This is bird note.

Crows. Large, black, noisy. Some people love them. Others aren't so sure.

Crows are opportunistic feeders. They can eat just about anything.

Snakes, frogs, fish, fruit, seeds, and carrion.

They've also learned to peck through our trash cans and visit our landfills.

Crows may devour other birds' eggs, or steal baby birds from a nest to consume or feed to their own young.

Understandably, that puts some people off.

They become the bad boys of spring.

But crows are resourceful.

There's no denying that.

A crow can pick a clam off the beach, fly into the air,

and drop the clam on a hard surface to break it

and expose the animal inside. Cros can even remove the meat from the shell of a crab. Croses have adapted

to our modern world. For one thing, they too have a taste for fast food. Next time you're

near your local burger joint,

check out the dumpster to see if crows have gathered there.

You may find a crow free-for-all.

For Bird Note, I'm Michael Stein.

Bird Note gives you the sounds of birds every day.

And you can get the sites as well when you follow us on Instagram.

At BirdNote Radio.