Does anyone know when or why crows make this sound?

I just heard a crow making this sound out my window: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/115187324

I have never heard a crow make this sound before! Does anyone know in what circumstances crows would make this sound? I’m really curious to learn more about it.

Thanks!

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Ratchet noises are made by juveniles usually with parent nearby. They seem to be asking to be fed from what I’ve watched out the kitchen window.

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Ahh, that is so cool! Thank you!

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Funny coincidence, I actually heard a crow making this sound for the first time today, too! It’s such an odd sound and I didn’t see the crow at first, so I had no clue what it was for a bit. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/115250182

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Oh that is funny! Cool that we both heard this for the first time yesterday!

Crow question:
I had a baby crow in the yard not able to fly yet. Adult crows overhead, angry. I was worried the cat would get it. I picked up the crow and walked it 75-100 yards to the park. I made the mistake of putting it some low bushes and not in the open so the adults would see it and know it was there. I fear they may not know where it went. They followed me home, angry. Question: do you think they will figure it out? Thanks.

They for sure will, they saw where you put it and young crows will answer adults’ calls, don’t worry about it!

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