A few days ago I heard the distinctive nasal uh-oh call of a fish crow mixed in with typical American crow caws in my backyard.  By the time I was out with binos the birds had moved on.  I kept hearing the fish crow sound over the next few days, but this morning I finally found the caller.  I didn't report earlier because I feared misidentification of a juvenile American crow (but really sounded more fishy).  When I saw the bird this morning it was not begging or showing juvenile behavior.  I didn't have binos (afraid if went back inside to get them would lose bird & be late for work!), but the plumage did not appear scruffy, so if it was a juvenile it was fully fledged (is that too early for Ohio?).  Anyway, the small murder seems to be hanging around a group of tall pines and mature trees across from a retention pond on Lakeside Circle East (near 6677) in Worthington (Potters Creek subdivision), but flies throughout the neighborhood.  I know the fish crows have been expanding range up rivers, and the yards in this neighborhood back to a tributary to the Olentangy River.  If anyone else with more experience can stop by to rule out a juvenile (Jim, Ben, Bernie- anyone in town this weekend ;-) that would be great (and a nice potential bird for my yard list!).

Cheers,
Heather 

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> On Jun 18, 2015, at 3:07 PM, Douglas Bohanan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Looking for good spot for chuck-will's-widow.  Have one picked out that has had them in past.  Just wondering where others would try?  
> 
> -DB
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