Wherever possible, crows use the same nests year in and out. To my knowledge this nest has been occupied every spring for over 10 years. And, every year the parent crows dive bomb people and dogs approaching the staircase winding down to town.

Here, two little neighborhood girls, who live in the famous Wickersham House seen in the background, are enchanted by the chirping fledglings. But they won’t linger long; Papa and Momma birds are about to pounce.