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Length: 15.8-20.9 inches
Weight: 11.2-21.9 ounces
Wingspan: 33.5-39.4 inches
Body shape: long legs, thick neck, and a heavy beak
Wing shape: Broad, Fingered, Rounded
Tail shape: Short, Rounded, Square-tipped
Color: all black, even the legs and bill (when they molt, old feathers can appear brownish or scaly compared to the glossy new feathers)
Calls include a harsh "caaaw", but they have up to 20 different calls.
Look: In the grass or in trees, often in a group. They live in families.
Listen: Everywhere! They are sometimes very noisy when they all gather together.
Habitat
Habitat
Open woodlands, plains, farm fields, near rivers and lakes, suburbs, city parks
Nest
Nest
Usually built in tree well above ground and next to the trunk. Nests are made of sticks, grass, leaves, hair, and mud, then lined with softer material inside.
Eggs
Eggs
Eggs: 4-6
Color: blue-green to gray, with darker blotches
As crows walk along, they use their strong beaks to poke and dig into the ground and flip over objects.
Crows sometimes make and use tools. Examples include a captive crow using a cup to carry water over to a bowl of dry mash; shaping a piece of wood and then sticking it into a hole in a fence post in search of food; and breaking off pieces of pine cone to drop on tree climbers near a nest.
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