Person saves the crows that they've been feeding from a local juvenile cat, and now, there are more than 50 crows following them around at all times: '[My crows] kept showing me where the cat was so I could go catch it'

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Jun 3, 2025 10:00 AM EDT

We know that we complain about cats being chaotic a lot. We do, we know. It's just not great when their chaos is directed at our favorite vase. But we don't actually hate it. Our cats being chaotic little criminals is one of the things that we love them most about them. Truly. Because it's just… so funny. Cats stealing food off our plates when we turn around for exactly 0.3 seconds? Funny. A cat being on the run after robbing a supermarket and stealing precisely 3 sausages? Hilarious. A delinquent cat stealing socks and causing problems in a couple's marriage? Way funnier than you would think it could be. 

And today, a cat messing with a person and their crows. Yes, messing with them. Because that is exactly what this cat was doing. There is no other way to explain such silly behavior. And we love it. Happy ending for all… more or less. If you consider having 50 crow companions as a result of saving them from the delinquent cat a happy ending, that is. 

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  • 01

    "Woke up to my crows screaming at me through my window at 5am, was mad but turned out they wanted my help"

    "Saved my crows from a cat now I'm famous with all the local crows"
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  • 02
    Fast forward to me scaling a fence to wrangle a feisty little cat that was menacing my crows.
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    I feed my crows on my apartment patio, which is about 10 feet off the ground and overlooks an enclosed gravel parking lot for a nearby business. My crows can perch on my fence and see me through my window.
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  • 05
    This morning at 5:30 am they started absolutely screeching at me through the window, which they have never done before. I just got back from a camping trip so I thought they were mad I had been gone.
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  • 06
    I went out there to be like, "it is too early to be yelling for snacks!!" Everyone was still screeching and I'm mad cause it's cold and I'm half asleep, so I go to toss the kibble into the parking lot instead of putting it on the railing so they'll move away from my apartment. That's when I see the cat.
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  • 07
    Like duh, of course they were mad about something. Well the cat didn't look very old and was stuck in the parking area (it's fully fenced in and locked) and obviously a danger to birds. So I got dressed and went to get it.
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  • 08
    Man, what an adventure. It took me 30 minutes to catch this cat. Not because it was scared of me but because it was having way too much fun terrorizing the birds and making me chase it. Plus I had to climb the fence to get it and then climb back over with the cat (I wrapped it tightly in my hoodie).
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  • 09
    At least there weren't a lot of people out to witness me pspspspspspspspsing and swearing for 30 min in the early hours.
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    My crows followed us around the whole time and kept showing me where the cat was when it would run away so I could go catch it lol. At one point the cat was rolling around on a roof shed and all these birds were perched in the tree above it screaming, and I swear this cat was eating it up.
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  • 12
    Anyways, I finally managed to get the sneak wrapped in my hoodie and it's now resting safely in my puppies crate until I can find the owner etc. (already working on that part). I have two big dogs and a 560 square foot apartment so kitty is not staying here. Though my older dog is OBSESSED with this cat. She is just laying next to the crate staring at it.
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    I hope my crows are grateful because waking up at 5:30 am, climbing into a locked fenced area, and wrangling a sneaky juvenile cat in order to protect my crows was not on my list of things I wanted to do this morning.
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  • 14
    UPDATE: Kitty is back with owner, an older woman in the neighborhood who told me that kitty, "is an indoor/outdoor cat and she has a lot of freedom." I let her know that I apprehended her because "the birds I regularly feed were very upset/going after the cat" and reminded her that outdoor cats are a danger to birds. Probably won't change anything, but at least I told her.
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  • There is a lot about this story that we love. So much. But one of the best things about it, by far, is how much the cat was clearly enjoying the whole interaction. The birds are scared, you are losing your mind, and the cat is just… having the time of its life, which is exactly why we love cats so much.

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    "Update: Saved my crows from a cat now I'm famous with all the local crows."

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    A couple days ago I posted a story about my crows asking for help dealing with a menacing cat. I handled the situation with poise and definitely did not rip the seat of my pants on a chainlink fence.
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  • 17
    Everywhere I go lately crows show up and say hi. Driving my car? They swoop down in front of my windshield. They fly by my window. Walking my dogs? They follow us and hang out on nearby perches when we stop.
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  • 18
    Drove 20 minutes to my parent's house? A murder of 20 was waiting for me in the trees and it really did sound like they were talking about me. Within a couple minutes there were 50.
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  • This is the second best thing about this story. This is like a Disney princess story. You now have bird friends. Or maybe it's a villain story. We're not sure yet. We require - yes, require - an update the second that you learn the purpose of the crows congregating around you. 

  • 19
    My main bro? Says hi to me every chance he gets. He's the one who alerted me to the cat in the first place. I've never named him because it feels weird to name a wild thing, he probably already has a name! But maybe I should call him something.
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  • 21
    Open to suggestions. He makes this crazy "whah whah" sound I've never heard another crow make.
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  • 22
    It's pretty fun being famous with my city crows. I bop around town a lot, so I'm making lots of new crow friends. It's very cool how they can tell each other about someone. I feel like the local crow hero and I'm down for it. Does your murder need protecting? Be there in a min.
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