Cool Fact
To eat road kill, crows have to wait for something else to tear open the body or for the body to decompose and soften, since a crow’s beak isn’t usually strong enough to tear open the dead animal’s skin.

 Sound
Call is a harsh “caw”. Also a variety of rattles, coos, and clear notes

To listen to the songs of this species click here.

Habitat
Farmland, towns, and suburbs

Food
Insects and other Invertebrates, small birds and mammals, eggs, nestlings, grain, seeds, fruit, dead animals (carrion), garbage

Did you know?
Young crows may stay with their parents for years until they can find a home of their own. The young crows help their parents guard their territories and raise new young.

Learn more about American Crows in All About Birds.