What) From late
fall to early spring each year, Auburn has a Murder of Crows
(between 50 and 70 thousand) descend on an historic cemetery
and ancient Indian burial ground in the late afternoon, just
before dusk. At dusk the crows move downtown all at once to
roost for the night. This sight is so amazing that National
Geographic did a television show about it this year (1999).
It's become quite the tourist attraction at Fort Hill
Cemetery. Even without the crows, the cemetery's topography
and monuments are very impressive. (1)
"I moved to Auburn from New York City in 2006, and I was scared to death at first to go to the local supermarket. The crows are everywhere on every light and power line and they just study you. I highly doubt Auburns' crows have the potential to be an attraction. However I learned to just live with them and not look up. I have told many friends about the strange phenomena and they are not rushing to go see them either. There has to be a scientific reason why they go there. I'm not sure I even see a solution but I do know I don't watch the movie "The Birds" anymore, I've seen enough crows, thank you." (2)
Where) Fort Hill Cemetery is at 19 Fort Street
Why) We
were driving through at the end of May so the question really
was, “Would either one of us see even a single crow during our
late afternoon walk through the cemetery?" 
