A fish crow says uh-oh  or ah-aw in a higher pitched, croaky, raspy voice.  
Once you've heard it for sure, you'll never forget.  It's nothing like the 
American crow's deeper caw.
Celia Adams
Fairfield, PA

>From: Warren Strobel <>
>Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding <>
>To: 
>Subject: [MDOSPREY] Hains Point, West Potomac Park
>Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 12:39:21 -0500
>
>	Had 2 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS in the Washington Channel side of West
>Potomac Park today (a new DC bird!), along with a Great Blue Heron standing
>one-legged on the railings.
>	Other sightings included numerous Lesser Scaup in both the channel and
>Potomac, Mallard, Canada Goose and what I'm also certain was a Fish Crow. I
>am still learning the difference between the two crows - if it has a
>two-syllable call, must it be a Fish Crow?
>	Thanks to all
>
>	PS - In the continuing saga of tensions between birders and security 
>folks,
>I was questioned (although not rudely) by a uniformed Secret Service 
>officer
>in a motorcycle with side-car who seemed interested as to why I was walking
>around Hains Point with a pair of binocs. (I did not have a scope).
>	Sigh. Why don't they hassle people who sit on their couches, eat junk food
>and watch TV all day?
>
>
>  Warren and Lisa Strobel
> OR 
>Cape St. Claire, MD
>
>2005 Year List - 97
>U.S. Life List - 257
>World Life List - 353

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