Fish Crow
The Fish Crow is all black, somewhat smaller than the American Crow, but size can be deceptive in the field. It is best distinguished by voice. The Fish Crow has two calls, both distinct from the American Crow's familiar caw. They are a nasal kwok and a nasal, two-noted ah-ah. In breeding season, young American Crows have a similar kwok call.

The Fish Crow gathers food from the ground or trees, most commonly from tidal flats, beaches, rookeries and riverbanks. It eats a diet that includes crabs, shrimps and other crustaceans; stranded and dead fish; insects; eggs and young of birds; small reptiles; wild fruits; cultivated grains; seeds and carrion. The Fish Crow nests singly or in loose colonies of 2 to 4 pairs, each nesting in a separate tree. It builds its nest near the tops of trees, especially pines, usually 10 to 90 feet, but up to 150 feet, above the ground.

The Fish Crow is a year-round resident on the Atlantic Coast from Massachusetts and extreme southern New England south to Florida and along the Gulf Coast west to Texas. It also can be found inland along larger rivers north to Illinois. Some northern birds migrate south in winter. The Fish Crow prefers low coastal country, near tidewater and pine barrens in the North. In the South, it also favors lakes, rivers and swamps far inland.
Fish Crow Range Map

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