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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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Mathieu Mongeau, Josh Klein2

Mar 13

Individual DXF Files

Yep! On the wiki at the bottom of the page: https://thecrowbox.com/wiki/doku.php?id=kit:

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Individual DXF Files

Yep! On the wiki at the bottom of the page: https://thecrowbox.com/wiki/doku.php?id=kit:

Mar 13

Mar 11

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

Mar 11

Duncan McAlpine, … Josh Klein4

Feb 29

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

Feb 29

Duncan McAlpine, Josh Klein2

Feb 28

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,

Feb 28

Abby Fanning, … Michael Kapp14

Jan 29

Issue wiring Arduino Uno

Wanted to share my finished project with the community. Thanks again for all the help to get it done!

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Issue wiring Arduino Uno

Wanted to share my finished project with the community. Thanks again for all the help to get it done!

Jan 29

Salvo Vhett, … Josh Klein4

11/14/23

My Jay is learning!!!

Thanks for the update, Todd. Personally my experience with Jays has been similarly mixed; they seem

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My Jay is learning!!!

Thanks for the update, Todd. Personally my experience with Jays has been similarly mixed; they seem

11/14/23

K H, … Josh Klein4

11/13/23

Looking for a new hobby project and interested in helping out

Thanks Michael that is super useful! Once have a crude version of my variant of this idea implemented

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Looking for a new hobby project and interested in helping out

Thanks Michael that is super useful! Once have a crude version of my variant of this idea implemented

11/13/23

Amy, … Josh Klein8

11/10/23

Tips for troubleshooting lack of power?

This is amazing, Michael! Awesome work here. Does anybody else have anything they'd want to see

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Tips for troubleshooting lack of power?

This is amazing, Michael! Awesome work here. Does anybody else have anything they'd want to see

11/10/23

G K, … Josh Klein8

11/6/23

Missing basket alignment tool

Thanks all, it looks like the piece IS missing on the latest set Ponoko order. We'd sent an

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Missing basket alignment tool

Thanks all, it looks like the piece IS missing on the latest set Ponoko order. We'd sent an

11/6/23

egud...@gmail.com, … Stephen Chasey10

10/30/23

Power Bank straight to the Arduino?

Hi Mike, The resistors and transistor you have should work. However, the 47 ohm resistor will need to

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Power Bank straight to the Arduino?

Hi Mike, The resistors and transistor you have should work. However, the 47 ohm resistor will need to

10/30/23

Marta Ociesa, … Josh Klein7

10/6/23

Crow Box for sale/rental

Yes, thank you all! The amount of responses, help and support I got from the community is really

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Crow Box for sale/rental

Yes, thank you all! The amount of responses, help and support I got from the community is really

10/6/23

Chris Brenton, … Josh Klein4

9/29/23

Some build notes

Just wanted to jump in and say that these are great points. We're looking at some of these now,

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Some build notes

Just wanted to jump in and say that these are great points. We're looking at some of these now,

9/29/23

Chris Brenton, Josh Klein2

9/18/23

Interesting behaviours

These are fantastic!! Thanks so much for sharing - and does anyone know what the puffing up display

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Interesting behaviours

These are fantastic!! Thanks so much for sharing - and does anyone know what the puffing up display

9/18/23

Chris Brenton, … Todd4

9/13/23

Thanks for the interest! Mike, I picked up two of these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BS8FWWNV?psc=

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Thanks for the interest! Mike, I picked up two of these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BS8FWWNV?psc=

9/13/23

Bror Söth, … Conor Houghton3

9/4/23

Does it work with seagulls?

I had the converse problem, although we aren't very close to the sea we have a lot of herring

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Does it work with seagulls?

I had the converse problem, although we aren't very close to the sea we have a lot of herring

9/4/23

Mark Wright, … Josh Klein3

9/4/23

Powered up Servo Issues

We've also seen a lot of bum servos, so worth checking to make sure it's a reputable one and/

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Powered up Servo Issues

We've also seen a lot of bum servos, so worth checking to make sure it's a reputable one and/

9/4/23

John Rock, … Michael Kapp4

8/15/23

Programming Error with Arduino Uno

Thanks Josh and Mike for the great suggestions. Turns out the board was no good! I was using an

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Programming Error with Arduino Uno

Thanks Josh and Mike for the great suggestions. Turns out the board was no good! I was using an

8/15/23

Todd, … Josh Klein9

8/12/23

Successful Stage 3

Absolutely correct! Thanks for this reminder, I was more focused on the outside styrenes! Much easier

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Successful Stage 3

Absolutely correct! Thanks for this reminder, I was more focused on the outside styrenes! Much easier

8/12/23

Backyardgardener, LLC, Josh Klein2

8/5/23

Food and water.

