▁he ▁says ▁" no ", ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁fish ▁crow ." ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁call ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁crow ▁is ▁a ▁distinct ▁" ca w ▁c aw ", ▁while ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁fish ▁crow ▁is ▁a ▁nas al ▁" ny uh ▁unh ". ▁ ▁Distribution ▁and ▁habitat ▁This ▁species ▁occurs ▁on ▁the ▁eastern ▁se ab o ard ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁from ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁south ▁to ▁Key ▁West , ▁and ▁west ▁along ▁the ▁northern ▁coast line ▁of ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Mexico ▁and ▁follows ▁many ▁river ▁systems ▁in land ▁for ▁quite ▁some ▁distance . ▁Coast al ▁mar sh es ▁and ▁be aches , ▁rivers , ▁in land ▁la kes ▁and ▁mar sh es , ▁river ▁banks , ▁and ▁the ▁land ▁immediately ▁surrounding ▁all ▁are ▁frequ ented . ▁ ▁Be havior ▁ ▁Diet ▁Food ▁is ▁taken ▁mainly ▁from ▁the ▁ground ▁or ▁shall ow ▁water ▁where ▁the ▁bird ▁ho vers ▁and ▁pl uck s ▁food ▁items ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁water ▁with ▁its ▁feet . ▁The ▁fish ▁crow ▁is ▁om n iv orous . ▁It ▁fe eds ▁on ▁small ▁cr ust ace ans , ▁such ▁as ▁c rab s ▁and ▁sh rim ps , ▁other ▁in verte br ates , ▁str and ed ▁fish , ▁and ▁live ▁fish ▁if ▁the ▁situation ▁fav ors ▁their ▁capture , ▁eggs ▁and ▁nest lings ▁of ▁birds , ▁small ▁re pt iles , ▁the ▁f ruits ▁of ▁many ▁trees , ▁pe an uts , ▁and ▁gra ins , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁human ▁scra ps ▁where