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Posted by Brian Rapoza on 11:49:34 05/19/05
In Reply to: Fish Crows posted by Joe Edwards
Joe:
Check the Florida Breeding Bird Atlas species account for Fish Crow, at www.wildflorida.org/bba/FICR
Though there are several areas in Florida where both species of crow can be seen, in the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale/Palm Beach area one should expect only Fish Crow, while in Everglades National Park, only American Crow. They are safely identified by voice.
Sorry I couldn't make it for the Key Largo trip. I was busy with the North American Migration Count in Everglades National Park, counting, you guessed it, American Crows.
: I apologise that my original thankyou to Joe Barros and co may have got a bit confused when it came to rails (jetlag?) but thanks for the comment, Alex. I figured the Tamiami rail was a king, which was also a lifer. I have previously seen clapper footprints only five minutes old in saltmarsh but have yet to see the bird!
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: I would be grateful to anyone who can advise me on the fish crows. I have seen them before but identified by someone else. This trip I have seen crows that seem to have an odd flight and wonder whether they are fish crows. Is the wingbeat more a stiff scoop than a flap, with the tail sticking out more behind - almost like a nutcracker or a (Eurasian at least) jay?
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: I am now safely back under a tree with a singing Turdus merula. My last day I did not go for the vireo but found a superb male snail kite; just right to finish off.
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: Joe E
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