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Tamaulipas Crow- Corvus imparatus

I apologize for the poor picture, the weather was particularly dark for photos, and the bird was far away, but I believe this is still a better view of the species than most get in the US. This particular bird was a vagrant that traveled up the Texas Coast in late 2017.
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@birdsandbats I was told they still rarely come up to the Brownsville landfill, but are no longer reliable. The last report of one there was in June of 2018. I don't believe they were extirpated, but rather just gradually left/didn't return for whatever reasons, similarly to the Brown Jays that used to be spotted in the West of the Rio Grande Valley.
 
@d1am0ndback I didn't realize the Brown Jays were gone, too. That's a shame, I've always wanted to see that species. Guess I've got to get to Mexico to see them.
 
@birdsandbats The species has been rather hit and miss the last few years down in the Brownsville area. Last year saw a surprising influx after several rare/absent years, but they have since vanished again.
 

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United States - Wildlife
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Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D5500
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
600.0 mm
Exposure time
1/800 second(s)
ISO
800
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
tamcrow.jpg
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617.4 KB
Date taken
Sat, 30 December 2017 2:37 PM
Dimensions
3538px x 2359px

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