[cayugabirds-l] Raven

[Donna Lee Scott]

A Raven sat croaking in a backyard tree, overlooking several Mourning Doves 
feeding on ground bird food a few minutes ago!
What fun!

Donna Scott
Lansing
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[cayugabirds-l] "raven"--the rest of the story

[AB Clark]

Several people immediately offered help in retrieving the “raven” reported from 
the Enfield area.  We were organizing capture, but after I got back from 
Binghamton around 630 pm, I called the homeowner, who went out to find that it 
was now dead.

This morning Nancy Cusmano very kindly retrieved the body for a hand-over 
downtown—and yes, it was NOT A RAVEN, it was an American crow, an adult, very 
unlikely to have been hit by a car and thus a good West Nile Virus candidate. 
It was reported to have “dropped from the sky”, similar to what people told me 
back in 2002-2006, when I was doing surveilance for Broome County. 

The crow will be tested for WNV.  
Be aware that West Nile has already killed some of our crows in the Cayuga 
Heights areas and is of course widespread, if not intense.  Avoid dusk biting 
mosquitoes and please dump those warm, stagnant bird baths and buckets from 
last week’s rain!

Thanks to all who called or emailed.  I really appreciated the offers.

Anne
Anne B Clark
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Freeville, NY 13068
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[cayugabirds-l] Raven needs help--near Trumansberg

[AB Clark]

I just got a message via Suzanne Broderick that there is a raven down and 
acting “dazed” in a yard on Enfield Center Rd West, near Trumansberg.  I am 
currently finishing my day at Binghamton University and unable to get there in 
any reasonable time to try to capture and take to Wildlife Clinic.

If anyone is in Trumansberg area to help or could go there to grab bird, I have 
the yard owner’s name and phone number—just call my cell phone below.  Large 
towel for capture and cat carrier will probably be necessary.  Not sure how 
dazed it is.

Be aware—it could be West Nile virus since this is active and killing our crows 
in Ithaca these past few weeks. Sadly!  I can give advice here if you call.

Thanks to anyone who can help.  

Anne


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Raven with nest material

[Geo Kloppel]

On Feb 12, 2018, at 12:42 PM, John Confer  wrote:
> 
> Alright, why is it called Speed Hill and why is the other called Buffalo?)
> 
Hi John and all other interested Cayugabirders. The answer to those questions 
can be found here:

http://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/files2/historian/placenames/kammen%20chap%2003.pdf

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[cayugabirds-l] Raven with nest material

[John Confer]

I saw a bird doing some soaring, which distracted my attention from driving 
because it seemed unusual, as if it were in display. As I identified it as a 
raven flying south across Rt. 79 about 0.4 miles west of intersection with 
Flatiron Rd at ~11, Monday, 12 Feb., I was able to see that it had a bunch of 
straw-colored stuff in its beak.

Pretty sure it must be nest building somewhere near intersection of Speed Hill 
and Buffalo Rd. (Alright, why is it called Speed Hill and why is the other 
called Buffalo?)

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[cayugabirds-l] Raven forager--Freese x Hanshaw fields

[AB Clark]

I encountered a Common Raven alighting and foraging in the wettest spot in the 
NE corner of the field at Freese x Hanshaw (a spot just SW of the corner 
signs). The nearest pair of crows was quite upset at this, diving at it, but it 
didn’t even look at them while landing. 

 It captured something quite frog-like, used its feet in some way to carry it 
up and transfer the prey to its bill, and flew off East down Hanshaw.  It got 
out of sight before I could see where it went beyond old Ludgate Farms.  Quite 
possibly the same one/pair that I have encountered foraging along Hanshaw just 
a bit north of 13.  But after that, where???  Could there be a raven nest 
fairly close to Sapsucker Woods?  


