| Common Name | Fish crow |
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| Scientific Name | Corvus ossifragus |
| Type of Report | Rare Species |
| Date of Observation | 06/05/2021 |
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| Number Observed | 1 |
| Reporting Observer's Name | Eric Seyferth |
| Mailing Address | 895 Mt Anthony Rd Bennington, VT 05201 United States Map It |
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| Date Completed | 06/07/2021 |
| Latitude of Observation (enter 0 if unable to provide) | 42.89869 |
| Longitude of Observation (enter 0 if unable to provide) | -72.21199 |
| Place Name | Monument Plaza |
| Township | Bennington |
| County | Bennington |
| Vermont eBird Checklist URL | ebird.org |
| Time of Day | 12:24 PM |
| Length of Time Observed | 8 minutes |
| Maximum Estimated Distance from Bird (in feet) | 200 feet |
| Minimum Estimated Distance from Bird (in feet) | 60 feet |
| Noteworthy Weather Conditions | Sunny, warm, moderate wing |
| Optical Equipment Used for Observation | none |
| Observer’s Previous Acquaintance With This or Similar Species | Heard and seen in Pittsfield, MA and Silver Spring, MD |
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| Description of Habitat | Parking lot of Price Chopper supermarket and tree line separating back lot from houses and Walloomsac river |
| Behaviors Observed | Lone bird in top of parking lot tree, then supermarket roof edge, then in tree top of tree line behind the building, calling regularly for long periods of time |
| Description of Vocalizations | Very nasal ah,ah,ah,ah,ah, ah,ah,ah, croak, ah,ah, etc |
| Verbal Narrative & Description of Observation | Black bird, crow size with crow type bill, no comparison birds so cannot say whether it was smaller than an American crow, heard as I exited my car, seen in parking lot tree about 60 feet away, then followed it after it flew to roof top and then tree line behind building, could not see it in tree tops as it continued to vocalize |
| Relative Size & Shape | Crow size and shape |
| Head | Black |
| Feet & Bill | Heavy bill, feet not well seen |
| Upper Back | Black |
| Lower Back & Rump | Black |
| Wings | Crow like, medium length and breath with broad end |
| Breast, Belly, Flanks, Under Tail Coverts | Black |
| Tail | Crow like, black |
| IMPORTANT: What similar species were eliminated when making the identification and how was this bird different? | Vocalization very distinct from American crow and from juvenile American crow |
| Other Notes & Comments | Adult by size and time of year, sex unknown |
| This report was written from notes taken: | Written from Memory |
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