Hi Birders, I don't normally post about breeding birds, but thought this would be of interest to birders in southern Ontario and in particular the KW/Guelph area.
The first nest of Common Ravens was confirmed on Tuesday by my Dad, Jim Burrell, near Winterbourne (on the edge of Waterloo), atop an abandoned silo. The pair successfully fledged 1 young (1 other young apparently died earlier in the week) on the 16th. On Tuesday, the pair + their young were observed about 1km NE of Winterbourne. As other birders in southwestern Ontario can attest to, Ravens are fast increasing, this is yet another new pair, and in a place we didn't expect to have birds in the foreseeable future. Recent winters have seen Ravens in the Linwood and Puslinch Lake areas. To see a pic of the nest, as well as the location, click the following link: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14464697 Good Birding! Jim and Ken Burrell Heidelberg, ON _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
