Northwestern Crow
Corvus caurinus

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Genus: Corvus

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Description

Length: 16.5-17.5 in (41.9-44.5 cm) Weight: 12-15.66 oz (340-444 g) Wingspan: 30.3 in (77 cm)

The Northwestern Crow is indistinguishable from the American Crow, it is slightly smaller and has a lower-pitched, nasal voice. They are all black with a rounded tail.

Habitat, Range, and Feeding

The Northwestern Crow is found along the northern Pacific Coast in urban areas and along the shores of salt and fresh waterways. They are omnivorous that like fish, snakes, amphibians, invertebrates, small mammals and birds, bird eggs and young birds. They will forage through human refuse and consume carrion; fruits and seeds balance their diet. The Crow is a social animal playing, and foraging in groups.

They nest in trees, shrubs, and blackberry thickets. Sometimes on the ground under trees, fallen trees, shrubs, tall grass, or grasses on cliffs. The nests are constructed from small branches less than 12 inches long; the lining can be anything from bark, moss, grass to feathers, or wool. The lining right under the egg placement is usually strips of cedar bark. The clutch size is 3 to 5 eggs; that are pale bluish green, pale olive green, pearly gray-green, pale blue-gray, or pale blue. Sometimes with spots of brown-green, burnt umber or a variations of light or dark olive colors.