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My Column: State Line Hawk Watch
A view of State Line Lookout and the Hudson River beyond in Alpine. By Jim WrightSpecial to The Record |…
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Incorporating the Celery Farm and Screech Owl Companion blogs
May 16, 2015
Fish Crow @ the Warden’s Watch
To say this guy was not bashful is an understatement. He alighted on a branch so close to the Warden's Watch on Saturday morning we could have shook hands if he had any.
Could tell it was a Fish Crow by that Southern accent…
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Jim:
Regarding your piece on Fish Crows:
I had a crow hullabaloo in my yard about a month ago. What I thought was a juvenile crow establishing its territory, was in fact a fish crow squabbling with my american crows. To my mind, a fish crow sounds like it’s calling through a kazoo. I’m glad he made it to the Celery Farm!
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Jim:
Regarding your piece on Fish Crows:
I had a crow hullabaloo in my yard about a month ago. What I thought was a juvenile crow establishing its territory, was in fact a fish crow squabbling with my american crows. To my mind, a fish crow sounds like it’s calling through a kazoo. I’m glad he made it to the Celery Farm!