At home in cities, suburbs and rural farmlands, crows seem to be everywhere.

One of Kentucky’s most abundant bird species, they make their presence known with a raucous call: “CaaW, CaaW, CaaW.”

They are smart, alert, and social birds.

There are two species of crows in Kentucky.

American crow

The species found throughout Kentucky is the American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos).

The Americans Crow is a member of the Jay Family Corvidae, first identified in the scientific literature by German ornithologist Christian Ludwig Brehm in 1822.

Kentucky’s other species of crow is far less visible.

The Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus) makes its home in the far western reaches of the Purchase Region, in wetlands, creeks and sloughs along the Mississippi River and its tributaries. The two species ar

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