Also, for those keeping track of raptors:  a) for the 3rd time since Thursday, 
a Broadwing Hawk was circling overhead in the vicinity of the DeWitt Middle 
School playing fields; b) a Merlin pair is back on Christopher Lane area since 
early last week and as of today, appears to have successfully harrased our 
oldest female crow (19 years old) off her nest and established their access to 
the nest.  

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[cayugabirds-l] Raven correction and update

[AB Clark]

Yesterday, 26 March, I reported watching a raven sitting beside a yard at 
junction of Neimi Road and Hanshaw Road.  (I also spelled Neimi incorrectly).  
Actually it was on the S side of intersection of ETNA and Hanshaw, where there 
are actually houses.

Today, 27 March, at about 11 am, just barely S of yesterday’s perch, a raven 
was at the side of Hanshaw, eating a roadkill.  Is it in residence near there?  
Unfortunately I am unable to identify the raven as the same one. 

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[cayugabirds-l] Raven gets friendly?-and Crow 9U

[AB Clark]

As I was coming back to Freeville via  Hanshaw Road (13 to West Dryden Road), 
there was a Raven just sitting in a tree along the road, basically in the front 
yard of the house or two on the W side of Hanshaw, just before getting to Niemi 
Road.  Two crows came out from W of the house to call at the raven, which just 
sat comfortably. I pulled into Niemi Road to get a few photos, just to document 
the event of seeing a raven sitting calmly so close to a  house.  

And speaking of the stretch between Etna and Niemi Roads, we have a disperser 
crow, a young 3 year old female tagged with green tags, black letters 9U.  Last 
year she moved from her natal area between Hanshaw and Cardinal lane, 
apparently finding a mate and territory between Etna and Niemi Roads.   The 
pair are often to be seen on one side of Hanshaw or the other.  BUT now that 
nesting is upon us, they have been hanging out E of Hanshaw, a little less than 
halfway from Etna to Niemi, at the N edge of the first big pasture/marsh open 
area after passing Etna Road going N.  

I would LOVE to find her nest and will be trying to watch the pair.  But it 
isn’t going to be easy.  Their territory seems to go far E and W.  If anyone 
gets some information from them (a direct flight to near a conifer farther 
east, for instance?), an off-list email would be much appreciated.  

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[cayugabirds-l] Raven carrying material

[Geo Kloppel]

Following up on my West Danby Raven post (yesterday):

A Raven was down on the deer carcass just now, with Crows all around, raising a 
ruckus. When the Raven flew up, with several Crows in close attendance, I could 
see that its beak was full of something white. Deer hair for nest lining, my 
guess.

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[cayugabirds-l] Raven Croaking in my yard

[Meena Madhav Haribal]

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[cayugabirds-l] Raven

[Meena Madhav Haribal]

Today while I was plucking last few leaves of the basil plants, a Raven 
followed by an American Crow  almost skimmed low over my head to avoid the crow 
before flying high up in the sky and beyond my neighbor's house. Yesterday 
early morning at 2.34 am a Screech Owl was calling as that was the time I spoke 
to my nice when she reached home in San Fransisco. It did get recorded in 
through my mic from 2.37 am to 2.42 am as bits and pieces.


meena


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[cayugabirds-l] Raven in West Freeville

[Melanie Uhlir]

A crow was chasing a loudly objecting Raven over what used to be a field 
to the west of my house on Wood Road. There are still (so far) enough 
open areas that Meadowlarks still occur but I never get to watch 
Northern Harriers hunting there anymore.


This is the second time in less than two weeks I've seen and heard a 
Raven being harassed in the area. The first incidence was on Neimi Road 
partway between the two farm houses, past the experimental ponds, and 
the bend where it becomes Mohawk Road. That time they were flying 
roughly north. This time the crow let the Raven continue west into the 
distance.


