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Re: N. AA County: Pied Crow on the loose!

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Bob Ringler

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Sat, 25 Mar 2006 19:54:58 -0500

Matt,
   It was seen on March 4 in Reisterstown by Steve Sapperstein.
--
Bob Ringler
Eldersburg MD


---- Matthew Grey <> wrote: 
> Hello all. 
> 
> After the Swan Creek survey, I noted an unusual (and exotic) visitor to m
> y 
> neighborhood. It was the size and colour of a Common Raven, but had white
>  
> on the upper chest and what appeared to be a white collar. I got great 
> 
> views of it as it perched on a light pole at the Royal Farms on Ft. 
> Smallwood Road. I am sure this is the same bird that has been reported 
> 
> recently in the Venice on the Bay community, as I doubt there are others 
> of 
> this speices hanging around in Pasadena! 
> 
> It looks to be an escaped Pied Crow, which is an African Species sometime
> s 
> kept as a cage bird. I had looked for it several times after a local bird
> er 
> reported it, but it seems the bird came to me, instead! 
> 
> Best Regards, 
> 
> Matt Grey
> Pasadena