Crows swirling above and landing on the old County Jail, Downtown Pittsburgh, 13 January 2026 (photo by Carol Steytler)

18 January 2026

If you’ve noticed that Pittsburgh’s winter crows are no longer roosting at the Univ. of Pittsburgh in Oakland you might be wondering where they went. Though it’s hard to hide more than 18,000 crows and impossible not to notice the gooey mess they leave behind, it took a while to find out. So where are they?

Crow Patrol member Carol Steytler saw the crows bypass Oakland in early January so she spent several evenings tracking them down.

On 13 January she hit the jackpot! The crows were Downtown, swirling and roosting at the old County Jail.

Carol captured video of their activity on the night of the 17th. Snow swirled with the crows as they settled in at the jail and nearby buildings and trees.

The crows are Downtown. They went to jail.