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Welcome! Please post any questions/comments/suggestions on the crowbox (www.thecrowbox.com) - its by your participation that we're going to make this thing better and start getting some answers about what crows can really do!

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Josh Klein

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Oleg Khovayko, Kevin Wang3

Apr 17

Engineering feedback for The CrowBox: Scaling challenges and "Anti-Racket" architecture

No any experiments, just shared ideas here. On 4/17/26 10:03 PM, 'Kevin Wang' via Crow Box

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Engineering feedback for The CrowBox: Scaling challenges and "Anti-Racket" architecture

No any experiments, just shared ideas here. On 4/17/26 10:03 PM, 'Kevin Wang' via Crow Box

Apr 17

Mar 31

Re: CrowBoxKit Re: Gabriel is in the neighborhood!!

That would be amazing - can you email me directly at jo...@josh.is to discuss? best, Josh On Fri, Mar

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Re: CrowBoxKit Re: Gabriel is in the neighborhood!!

That would be amazing - can you email me directly at jo...@josh.is to discuss? best, Josh On Fri, Mar

Mar 31

Julia Clark, e_sharp2

Jan 25

CrowBox Database

Hi Julie Congrats on gathering such a comprehensive dataset! Lincoln Park Zoo has a software app

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CrowBox Database

Hi Julie Congrats on gathering such a comprehensive dataset! Lincoln Park Zoo has a software app

Jan 25

Julia Clark, e_sharp4

12/19/25

Quarter 1 Stats

Hi, I've created a basic ethogram app for monitoring crow behaviors. This is a beta version, and

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Quarter 1 Stats

Hi, I've created a basic ethogram app for monitoring crow behaviors. This is a beta version, and

12/19/25

Julia Clark, … Michael Kapp8

12/5/25

Solar Panel Success

Thank you for all the pictures. It looks like there might be 2 screw holes at the top? If so what are

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Solar Panel Success

Thank you for all the pictures. It looks like there might be 2 screw holes at the top? If so what are

12/5/25

Robert Smith, … e_sharp16

11/30/25

Gabriel is coming to our area again!

Oh. I misunderstood. I thought that this was concerning the crowbox. On Saturday, November 29, 2025

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Gabriel is coming to our area again!

Oh. I misunderstood. I thought that this was concerning the crowbox. On Saturday, November 29, 2025

11/30/25

Tony D., … Michael Kapp5

11/13/25

Phase 1 does not re-open

Tony, Pressing the button on the Arduino Uno R3 is just hitting the reset line: it immediately stops

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Phase 1 does not re-open

Tony, Pressing the button on the Arduino Uno R3 is just hitting the reset line: it immediately stops

11/13/25

Neal Luecking, Michael Kapp3

10/30/25

Missing parts in CAD files on website

I was able to work around it once I realized the insignificance of the part, as a Google group member

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Missing parts in CAD files on website

I was able to work around it once I realized the insignificance of the part, as a Google group member

10/30/25

Julia Clark, Stephen Chasey6

9/9/25

Phase one success

Wow! Looks like you have quite a crowd of crows and magpies. Very nice that you have audio as well.

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Phase one success

Wow! Looks like you have quite a crowd of crows and magpies. Very nice that you have audio as well.

9/9/25

9/8/25

Phase 2 success

I'm thrilled to say that phase 2 has launched successfully! After spending 8 days in phase 1, I

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Phase 2 success

I'm thrilled to say that phase 2 has launched successfully! After spending 8 days in phase 1, I

9/8/25

Duncan McAlpine

8/7/25

Reel about training to pick up cig butts

Interesting https://www.instagram.com/reel/DM2FuAICZFe/?igsh=Zzh2ZTk4dmwwZHJ0

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Reel about training to pick up cig butts

Interesting https://www.instagram.com/reel/DM2FuAICZFe/?igsh=Zzh2ZTk4dmwwZHJ0

8/7/25

Michael Kapp, … Stephen Chasey3

7/14/25

Alternative to Acrylic

I've had pretty good luck using rigid PVC foam sheets. They are easy to cut, durable, uniform,

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Alternative to Acrylic

I've had pretty good luck using rigid PVC foam sheets. They are easy to cut, durable, uniform,

7/14/25

Brandon Knutson, … Michael Kapp4

6/23/25

Weatherproofing the Crow Box

Thanks to both of you for your replies...they are helpful! On Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 4:54:18 PM

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Weatherproofing the Crow Box

Thanks to both of you for your replies...they are helpful! On Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 4:54:18 PM

6/23/25

Igor Šovčík, … Michael Kapp3

3/12/25

CAD files (step)

I have STL files for it and them some. I can send you directly if you post your email. Google groups

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CAD files (step)

I have STL files for it and them some. I can send you directly if you post your email. Google groups

3/12/25

Aaron Moore, … Josh Klein9

1/2/25

Pressing phase select button often causes lid to open and remain open

Cycling to Phase 1 does reset the lid; we built this in intentionally both as an indicator to the

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Pressing phase select button often causes lid to open and remain open

Cycling to Phase 1 does reset the lid; we built this in intentionally both as an indicator to the

1/2/25

Mark Wright, … Michael Kapp7

12/1/24

Issue Uploading Software onto UNO

I haven't used the Online IDE, but this piqued my interest. Here's a chat with ChatGPT that

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Issue Uploading Software onto UNO

I haven't used the Online IDE, but this piqued my interest. Here's a chat with ChatGPT that

12/1/24

Stephen Chasey, Josh Klein4

11/2/24

Stage 3 Videos?

