REPRODUCTION OF A HOODED CROW CORVUS-CORONE POPULATION IN ISRAEL

The breeding biology of the Hooded Crow Corvus corone sardonius was st udied in the Mediterranean coastal plain of Israel. Population density was very high, clutch size was larger than in Europe and breeding suc cess was similar to that of other populations of crows. Egg size decli ned with laying order. Crows which laid early in the season tended to have larger clutches and heavier eggs, and produced more fledglings th an crows which laid later in the season.