[texbirds] Re: Fish Crow west Houston
- From: Stephen Gast <segast23@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:09:49 -0700 (PDT)
As a wrap up for me on this issue, given the apparent potential for confusion
between young Am Crows and Fish Crows based on call, my observation has to go
down as Corvus sp. I will however reopen the case should a family party or
group of crows come passing by all giving the same 'Fish Crow' call, especially
out of the late spring season. According to Oberholser crow eggs can be laid
as early as late Feb. so a free flying fully 'adult'-appearing juvenile on
April 17th is conceivable.
I did get lots of good commentary privately along with some folks convinced of
valid records of Fish Crows from west and southwest Harris and Fort Bend. But
I will leave these for others to report.
I will spare our eBird reviewer/editor the task of having to deal with
(un)validating this Fish Crow recor'.
Thanks everyone for the dialogue.
Good Birding,
Steve Gast
Houston, Texas
segast23@xxxxxxxxx
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