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[cayugabirds-l] Raven and goat

[Liz Brown]

While I was doing chores this morning (outside of Mecklenburg) I saw a 
wonderful interaction between a raven and my goat. I feed the crows, and it's 
not uncommon for our resident ravens to drop in and have a snack. This morning, 
as I was filling water buckets, I heard an odd, bell-like voice. It was a 
raven, sitting on the hayfeeder in the ram/goat pen, about 100' away. My big 
goat was standing with his front feet on the feeder, reaching up as far as he 
could, so that his nose was almost touching the raven. The raven was facing 
him, ruffling up his neck feathers, and gently pumping his wings - not opening 
them up all the way, just lifting them rhythmically up and down, a few inches 
away from his sides. He was vocalizing quietly - repeating a single, beautiful, 
metallic syllable.

I watched them for several minutes - the goat fascinated, trying to touch the 
raven, the raven, just out of reach, talking to him.


Then the crows arrived, and the raven flew off.


-Liz


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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Raven courtship

[Geo Kloppel]

I've been getting the same thing from the Ravens here, though more 
business-like, not as showy, perhaps because this is an established pair...?

Just now they went over quite low, in close tandem flight, making soft 
vocalizations. One was carrying a food item, or more likely a wad of nesting 
material, as they headed up toward the traditional nest site (north face of 
Sorry Hunter Hill, 1920' elevation)

-Geo

Geo Kloppel
Tupper Road
West Danby

On Mar 4, 2015, at 12:53 PM, John Confer con...@ithaca.edu wrote:

 Spring around our house includes Raven courtship. 

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[cayugabirds-l] Raven courtship

[John Confer]

Spring around our house includes Raven courtship. I heard and saw a pair 
of ravens flying from _south _of Rt 79 over Goetchius Preserve and up 
Hammond Hill and across to Robinson Hollow ( from a field you can see 
and hear them from a large distance away). The entire time they flew 
very close to each other with twists and turns, even occasionally 
seeming to bump into each other, giving croaks, and the bell-like sound, 
which I love, and other sounds that carry for more than a mile. I've 
seen this performance other times and interpret it as raven love. After 
watching them fly for well over a mile, I have no idea where their this 
pair might nest.

The snow is melting, and the Great Lakes ice cover has receded from 
nearly 90% to 77%.

I got to believe that spring is coming.

Cheers,

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[cayugabirds-l] raven

[Bill Mcaneny]

Just had a RAVEN on the hawk perch in our field next to Rte 89.  Had never
seen one there before.  However yesterday, I was walking up Cayuga View and
heard and found a Raven sitting in a tree near the private air strip.  It
vocalized for a while and a second Raven joined it in the tree. Both then
flew from the tree down the slope towards the lake.

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[cayugabirds-l] Raven article link

[Clara MacCarald]

As promised, here is the raven article:
http://www.ithaca.com/news/ravens-making-a-comeback/article_e0a483f2-8601-11e4-bf41-e343a5d1040b.html

Thank you to everyone who contacted me, even if I wasn't able to include
your perspective in the story.
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Raven inquiry

[Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm]

Not sure where you are on S Danby but I strongly agree! We have property on
Dry Brook Rd and the raven population is very large around there. As well
as barred owls and in the summer, RS Hawks.

On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 11:35 AM, Asher Hockett veery...@gmail.com wrote:

 In my neighborhood on S Danby Rd, we have a fair number of Ravens. More
 often than not we hear them but do not see them, and the range of sounds
 they produce is truly staggering. This year I have heard at least 4
 vocalizations which were new to me.

 On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 11:19 AM, Ray Zimmerman r...@cornell.edu wrote:

 Speaking of ravens, few days ago while waiting for the bus along Snyder
 Hill Rd. two ravens flew by. I noticed them when one vocalized, making a
 sound my neighbor described as a Star Wars light saber sort of sound,
 before reverting to the normal raven croaking. Sorry I don’t have a better
 description, but I was wondering if that is one of their known
 vocalizations? I don’t remember ever hearing it before.

  Ray



 On Dec 9, 2014, at 7:47 PM, Clara MacCarald cmm...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hi all,

 I'm looking for raven stories for an article in the Finger Lakes
 Community Newspapers. I had a nice conversation with Kevin McGowan about
 the local population, but I'd like to include some anecdotes from other
 birders. If you'd like to tell me about ravens, please contact me off list.

