 feet tall may attract crows. Here are some specific examples of nesting trees: pine trees, cypress trees, oak trees, and any other large tree with an area able to support a 2 foot wide nest.

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