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Description:

I thought this was a crow as I saw it flying. After looking at the photo I thought it was a hawk but it doesn't even remotely resemble anything. Please help

Habitat:

Sea shore pine trees

1 Species ID Suggestions

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James McNair
James McNair 9 years ago
Leucistic American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos Leucistic American Crow Spotted at Morro Strand State Beach, June 23-27 ~ Morro Coast Audubon Society


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4 Comments

JoshuaGSmith
JoshuaGSmith 9 years ago

I've never seen one like that! I bet the poor guy gets harassed a lot.

Davidbygott
Davidbygott 9 years ago

Here's another ref that I found, showing something very similar to yours:
http://bookwren2.wordpress.com/2012/12/1...

XXD17
XXD17 9 years ago

Although the large bill does suggest common raven as a possibility...

XXD17
XXD17 9 years ago

It's definitely an American crow...it just has a color mutation...I've never seen it before either...

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GayHybertsen
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GayHybertsen

San Diego, California, USA

Spotted on Nov 7, 2014
Submitted on Nov 7, 2014

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