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| House Crow x Fish Crow hybrid seen at Lovers Key in December 2018 |
Had posted this photo on iNaturalist.com as an example of a Fish Crow. The photo was taken December 14, 2018 at the Lovers Key State Park parking area next to New Pass, without taking a real go look at pic. Fish Crows are the predominate crow species at the beach. I have, as well as other birders, been reporting on hearing an American crow calling in this area on occasions. I now believe that the calls were coming from this bird.
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| House Crow seen at Nokomis Beach in May 2018 |
Reviewers had disagreed that this picture was of a Fish Crow just by the heavy bill. There was some initial speculation that it was an exotic species, like a Cuban Crow. But we've now decided that it is fact a hybrid of a House Crow and a Fish Crow. Based on the calls, the bill and faint gray coloration draping the back, neck and breast.
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| Fish Crow seen at Nokomis Beach May 2018 |
A very tiny population of House Crows have been living up at Nokomis Beach. With speculation that they have been nesting with Fish Crows So a hybrid being seen and heard is a real possibility.
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