 Any help is appreciated. Even if you only ever see crows and hear ravens,
 that would be interesting. Or if you found Kevin's video, Caw vs. Croak,
 helpful.

 Thanks in advance,
 Clara MacCarald

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 Clara, I also wondered how detailed you wanted Raven stories to be.  I often 
 take my dog walking in the woods up by the overlooks at Taughannock and 
 Ravens nest in that gorge. One of my delights is hearing them calling to each 
 other as they fly along the river.  One day one was stationary in a tree and 
 doing many different calls, all Raven sounding but with the variability of 
 crows with lots of vocalizations. Another time I was walking along the edge 
 and a Raven flew below me and I realized how huge they are.  According to 
 some numbers I have read they are close to a Red-tailed Hawk size.  And then 
 another day I was driving back down rt 89 and an crow was in furious pursuit 
 of a Raven (they will mob and chase them the same way they do hawks) and they 
 were both kind of flying diving straight at  me and the contrast in size and 
 power was so evident.  The Crow was about half the size and looked puny.  
 When you hear them in the sky you immediately seize on that as a magic 
 moment.  
 
 Nice talking to you this morning.
 
 Linda
 
 On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 7:47 PM, Clara MacCarald cmm...@gmail.com wrote:
 Hi all,
 
 I'm looking for raven stories for an article in the Finger Lakes Community 
 Newspapers. I had a nice conversation with Kevin McGowan about the local 
 population, but I'd like to include some anecdotes from other birders. If 
 you'd like to tell me about ravens, please contact me off list.
 
 Any help is appreciated. Even if you only ever see crows and hear ravens, 
 that would be interesting. Or if you found Kevin's video, Caw vs. Croak, 
 helpful.
 
 Thanks in advance,
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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Raven inquiry

[Kevin J. McGowan]

Ravens can be bigger than Red-tailed Hawks.  See 
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/YXdbztCICccQudIkBI868dMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink.

Best,

Kevin

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[mailto:bounce-118619359-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Linda Orkin
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2014 8:19 AM
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Subject: Fwd: [cayugabirds-l] Raven inquiry



Clara, I also wondered how detailed you wanted Raven stories to be.  I often 
take my dog walking in the woods up by the overlooks at Taughannock and Ravens 
nest in that gorge. One of my delights is hearing them calling to each other as 
they fly along the river.  One day one was stationary in a tree and doing many 
different calls, all Raven sounding but with the variability of crows with lots 
of vocalizations. Another time I was walking along the edge and a Raven flew 
below me and I realized how huge they are.  According to some numbers I have 
read they are close to a Red-tailed Hawk size.  And then another day I was 
driving back down rt 89 and an crow was in furious pursuit of a Raven (they 
will mob and chase them the same way they do hawks) and they were both kind of 
flying diving straight at  me and the contrast in size and power was so 
evident.  The Crow was about half the size and looked puny.  When you hear them 
in the sky you immediately seize on that as a magic moment.

Nice talking to you this morning.
Linda

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I'm looking for raven stories for an article in the Finger Lakes Community 
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like to tell me about ravens, please contact me off list.

Any help is appreciated. Even if you only ever see crows and hear ravens, that 
would be interesting. Or if you found Kevin's video, Caw vs. Croak, helpful.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Raven inquiry

[Rob Blye]

Clara, 

I was a wildlife science major at Cornell from 1968-1972. I spent much time 
outside birding, hunting, fishing and taking courses all over the southern tier 
of upstate NY. I do not recall seeing a raven anywhere in the southern tier 
during my tenure at Cornell. I probably saw or heard ravens in the Adirondacks 
but do not affirmatively remember. 

