by divacrows | Jul 22, 2021 | American Crows, Breeding, Corvids, Education, PSA, Rehab Birds
This summer has thrown its fair share of curveballs here at Diva Crows. First with the mysterious bird disease that has plagued the birds in and around the D.C. area. The birds showed signs of neurological defects and crusty eyes. We also found that the illness was...
by divacrows | Jun 23, 2021 | American Crows, Corvids, Education, PSA, Rehab Birds, Songbirds, Zen
 Staff Wearing Crow Masks to Prevent Imprinting In our most recent post we discussed bird-napping, which harms young birds by taking them away from their parents and making it hard for them to develop survival skills. This week we want to talk about...
by divacrows | May 31, 2021 | Blue Jay, Chicks, Corvids, Health, Rehab Birds, Songbirds
Birds at our rehabilitation center have been dying from unexplained sickness. Symptoms include eye infections and neurological problems such as seizures and balance issues. We’ve seen birds before with eye infections or neurological problems before, but never this...
by divacrows | Nov 22, 2018 | Corvids, Holiday
For decades, the Corvid Staff have argued over whether cranberry should be served in sauce or jelly form. This year  we are having a quiet, but chilly, Thanksgiving. No party-crashing cooper’s hawks and even the local crows seem to have gone home to...
by divacrows | Aug 18, 2018 | American Crows, Chicks, Corvids, Ginny, PSA
In Memoriam Magellan, aka Quentin I’m back. Sorry for the long period between posts but it has been a tough month or so in the world of Diva Crows. The first blow was the unexpected death of Gwen and Stephen’s chick Magellan a week after he went off to be...
by divacrows | Mar 21, 2018 | Corvids, Health, Snafu, Zen
These days I feel like I am the head chef in some bizarre trendy restaurant turning out delicacies, especially for Zen who still needs to get back to full health. The prix fixe menu Chez Room Service Woman looks something like this: Amuse Bouche de Souris with...
