Yesterday, Sunday, I observed a strange looking brown bird at Lincoln Park, in West Seattle. At first I thought it must be an escaped exotic, like a Brown Jay. I got a good look and it made calls just like any regular crow. The outer feathers were tinged brown some fairly light. I think the inner feathers remained black, and was black around the eyes. A very striking looking bird!

Was this a form of albinoism, or just an unusual color variation?

I might call it a Chocolate Crow!

Mark Vernon
Renton, WA
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