Northwestern Crow

Northwestern Crow

Northwestern Crow: Fairly small crow , black overall with dark, stout bill, iridescent violet gloss on body, and blue-black wings. Tail is fan-shaped in flight. Feeds on marine invertebrates, insects, fish, fruits, seeds, carrion, refuse, eggs of seabirds. Direct flight on steady, stiff wing beats.

● Song: "caw-caw", "caa-caa"

● Foraging & Feeding: Northwestern Crow: Diet includes fruits, snails, salamanders, grain, small birds, mice, eggs, toads, corn, insects, and carrion. Around coastal areas, crows display behavior similar to that of gulls, taking clams and mussels and dropping them from heights.

● Breeding & nesting: Northwestern Crow: Four to five brown-spotted, dull green eggs are laid in a large nest made of twigs and sticks lined with feathers, grass, plant material, and rootlets. Nest is built in a tree or shrub, up to 100 feet above the ground.

● Similar species: Northwestern Crow: American Crow is not separable except by higher pitched voice and slightly larger size. Range of the two species does not overlap.

Flight Pattern

Slow steady delierate direct flight with deep wing beats., Glides with slight dihedral from altitude to perch or ground, between perches, and from perch to ground.