Common Ravens at the Celery Farm
November 29, 2012
"A brief lunchtime walk around the mostly frozen Celery Farm yielded a pair of Common Ravens.
"Ravens were acting very territorially. I watched one pursue a Red-tailed Hawk and roughly 15 minutes later watched both birds harass 3 Black Vultures. A Raven chased one of the vultures in two large circles over the eastern side of the CF. It appeared it may have made contact with the vulture on more than one pass.
"It's interesting to note that just a few years ago Raven and Black Vulture would have caused quite a stir and here I am today, wondering if this even warrants a post."
(Thanks, Sean!) His full eBird list follows.
1 |
American Black Duck |
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3 |
Mallard |
6 |
Northern Shoveler |
1 |
Great Blue Heron |
3 |
Black Vulture |
1 |
Turkey Vulture |
3 |
Red-tailed Hawk |
7 |
Ring-billed Gull |
1 |
Belted Kingfisher |
2 |
Hairy Woodpecker |
1 |
American Crow |
2 |
Common Raven
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4 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
2 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
2 |
Carolina Wren |
3 |
Golden-crowned Kinglet |
2 |
Fox Sparrow |
1 |
Song Sparrow |
1 |
Swamp Sparrow |
8 |
White-throated Sparrow |
2 |
Northern Cardinal |
12 |
House Sparrow |