Crows roost near Mayo Clinic - Nov 30, 2012 Each fall, dozens of crows congregate at the Research Center. No overnight guests can sleep through their raucous early morning caws. But the crows are now gone. For 3-4 months each winter, the crows leave the Ely area.
Crows roosting - Nov 30, 2012On Lynn and Donna Rogers’ 3 days away, they discovered where the crows go. It’s not only people who flock to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota. It’s crows. 263.5 miles south of the Research Center, hundreds of crows roost in a couple dozen trees between the Days Inn and the Mayo Clinic (Rochester Methodist Hospital portion) across the street.
Crows roosting - Nov 30, 2012The crows began landing at 6:34 PM. Flock after flock came in until hundreds filled the trees by 2 AM. The majority left each morning about 7 AM, heading east, with the last straggler 
Car covered with whitewash - Dec 1, 2012taking flight at 7:19 AM. When Lynn and Donna left for home Saturday afternoon, after their time away for a dinner, a show, and a hysterectomy that went fairly well, they discovered why it was so easy to find a parking space under the trees.
Donna Rogers prior to surgery - Nov 30, 2012Lynn is currently working at home, taking care of Donna, soon to be joined by their daughter Colleen to help with the work and by 17-month-old granddaughter Gabrielle to help with the smiles. Lynn and Donna are glad to be back home for mending.
Thank you for all you do.
—Lynn Rogers and Sue Mansfield, Biologists, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center