29 December 2025
Dusk was coming on, the wind light and unpredictable. Three female detectives huddled together on frozen ground, considering the problem. How to count thousands upon thousands of crafty crows in a darkening sky. It was not a job for the faint of heart. “Hey girl! I heard you liked murders.”
We had studied the murders for weeks, found out where the perpetrators staged and where they slept. We had to count crows and there was only one night that mattered, Saturday 27 December during Pittsburgh’s 2025 Christmas Bird Count. Carol Steytler, Charity Kheshgi and I prepared for the big event…