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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

Species ID Suggestions

Leucistic American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos

Reference Link
James McNair
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Comments (4)
JoshuaGSmith
I've never seen one like that! I bet the poor guy gets harassed a lot.
Davidbygott
Here's another ref that I found, showing something very similar to yours: http://bookwren2.wordpress.com/2012/12/16/leucistic-american-crow/
XXD17
Although the large bill does suggest common raven as a possibility...
XXD17
It's definitely an American crow...it just has a color mutation...I've never seen it before either...
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PublishedNovember 7, 2014

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