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    I have posted this on eager to learn. I thought it was just a crow. But somebody suggested that it could be a raven. What say you? And how do you tell?




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    My guess is that this is a Common Raven based on the big looking bill. If you observed the bird in flight, you may have been able to ID it as a Raven by the wedge shaped tail. Am. Crow does not have this feature. The calls of the two birds is much different also:).

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    Thanks Dan !

    The other guy also said the bill of it said raven, but he couldn't tell for sure one way or another. I think I'd pay more attention to these black birds from now on.

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    Along with what was said about the beaks also the raven is larger. I have found this URL to be helpful.

    http://www.angelfire.com/id/ravenskn...nsvscrows.html

    Bill

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    Desmond- The bird's face and bill look too "dainty" for a Common Raven. Here's a closeup of the heads of both.

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    I agree with John, the bird in Desmond's photo looks more like a crow. I don't see the massiveness that I expect to see in a Raven.

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