[cayugabirds-l] Fish crow
I was delighted just now to have a fish crow sitting right outside my patio in my river birch tree, doing his “unh uh”call! Donna Scott Kendal at Ithaca-377 Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Visit: http://LISTS.cornell.edu for more information Posting Address: [email protected] Archives: The Mail Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html Sightings: Please submit your observations to eBird at http://www.ebird.org. --
[cayugabirds-l] Fish crow
When I came out of Marshall’s in Auburn yesterday, there was a fish crow on top of the store calling. I confirmed it with Merlin. I wonder if it’s the same one that’s in Skaneateles. Sent from my iPhone -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") Cayugabirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/ Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Fish Crow
There’s a Fish Crow calling from a pole at the CVS in Skaneateles. Checked with Merlin for confirmation. -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") Cayugabirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/ Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fish Crow
Hi, Our Haiku box has reported fish crows all winter. I'm not sufficiently expert to confirm this myself, though. From: [email protected] on behalf of Carol Keeler Sent: Friday, March 21, 2025 2:33 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Fish Crow There’s a Fish Crow calling from a pole at the CVS in Skaneateles. Checked with Merlin for confirmation. -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") Cayugabirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/ Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ -- From: [email protected] on behalf of Carol Keeler Sent: Friday, March 21, 2025 2:33 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Fish Crow There’s a Fish Crow calling from a pole at the CVS in Skaneateles. Checked with Merlin for confirmation. -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") Cayugabirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/ Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ -- -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") Cayugabirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/ Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Fish crow
On top of utility pole at Island Fitness. -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") Cayugabirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/ Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fish crow vs American crow ID by merlin
Thank you Anne and Jared for sharing on this question. I really like your suggestion Anne in that these could be juveniles begging. The calls were nasally but seemed a bit longer than the short 'uh' or 'uh-uh" fish crow calls I'm used to hearing around Cayuga Lake. As for the fish comment - well yes on the levity a little 🙂 Dead fish appear on the shoreline from time to time (big kills sporadically in the spring), but I don't know their feeding habits very well, so I assumed that they like being near waterbodies as it is place to scavenge dead fish or other creatures. Cheers, Kevin Kevin C Packard 166 Surge B Department of Social Statistics, ILR School Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 607-255-8212 From: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, July 1, 2023 8:35 PM To: Kevin C Packard Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fish crow vs American crow ID by merlin Hi Kevin I think I see why Merlin was back n forth. I think your audio is of a demanding American crow fledgling whose nasal begs come close to the slightly down slurred and nasal ‘simple version’ fish crow. If you listen toward the end of the recording , you can hear a quickening of the notes and a slightly ‘gobbling’ sound. That is the fledgling continuing to beg as it is getting fed—beg calls with a parental bill in its mouth and swallowing at the same time. Lots of American Crow fledglings out or just coming out now. I assume that the comment on fish in the pond was a bit of levity? Maybe it is worth mentioning that Fish Crows don’t ‘fish’ Or particularly seek fish as far as I know. But they do seem to like shoreline or river edge scavenging, rather than foraging on lawns like American crows. And also, less popular with humans, they seem to be good at finding bird nests in trees. Anyway—that’s my Id of the crow voice on your audio. Best, Anne Sent from my iPhone On Jul 1, 2023, at 7:39 PM, Kevin C Packard wrote: Hi everyone, I was birding at Jennings Pond in Danby the other day and found a group of crows in trees by the pond which the Merlin app was giving as both fish crow and American crow. How reliable do you all feel about distinguishing these two species using Merlin? I made some recordings that includes the cawing from what Merlin was saying as fish and American crow, but I've thought that here in Tompkins County that you will see fish crows primarily by Cayuga Lake. Jennings Pond is at 1,250 ft elevation, but it is one of the larger ponds in the county and has plenty of fish. The eBird list (giving only American crow) is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S143150602 Thoughts are welcome! Kevin Kevin C Packard 166 Surge B Department of Social Statistics, ILR School Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 607-255-8212 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Fish crow vs American crow ID by merlin
