Black bird ID help - Portland, OR, USA (1 Viewer)

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frejaya

Active member

• Feb 12, 2019

• #1

Hi!

We saw this black bird on July 3 in Portland, Oregon.

Thought it was a raven or crow, but it seems to have a white stripe on its wing.

Any suggestions? We were only visiting Portland, so not familiar with the local birds.

 

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The Bird Nuts

Birding Duo

• Feb 12, 2019

• #2

Looks like a crow to me. It's not super unusual for crows to have one or two white feathers, but I think it's more likely that spot is caused by lighting or bird droppings.

 

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fugl

Well-known member

• Feb 12, 2019

• #3

Crow for me, also, on size alone (unless that’s a very big tombstone. . ..).

 

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stevethehydra

Well-known member

• Feb 12, 2019

• #4

Carrion Crows in the UK (particularly in urban areas) quite frequently have white feathers in the wings, often in kind of ragged/messy looking stripes, due to wear and poor nutrition causing pigment loss. I imagine the same thing can happen with American Crows.

 

KC Foggin

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• Feb 12, 2019

• #5

Crow for me too.