Soaring Birds

On Feb 16, 6:16*pm, "Dan Marotta" wrote:
Long ago, I read in Soaring Magazine (I think) that crows don't soar. *This
morning, I watched three crows thermalling right outside my living room
window. *I went and stood in the window for a couple of minutes and watched
the three of them hanging tight and climbing. *After a while, they headed
out on course!

Last summer a friend and I were standing on Sandia Crest watching the crows
ridge soaring. *One in particular was having a great time. *We watched him
pull up sharply and execute 3 snap rolls in succession and then reverse
course on the ridge. *And, to prove it wasn't a fluke, that feathered
aviator reversed again, gained speed in the ridge lift, pulled up, and did 3
more snap rolls!

I have no doubt - crows enjoy flying!

Now, if spring soaring season would only arrive...

I have never seen crows soaring but last summer circled with swallows
(Martins?) at 11,000ft on a X/C here in Texas. Unfortunately one
impacted the horizontal stabilizer and died. Felt it hit and saw bits
of feathers later upon return to the field.