Pied Crow

Just stopping by to give an update on a Pied Crow reported being seen in Linthicum Maryland. I saw him or one like it today 10/19/2008 in the parking lot of the new Super Wal-Mart on Washington Blvd which is not far from Linthicum, which make me think it was the same bird. It was hanging around a dumpster by a cluck u chicken that is still under construction with a bunch of other America crows. Unfortunate I did not have my camera with me I will try to swing by there tomorrow with my camera and try to get its picture if it is still in the area.

Hi Stoppingby. I looked the pied crows up and I can see why you are excited. Hope you get a picture

stoppingby, thank you for the post. I will keep an eye out for him in my travels. A Pied Crow has been seen by others on occasion. It most likely could be the same one. On 3/2/07, I took a number of photos of a Pied Crow at Southwest Area Park (SWAP) in Baltimore Highlands. Most, if not all U.S. Pied Crows are captured birds that have escaped from captivity. I was fortunate enough to get a photograph with a metal ring around his leg. Nonetheless, it was an unusual sighting and he does hang around with the other crows. He travels around quite a bit. Last time I heard of him he was seen at the corner of Hammonds Lane and Ritchie Highway in Brooklyn Park, earlier this year. Nonetheless, it is a challenge to find him and then get a photograph. Good luck !!! Never know, next time you see him, he could be in your backyard.

Note the metal hook on his leg .....

Another photo of him in the outfield of the softball field .... I kept following him as long as I could. Never saw him again.

An in-flight shot .....

Here is a close-up of the hook on his leg ......

Native to Sub-Saharan Africa. Yep, most likely escaped from a cage (particularly Linth's, with its leg ring), but not totally impossible that one could hitch a ride on a ship.

Resin