crow blackbird

The crow blackbirds are in the advance-guard of the returning hosts of spring, making their appearance in small scattering flocks, and announcing their presence by loud smacks frequently repeated.

A college professor wrote me that he had seen a crow blackbird catch a small fish and fly away with it in its beak.

The crow blackbird's attempts at song are ludicrous in the extreme, as every note is cracked, and is accompanied by a ridiculous caudal gesture.

First of the fledglings to appear were a family of crow blackbirds, four of them with their parents.

My first thought was: "It is only a crow blackbird."