Northwestern
Crow
Latin name:
Corvus caurinus
Yupik name:
Tulukaruq
Description: The
Northwestern Crow has a slender build and its wings beat faster
than the American Crow's. It is all black with a square cut tail,
a shorter bill and small feet.
Voice: It has a raucous "kaah" sometimes repeated
endlessly and it imitates a variety of sounds.
Similar Species: The
Northwestern Crow is similar to the American Crow which is larger,
has a slower wingbeat and a different voice.
Range: The Northwestern
Crow is found along the Pacific Coast from Puget Sound to
Southeast Alaska.
Habitat: It is found on
marine shores, beaches, tidal flats, rocky shores, reefs, and in
coniferous forests. It nests in a conifer, under boulders or on
windfalls close to the shore.
Food: The Northwestern Crow
eats mostly dead fish, clams, mussels and small crabs. The crow
opens the clams and mussels by carrying them up high and dropping
them on the rocks below. They also eat elderberries, salmonberries
and some insects.
Marshall
Cultural Atlas
