Corvus brachyrhynchos

* American Crow Birds Issues

Why Crows

November 14, 2021November 7, 2021 Marty Nicolaus 88 Views 0 Comments Corvus brachyrhynchos

In the spring of 2019 and again last year, many of us watched in horror and fury as a gang

* American Crow Birds

So Sweet

February 4, 2021January 29, 2021 Marty Nicolaus 210 Views 1 Comment Corvus brachyrhynchos

Crows in the park are notoriously nasty to other species — check what they did to White-tailed Kite fledglings —

* American Crow Birds

Bird Preens Bird

June 12, 2020June 5, 2020 Marty Nicolaus 727 Views Corvus brachyrhynchos

Not having hands, birds rely mainly on their beaks to clean, smooth, and lubricate their feathers. But a bird can’t

* American Crow Birds White-tailed Kite

Kite Cam 8

May 13, 2020May 13, 2020 Marty Nicolaus 540 Views 0 Comments Corvus brachyrhynchos, Elanus leucurus

The last White-tailed Kite chick had left the nest by the time I arrived at the scene on Wednesday morning.

* American Crow Birds

Crow & Clam

April 5, 2020March 24, 2020 Marty Nicolaus 528 Views Corvus brachyrhynchos

This American Crow worked the low tide just as if it were a Black Oystercatcher, foraging for shellfish. But when

* American Crow Birds Red-tailed Hawk

Crows v. Hawk

February 17, 2020February 15, 2020 Marty Nicolaus 460 Views Buteo jamaicensis, Corvus brachyrhynchos, Phil Rowntree

Photographer Phil Rowntree shot these images of a Red-tailed Hawk, first sitting placidly on a tree, then being chased by

* American Crow Birds Burrowing Owl

Owl Defies Crows

January 25, 2020January 25, 2020 Marty Nicolaus 662 Views 3 Comments Athene cunicularia, Corvus brachyrhynchos

As if loose dogs and hawks weren’t enough, the Burrowing Owl in the nature area on the north side of

* American Crow Birds

Crow and Moon

December 1, 2019November 24, 2019 Marty Nicolaus 691 Views 0 Comments Corvus brachyrhynchos, Phil Rowntree

Most bird photos have a documentary intent: to show what the creature looks like in its natural habitat, or to

* American Crow Birds

Something to Crow About

October 9, 2019October 5, 2019 Marty Nicolaus 454 Views 0 Comments Corvus brachyrhynchos

This American Crow, perched on a faded sign in the northern part of the park, clearly has something to say.

* American Crow

Crows are Shorebirds Too

October 6, 2018October 1, 2018 Mosey2014 1033 Views Corvus brachyrhynchos

The intelligent and adaptable American Crow isn’t about to let a feeding opportunity to go waste, especially when there’s other

American Crow Birds General

Mussel Quarantine Posted

April 2, 2018January 21, 2019 Mosey2014 1028 Views Corvus brachyrhynchos

I was walking westward on the Virginia Street Extension this morning when a crow dropped something black on the dirt

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North Basin: The Video

February 12, 2018May 20, 2020 Mosey2014 2582 Views 2 Comments Actitis macularius, Aechmophorus clarkii, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Anas acuta, Anas platyrhynchos, Ardea alba, Ardea herodias, Arenaria melanocephala, Athene cunicularia, Aythya marila, Branta canadensis, Bucephala albeola, Bucephala clangula, Calidris minutilla, Cathartes aura, Corvus brachyrhynchos, Egretta thula, Elanus leucurus, Fulica americana, Gavia immer, Gavia stellata, Haematopus bachmani, Himantopus mexicanus, Larus canus, Larus delawarensis, Larus occidentalis, Limosa fedoa, Mareca americana, Mareca penelope, Megaceryle alcyon, Melanitta perspicillata, Numenius americanus, Numenius phaeopus, Nycticorax nycticorax, Oxyura jamaicensis, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, Pelecanus occidentalis, Phalacrocorax auritus, Pluvialis squatarola, Podiceps auritus, Podiceps nigricollis, Recurvirostra americana, Sayornis nigricans, Sterna forsteri, Tringa melanoleuca, Tringa semipalmata

The North Basin is the body of water between Cesar Chavez Park and the Berkeley mainland. When I first started

* American Crow American Wigeon Berkeley Meadow Birds Black-necked Stilt Canada Goose Common Goldeneye Greater Scaup Mallard Ruddy Duck Western Grebe

By an Early Light

December 19, 2017January 21, 2019 Mosey2014 1794 Views 1 Comment Aechmophorus occidentalis, Anas platyrhynchos, Aythya marila, Branta canadensis, Bucephala clangula, Corvus brachyrhynchos, Himantopus mexicanus, Mareca americana, Oxyura jamaicensis

I was in luck this morning. As I began my walk around eight o’clock, the sun slanted almost flat to

* American Crow Birds Red-tailed Hawk

Hawk v. Crows

December 10, 2017January 21, 2019 Mosey2014 1723 Views 1 Comment Buteo jamaicensis, Corvus brachyrhynchos

This Red-tailed Hawk sat on a high branch of one of the cedar trees lining Spinnaker Way along the south

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Birds, Fish, and Planes

October 29, 2017February 14, 2019 Mosey2014 1503 Views 0 Comments Corvus brachyrhynchos, Fulica americana, Larus occidentalis, Phalacrocorax pelagicus

This Western Gull caught or stole a flat little fish, but had a problem getting it into its gullet. As

American Crow Birds

Crow Cleaning Up

February 11, 2017January 21, 2019 Mosey2014 1801 Views 3 Comments Corvus brachyrhynchos

Turkey vultures don’t show up at Cesar Chavez Park much, so the important job of cleaning up carrion falls to

American Crow Birds Red-winged Blackbird

Blackbird defends against raiding Crow

March 31, 2015January 21, 2019 Mosey2014 1580 Views 1 Comment Agelaius phoeniceus, Corvus brachyrhynchos

A crow possibly looking for a breakfast of scrambled blackbird eggs ran into a vigorous air defense from a resident Red-Winged

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