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American Crow
Adult--Entirely blue black. Length--19.30.
Breeding Range-Throughout the United States.
The nest is variable in size, usually very bulky; it is made of sticks, grape-vine and cedar bark, dried dung, sods, horse hair, moss, grass, etc. It is placed in trees, or even tall bushes, from fifteen feet up. The eggs, numbering from 4 to 6 or 7, are pale bluish green or nearly white, with few or many small light brownish markings. Size-1.65 x 1.15.
The Common Crow is so well known that but little need be said of it here. The nesting season begins early in April; probably more than one brood is reared. The nest is usually in the woods, and occasionally along hedges.