Crow

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The Hooded Crow at the shores of the Baltic.

Although these two birds look quite different, they belong to the same species. The Carrion Crow (or Black Crow) occupies the western parts of Europe, while the Hooded Crow occupies the eastern part. The border between the two species runs somewhere over central Europe. In Holland the Hooded Crow is a rarity, but in Poland the Carrion Crow is. The two Crows easily make up pairs. In my garden sometimes the Carrion Crow walks about a bit. It's not a forest bird, preferring open spaces, meadows and farmland. In winter they do sometimes form small flocks, but normally you just see a pair of them.

Sometimes on the beaches along the North Sea Hooded Crows are also seen overwintering"

This bird belongs to the family of Crows (Corvidae). In our garden it is a very rare bird, but in Holland it can be seen all year round. The bird is 19" and weighs 550 grams. It lives in farmland, woodland, coasts and parks mostly. It eats almost everything. The sexes do not differ from one another. It is not easy to tell the Crow apart from its close relative the Rook. The bills are different though: the Crows is black and the Rooks is light. Crows make their nest in trees from March to June. She lays a very varying number of eggs, usually between three and eight. The chicks hatch after only 18 days, but they remain in the nest for some 32 days.

Name of this bird in various other languages
Dutch	German	French	Polish	Scientific
Bonte Kraai	Nebelkrähe	Corneille mantelée	Wrona siwa	Corvus corone cornix