Fish Crow

Fish Crow standing under the bird feeder with several inches of snow on the ground. A Common Grackle is nearby.
Fish Crow, Murray KY House, Murray, KY, February 16, 2015
Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon 18-135 mm lens; 87 mm; ISO-100; f/9; 1/320 sec.

This page is for the Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus). This bird is an example of using technology to help identify it. I first thought it was a common crow. However, using the photo ID on the Merlin app from Cornell Labs, given the date and location, it said it was a Fish Crow (which I had . My first photographic evidence occurred on February 16, 2015 at our Murray, KY House.

The above photograph is currently the only representative example of an Fish Crow that I have taken.

Fish Crow calling while perched on some sort of decorative light pole.
Fish Crow, Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, FL, July 18, 2022
Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EFS 18-135 mm lens; 135 mm; ISO-100; f/20; 1/160 sec.
Two Fish Crows, one perched and the other landing, on the large swan statue above the Swan Hotel at Disney World.
Fish Crow, Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, FL, July 19, 2022
Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EFS 18-135 mm lens; 135 mm; ISO-640; f/6.3; 1/1250 sec.
Fish Crow perched on a light pole.
Fish Crow, Lake Tohopekaliga, FL, July 25, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-400; f/10; 1/500 sec.
Fish Crow flying nearby.
Fish Crow, The Woodlands, TX June 11, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 10,000; f/10; 1/800 sec.