>But...American Crows around the nest make a lot of weird sounds, including noises like a Fish Crow. > > >---- Original Message ---- >From: [email protected] >To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] >Subject: RE: [mnbird] RE: [mou] Fish Crow?? >Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 13:12:37 -0500 > >>I can give you no help on your particular bird, but a note for all >> >>Later in winter or earlier this spring, I got a call from a person >who calls >>me regularly with questions about birds. He doesnt own a computer, >so he >>calls the MOU RBA hotline every so often, and he sometimes also >reports >>birds he has found. He is very good at observation, cares more to >find out >>about the birds hes seeing than to add to his list, etc. >> >>One day he called me with a pretty darned good description of a Fish >Crow, >>with the correct song/call also documented (not taped just correctly >paid >>attention to.) He doesnt take a bird book into the field with him, >but >>takes good notes, and always has some interesting bird happening to >report >>when he calls me. He lives someplace in the Minnetonka/Chaska area. >> >>This report from Earl also makes me wonder about Fish Crows. Once >you have >>heard one, you can recognize the difference in calls. This time of >year >>there should not be any juvenile crows around yet It might be a >good bird >>to watch and listen for, Ive heard they are expanding their range. >> >>Holly Peirson >>Forest Lake area birder >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on >Behalf >>Of Earl Orf >>Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 10:50 PM >>To: MnBird Listserve; MOU Listserve >>Subject: [mou] Fish Crow?? >> >>This weekend at our home in Itasca County I heard a crow calling >that >>sounded exactly like a Fish Crow. I know how improbable this >sounds. I am, >>however, familiar with the sound of Fish Crows. For the last 5 >winters my >>wife and I have spent 6 weeks in northern Florida and have heard >plenty of >>Fish Crows. I also verified it by listening to my Stokes CDs. >> >>I know that ravens make lots of weird sounds but I saw this bird >flying over >>our yard about 30 yards overhead and the tail was that of a crow, >not a >>raven. >> >>Has anyone heard of an American Crow making sounds like that of a >Fish Crow? >> >>I dont have good recording equipment to document what I was hearing >and a >>picture would do no good because hardly any of us would ID a Fish >crow by >>sight. >> >>I could use some help on this one. >> >>Thanks, Earl Orf >> >> >>
