Identification - This familiar bird has an entirely black plumage and black bill and feet. In flight, the squared or slightly rounded tail separates it from the Common Raven.
Morsels - The crow family is considered to have some of the more intelligent members in the bird world. The American Crow has been taught to count up to four, can solve puzzles, and quickly learns to associate certain sounds with food. Because of its habits, such as feeding on farm crops and eating songbird eggs and their young, they have been persecuted for years. Yet all the shooting and poisoning that humans have done to them has not deterred this bird and other members of its family from enduring. Many believe they have persisted simply because of their intelligence and wit.
