Found the bird first thing this morning and it didn’t smell at that point so I assumed it was fresh. I dont remember it being there yesterday. I couldn’t take photos or bag it until just now, approx 8 hours later. It smells now and fly eggs are present (not maggots - they don’t move). I reported it as a corvid for West Nile testing. If it isn’t a corvid or a jay then it doesn’t need testing, however I don’t expect to get a call back until Monday. Until then it is triple bagged and in a fridge.

I think it’s either a crow fledgling or a juvenile common grackle.