How do crows tell each other apart?

[Dannyalcatraz]

allegedly, birds can't smell.

The guy who does the birds of prey presentations at the TX renfair said so. it's a myth about not touching the babies or the mama will smell your scent and abandon them because of it.

(Emphasis mine.)

I don’t know where he’s getting his info, but at least some species are noted for having extraordinary olfactory sesnses, like turkey vultures:

Turkey vultures have an extraordinary sense of smell. They have been known to be able to smell carrion from over a mile away which is very unique in the bird world. The turkey vulture has the largest olfactory (smelling) system of all birds.

http://www.kern.audubon.org/tvfacts.htm

 

[Hand of Evil]

Saw a show on PBS that thought would be of interest: http://www.pbs.org/video/bird-brain-xgnj3x/

 

[MNblockhead]

Cool, thanks for sharing. Very interesting.