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Common Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Description: Black bird, smaller than a raven. 17” - 21”.
Range: North America from nothern treeline to desert belt, except Pacific Northwest.
Habitat: Fields, beaches, woods, parks, coasts, river grooves.
Vocalizations: Caw.
Diet: Feeds on a variety of plant and animal food, including seeds, insects, eggs, nestlings, and mice.
Nest: 4-6 greenish, spotted eggs. The bowl-shaped nest is lined with plant material. The bulky nest is found 10’ - 50’ in a tree.
General Information: This social bird may roost in groups with as many as three hundred birds. The crow has a rounded tail while the raven has a wedge-shaped tail.