Josh's post on a possible fish crow on the west side of Port Hope, reminds me that Ravens have not only moved south but are now a regular feature of the avifauna of Northumberland County.
Today I had a raven fly over Hwy. 2 in the Welcome area, immediately west of Port Hope. In the last week I have also heard and/or seen Ravens in Brighton (one remaining of a family of four that has lived south-east of twon for over a year), Grafton north through the Vernonville area, and a number in the Northumberland County Forest and Nature Conservancy Canada lands immediately north of Centreton. Ravens for a number of years have been resident north of the Centreton area but they have now moved south (only 10 kilometres)to the Hwy 2/401 area and are regular. Perhaps this week will be a Raven and two crow day in Brighton. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