Hi KevinI think I see why Merlin was back n forth. I think your audio is of a demanding American crow fledgling whose nasal begs come close to the slightly down slurred and nasal ‘simple version’ fish crow. If you listen toward the end of the recording , you can hear a quickening of the notes and a slightly ‘gobbling’ sound. That is the fledgling continuing to beg as it is getting fed—beg calls with a parental bill in its mouth and swallowing at the same time. Lots of American Crow fledglings out or just coming out now. I assume that the comment on fish in the pond was a bit of levity? Maybe it is worth mentioning that Fish Crows don’t ‘fish’ Or particularly seek fish as far as I know. But they do seem to like shoreline or river edge scavenging, rather than foraging on lawns like American crows. And also, less popular with humans, they seem to be good at finding bird nests in trees. Anyway—that’s my Id of the crow voice on your audio. Best, AnneSent from my iPhoneOn Jul 1, 2023, at 7:39 PM, Kevin C Packard wrote: Hi everyone, I was birding at Jennings Pond in Danby the other day and found a group of crows in trees by the pond which the Merlin app was giving as both fish crow and American crow. How reliable do you all feel about distinguishing these two species using Merlin? I made some recordings that includes the cawing from what Merlin was saying as fish and American crow, but I've thought that here in Tompkins County that you will see fish crows primarily by Cayuga Lake. Jennings Pond is at 1,250 ft elevation, but it is one of the larger ponds in the county and has plenty of fish. The eBird list (giving only American crow) is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S143150602 Thoughts are welcome! Kevin Kevin C Packard 166 Surge B Department of Social Statistics, ILR School Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 607-255-8212 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! --
[cayugabirds-l] Fish crow vs American crow ID by merlin
Hi everyone, I was birding at Jennings Pond in Danby the other day and found a group of crows in trees by the pond which the Merlin app was giving as both fish crow and American crow. How reliable do you all feel about distinguishing these two species using Merlin? I made some recordings that includes the cawing from what Merlin was saying as fish and American crow, but I've thought that here in Tompkins County that you will see fish crows primarily by Cayuga Lake. Jennings Pond is at 1,250 ft elevation, but it is one of the larger ponds in the county and has plenty of fish. The eBird list (giving only American crow) is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S143150602 Thoughts are welcome! Kevin Kevin C Packard 166 Surge B Department of Social Statistics, ILR School Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 607-255-8212 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Fish crow
I saw my first ever fish crow today and correctly ID it by its call. It was in DeWitt at Wendy’s at the corner of Erie Bvld and Bridge st. Isn’t that an unusual place to find one? Sent from my iPad -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Fish Crow smarts
Years ago I joined my parents at their favorite hotel on Sanibel Island near Fort Myers Florida. One day my father and I were walking through the parking lot below the second floor balcony where there was a maid's room-cleaning cart next to the railing. All of a sudden coffee stirrers, sugar packets, and creamer packets rained down on our heads! We looked up to see a Fish Crow on the cart raiding the rooms' coffee supplies! it was helping itself to the sugar and flinging the other stuff over the railing! Another day I was sitting on my lounge chair out on the beach and a person a few feet away had left their beach supplies and snacks on the sand by their lounge chair while they took a walk. One item was one of those brick pack boxes of juice with the little straw that you punch through the small round aluminum hole to get the juice. a Fish Crow flew down & stood by the box & pecked the small aluminum round spot until it broke. F. Crow tipped the box over so the juice started to run out and it stuck its beak there to drink the juice! Crows love our fast food nation! Sent from my iPhone Donna Scott On Mar 8, 2015, at 11:50 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Most interesting to watch as 3 crows kept trying to get a bag containing > French fries > & other food items from the small trash bin at the front entrance to Wendy's > today. > Each would grab the bag & try to pull it from the partially enclosed bin. > Occasionally > one would shake loose a French fry & leave with it. Finally, after about 10 > min. one > managed to sit precariously on the bin lip edge with its head under the > "cover" & got > a good grip on the bag & succeeded in pulling it out onto the ground. > Whooppee!! > Lots of food came tumbling out & the 3 crows were joined by several others > who > quickly grabbed the treats & flew away and I didn't have a camera!!! > > I am often amazed at the cunning & intelligence of crows. "Our" 7 check out > my garden compost > every day, several times a day & also look under the feeders for dropped > seed. No matter how > careful I am to try to stay hidden in the house while trying to observe them, > the sentinel must see > me & off they go. Now if only the squirrels were as observant & would leave! > > Several yrs. ago I was in front of the old P & C store in Auburn when I heard > the very loud & > persistent "call" of a gull. I saw none anywhere around. NONE! I happened > to glance to the roof > of the P & C & there was a crow, mimicking a gull. Next I heard a phone > ringing & ringing but no > one was in the parking lot. NO ONE! I glanced up at the crow & saw he was > making the noise. > Since no other store where he sat on the roof was open, I came to the > conclusion he was > mimicking the ringing phone in the Sakura restaurant which he could hear but > I couldn't. Has > anyone else had such an experience?? It left me thrilled & amazed. > > Fritzie Blizzard, Union Springs, NY > > > > > > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