Great tip! On Fri, Aug 4, 2023 at 16:10 Backyardgardener, LLC <dun...@backyardgardener.com>

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Food and water.

Great tip! On Fri, Aug 4, 2023 at 16:10 Backyardgardener, LLC <dun...@backyardgardener.com>

8/5/23

Todd, Josh Klein2

7/20/23

Successful Stage 2

Todd, It sounds as though you're making good progress! The only thing I'd recommend is to

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Successful Stage 2

Todd, It sounds as though you're making good progress! The only thing I'd recommend is to

7/20/23

7/17/23

I am currently feeding a crow family - does anyone have a CrowBox they would like to pass on?

We live in a townhouse and I noticed that two crows were building a nest in the tree around 8 feet

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I am currently feeding a crow family - does anyone have a CrowBox they would like to pass on?

We live in a townhouse and I noticed that two crows were building a nest in the tree around 8 feet

7/17/23

Todd, … Michael Kapp6

7/17/23

Servos burning out

Thanks everyone: Michael: I have that exact servos from Amazon. It's nice to have a couple in

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Servos burning out

Thanks everyone: Michael: I have that exact servos from Amazon. It's nice to have a couple in

7/17/23

Mark Wright, … Josh Klein5

7/11/23

Issue Uploading Software onto UNO

Hello I was able to get the file to load. I needed to extract all the files not just the one Ino File

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Issue Uploading Software onto UNO

Hello I was able to get the file to load. I needed to extract all the files not just the one Ino File

7/11/23

Todd, … Lauren Cibene7

7/5/23

Stage 1 - Crows

I'm going to have to figure out how to deter squirrels too. I'm not even in Phase 1 yet,

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Stage 1 - Crows

I'm going to have to figure out how to deter squirrels too. I'm not even in Phase 1 yet,

7/5/23

6/28/23

Any cases that made it to stage 4 so far?

Hello! I found your project very interesting. Do you know of any cases of attempts on wild crows that

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Any cases that made it to stage 4 so far?

Hello! I found your project very interesting. Do you know of any cases of attempts on wild crows that

6/28/23

Lauren Cibene, Josh Klein3

6/8/23

Roasted vs. Raw Peanuts

Okay, thanks Josh! On Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 6:04:55 AM UTC-4 Josh Klein wrote: Depends on your

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Roasted vs. Raw Peanuts

Okay, thanks Josh! On Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 6:04:55 AM UTC-4 Josh Klein wrote: Depends on your

6/8/23

Backyardgardener, LLC, … Josh Klein6

5/29/23

Crows vs Seagulls

That's been my experience; even worse, sometimes the crows figure out that the jays (or squirrels

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Crows vs Seagulls

That's been my experience; even worse, sometimes the crows figure out that the jays (or squirrels

5/29/23

Josh Klein, Michael Kapp2

5/16/23

Re: CrowBoxKit breadboard configuration?

I am working on an instructable version and I made this chart after I built mine. I hope it helps.

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Re: CrowBoxKit breadboard configuration?

I am working on an instructable version and I made this chart after I built mine. I hope it helps.

5/16/23

Stephen Chasey, … Norman Hicks11

5/3/23

Question about old Crow Box vs New Crow Box

On Fri, Apr 28, 2023 at 10:05 AM Cynthia Correll <cc1s...@gmail.com> wrote: I purchased most

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Question about old Crow Box vs New Crow Box

On Fri, Apr 28, 2023 at 10:05 AM Cynthia Correll <cc1s...@gmail.com> wrote: I purchased most

5/3/23

Michael Kapp, Josh Klein2

4/27/23

Solar Power - Arduino & Cam

Most of the information is here, but there's a group on this list who is working on a more robust

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Solar Power - Arduino & Cam

Most of the information is here, but there's a group on this list who is working on a more robust

4/27/23

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