Natural Highlights: Fish Crow
West Tennessee differs from Middle and East Tennessee in many ways. This is the land of swamps and cypress trees, after all, not mountains and rocky creeks. West Tennessee also has two species of crows, the American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) and the Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus), whereas the rest of the state has to make do with just the American Crow. Except for a slight difference in size, the two species are identical in appearance. Fish Crows, however, have a distinctive nasal call which to some people sounds a bit like a duck. They also prefer living near water and are often seen and heard near rivers and lakes and, farther south, along the coast, where they dine on fish and other aquatic creatures in addition to almost anything else. Fish Crows, like American Crows and other members of the corvid family, are very intelligent and social birds.
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Compare the two calls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJnbA1V0_Ac
West Tennessee differs from Middle and East Tennessee in many ways. This is the land of swamps and cypress trees, after all, not mountains and rocky creeks. West Tennessee also has two species of crows, the American Crow and the Fish Crow, whereas the rest of the state only has the American Crow.
