Friendly, foul-mouthed crow befriends entire Oregon elementary school before state police are called in | The Oregonian

[Posted by Chuck Almdale]

Frankly, I think it’s a Common Raven. Look at that enormous bill! But a great story nevertheless. Proving once again that Ravens can be very smart, and when you look them in the eyes, and they look back, it certainly seems like someone’s in there, and it’s not just some dumb animal, running entirely on instinct.

Friendly, foul-mouthed crow befriends entire Oregon elementary school before state police are called in
The Oregonian | Lizzie Acker | 9 Dec 2021 | 5 minute read

From the article’s introduction:

A friendly, if somewhat foul-mouthed, crow became a temporary mascot at Allen Dale Elementary School in November when the bird took up residence at the Grants Pass school.

“This crow showed up at our school just out of the blue one morning,” said Naomi Imel, an education assistant at Allen Dale, over the phone on Thursday.

It began looking into classrooms, Imel said, and pecking on doors. At one point, it made its way into a fifth-grade classroom where it “helped itself to some snacks,” she said.