American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos).

The clever Corvid.

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The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode:

American crow song by Mike Andersen (ML508005)
American crow croak call by Geoffrey A. Keller (ML508007)
American crow nasal call by Robert C. Stein and William W. H. Gunn (ML508012)
American crow flock call by Arnoud van den Berg (ML508014)
Fish crow call by Geoffrey A. Keller (ML508032)

Sources and more:

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Crow
https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/american-crow
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