The resident ravens around my Lodi farm have been much more vocal lately, but I
haven't seen any large groups moving through. Two days ago, while harvesting
rampant tomatillos from my compost pile, I saw a single raven giving chase to a
leucistic red-tail, with three crows mobbing close behind and two other ravens
in tumble-play flight. Always good to look up when picking!
-- Margaret Shepard
Sage Hen Farm, Lodi
From: bounce-120823729-3494...@list.cornell.edu
on behalf of Liz Brown
Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2016 11:01 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Ravens on the move...
Just now, out doing chores at our place in Mecklenburg, I watched 13 ravens
drift south in a loose kettle. They were vocalizing, and doing some lazy
acrobatics, but mostly just spiraling southward. We have a resident family
group--and because we have a bakery on the property, with a delicious compost
pile, we see a LOT of them--but I've never seen such a big group.
After a few minutes, 4 of them (I'm assuming "our" family) split from the rest
and returned northward, 2 flying in a tight pair, and 2 following them. As soon
as they left the group, the remaining 9 veered east, and began flying
purposefully towards Ithaca.
Any ideas what that was all about?
Liz Brown
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