Come to Austin. We have loud, annoying, fearless, and rude grackles who will leap up on your outdoor table and fight you for your lunch. They're no crows, to be

Come to Austin. We have loud, annoying, fearless, and rude grackles who will leap up on your outdoor table and fight you for your lunch. They're no crows, to be sure. Crows are smarter. I saw a crow chowing down with its buddies after it ninja'ed inside a mechanic's shop to steal their sunflower seeds from atop their toolbox. That it both identified a package containing food it liked and knew when humans were watching, formulated a plan, and executed it successfully demonstrated significant intelligence. Reportedly, one can befriend crows as well as crows supposedly hold grudges.