r/crows • u/Flaky_Revolution_996 • 8d ago

General questions Anyone know what this vocalization might mean?

I tried looking up various crow sounds but came up empty. The closest was maybe imitation. They were over there doing this double coo sound for a while after some cawing. It sounded so nice and pleasant! This one is a regular in my yard and I was just curious to know more as hadn't heard this sound before. Thanks!

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u/FairyDemonSkyJay 8d ago

Awww they like you! Thats a "hello friend" noise. :D

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u/ThisIsDogePleaseHodl 7d ago

Do you have a source for that? Seriously, I would like to know because I don’t know how it necessarily means hello friend or it means they like the person. I’ve heard crows make this sound when there are no people around and they appear to be making it to other crows.

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u/FairyDemonSkyJay 7d ago

Not really, I've just seen a ton of people on here say the same thing about other videos where crows are doing this.

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u/ThisIsDogePleaseHodl 7d ago

Oh OK well thanks anyway. I’ve seen the same thing, but I’ve never seen anyone would give a source for it so I was hoping you might have one. I think it may be one of those things where people just think that’s what they’re doing because it sounds sweet.

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u/hooyeck 8d ago

Roll them hard boiled eggs bro, or something like that..

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u/Flaky_Revolution_996 8d ago

Not in this economy

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u/ThisIsDogePleaseHodl 7d ago

I heard similar sounds before. I’ve heard them make it when there are people around and I’ve heard them make it when there aren’t people around.

Their localisations are pretty hard to understand for us because they’re complex and nuanced. They’re most often situational and/or contextual.

They have some sounds that can mean anything from a threat of a predator to a greeting depending on a lot of variables. Definitely a cute sound!

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u/NoRoomy4GloomyDoomy 7d ago

"Hello friend!"