These are great points. As ever, please do share your videos, everyone - it's a huge help to

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Stage 3 Videos?

These are great points. As ever, please do share your videos, everyone - it's a huge help to

11/2/24

Duncan McAlpine, … Josh Klein3

10/21/24

Aggressive Starling Jays

Jays are an ongoing problem, for certain. We've been looking at trying to make the landing

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Aggressive Starling Jays

Jays are an ongoing problem, for certain. We've been looking at trying to make the landing

10/21/24

Michael Kapp, … Josh Klein4

9/2/24

Wyze Bird Feeder - Camera/AI/Battery/Solar/WeatherProof

A machine-vision enabled camera would be a game changer for the project. A few folks have tried this

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Wyze Bird Feeder - Camera/AI/Battery/Solar/WeatherProof

A machine-vision enabled camera would be a game changer for the project. A few folks have tried this

9/2/24

Travis Steele, … Michael Kapp9

8/9/24

New Build - Power Issue

Travis, Please look through this thread as it might offer some guidance: https://groups.google.com/g/

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New Build - Power Issue

Travis, Please look through this thread as it might offer some guidance: https://groups.google.com/g/

8/9/24

Todd, Josh Klein2

8/8/24

The Jay/Crow conflict is ongoing; we tried for quite a while to get the box to be sensitive enough to

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The Jay/Crow conflict is ongoing; we tried for quite a while to get the box to be sensitive enough to

8/8/24

Mathieu Mongeau, … Josh Klein5

7/26/24

Individual DXF Files

Right now all the pieces are arranged in the .dxf files to most efficiently use the standard plexi

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Individual DXF Files

Right now all the pieces are arranged in the .dxf files to most efficiently use the standard plexi

7/26/24

Katjo Mencanto (Jackalgirl), … Josh Klein14

7/17/24

Water inside the Unit

It occurred to me that you could do this, too: In this, you could1) ensure the assembled (but not

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Water inside the Unit

It occurred to me that you could do this, too: In this, you could1) ensure the assembled (but not

7/17/24

KL Denman, … Duncan McAlpine8

7/12/24

Crow Box For Sale

I'm interested if you would like to make one and sell it to me from your lesson learned. Duncan

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Crow Box For Sale

I'm interested if you would like to make one and sell it to me from your lesson learned. Duncan

7/12/24

Bryan White, … M Martin4

6/25/24

Atlernatives to peanuts?

I'd been trying to attract crows for several months by offering them roasted, unsalted peanuts in

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Atlernatives to peanuts?

I'd been trying to attract crows for several months by offering them roasted, unsalted peanuts in

6/25/24

Sarah McNay, Michael Kapp2

5/16/24

Different Coin Feed Issue ◡̈

Sarah, I am guessing you saw the other recent thread which was similar to this issue. Does the

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Different Coin Feed Issue ◡̈

Sarah, I am guessing you saw the other recent thread which was similar to this issue. Does the

5/16/24

Matt DeWitt, … Michael Kapp5

5/9/24

Coin Feed Issue

Justd..., I am glad you resolved this issue. Tagging this here in case someone else runs into this

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Coin Feed Issue

Justd..., I am glad you resolved this issue. Tagging this here in case someone else runs into this

5/9/24

3/11/24

How do you change stages?

Okay, thanks for the information! I am planning to build the box in a few weeks, so thanks! On Monday

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How do you change stages?

Okay, thanks for the information! I am planning to build the box in a few weeks, so thanks! On Monday

3/11/24

Duncan McAlpine, … Josh Klein4

2/29/24

Crows Vs Starling Jays

Same version on the website, using a pressure sensor. - J On Thu, Feb 29, 2024 at 4:21 AM Michael

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Crows Vs Starling Jays

Same version on the website, using a pressure sensor. - J On Thu, Feb 29, 2024 at 4:21 AM Michael

2/29/24

Duncan McAlpine, Josh Klein2

2/28/24

Very cool!! Love seeing how different people are interacting with corvids near them. - J ᐧ On Tue,

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Very cool!! Love seeing how different people are interacting with corvids near them. - J ᐧ On Tue,

2/28/24

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