I spent my career working as a fish and wildlife biologist consulting to the 
utility industry, for the most part. As an aside, the company I worked for 
initially, Ichthyological Associates, Inc. (and ultimately retired from a 
successor to IA), was started by Dr. Edward C. Raney, who mostly hired his 
students to staff projects around the eastern US. 

Many, many years later, in the fall of 2004, I was on a project at a proposed 
wind power site near Hornby NY, about half way between Corning and Watkins 
Glen. We had been hired to monitor raptor, songbird and waterfowl migration as 
part of the permitting and impact assessment process for a utility scale wind 
energy project. I spent many days looking at a mostly empty field where the 
monitoring site was located. I recall that I did not see a single migrating 
raptor during many days of observation. 

However I did observe resident red-tailed hawks, northern harriers and common 
ravens on a daily basis. One day I was watching an adult harrier coursing over 
the fields hunting. I was enjoying the harrier show when a single raven showed 
up and took up an aerial position behind and slightly higher than the harrier. 
The raven mimicked every move that the harrier made until the harrier turned 
over in the air and struck at the raven with its talons. The raven hopped up in 
the air, dropped back a few feet as the harrier righted itself and continued 
flying low over the field. As soon as the harrier resumed hunting, the raven 
resumed its mimicking flight until again the harrier struck at the raven. This 
process continued for about 20 min. I could usually see the birds naked eye but 
I also had binoculars and a scope. I watched in amazement as the aerial show 
went on for about 20 minutes. Finally the raven moved off and the harrier flew 
to another field. 

I speculated then, and now, as to why the raven mimicked the harrier. Was it 
planning to steal a mouse from the harrier? Was it simply demonstrating its 
flying prowess to the harrier and itself? Was it playing? I like to believe 
that the behavior was play with the potential benefit of a stolen meal. 

One thing for certain is that the raven was every bit as light in the air and 
accomplished a flyer as was the harrier. And we all know that harriers appear 
magical in the way that they soar, flutter, kite and drop to the ground on 
wings a buoyant as a helium-filled balloon. 

Rob Blye 


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From: Asher Hockett veery...@gmail.com 
To: Ray Zimmerman r...@cornell.edu 
Cc: cayugabirds-l Cayugabirds-L@cornell.edu 
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2014 11:35:23 AM 
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Raven inquiry 

In my neighborhood on S Danby Rd, we have a fair number of Ravens. More often 
than not we hear them but do not see them, and the range of sounds they produce 
is truly staggering. This year I have heard at least 4 vocalizations which were 
new to me. 

On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 11:19 AM, Ray Zimmerman  r...@cornell.edu  wrote: 



Speaking of ravens, few days ago while waiting for the bus along Snyder Hill 
Rd. two ravens flew by. I noticed them when one vocalized, making a sound my 
neighbor described as a Star Wars light saber sort of sound, before reverting 
to the normal raven croaking. Sorry I don’t have a better description, but I 
was wondering if that is one of their known vocalizations? I don’t remember 
ever hearing it before. 

Ray 




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Hi all, 

I'm looking for raven stories for an article in the Finger Lakes Community 
Newspapers. I had a nice conversation with Kevin McGowan about the local 
population, but I'd like to include some anecdotes from other birders. If you'd 
like to tell me about ravens, please contact me off list. 

Any help is appreciated. Even if you only ever see crows and hear ravens, that 
would be interesting. Or if you found Kevin's video, Caw vs. Croak, helpful. 

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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Raven inquiry

[Donna Scott]

Kevin,

thanks for the photos comparing size of Raven with Red Tailed Hawk.  The photos 
in that same album of the LeConte’s Sparrow are wonderful! What a beautiful 
bird; the feathers on the back are striking.

Donna Scott

 

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[mailto:bounce-118619611-15001...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Kevin J. 
McGowan
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2014 9:17 AM
To: Linda Orkin; CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Raven inquiry

 

Ravens can be bigger than Red-tailed Hawks.  See 
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/YXdbztCICccQudIkBI868dMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink.

 

Best,

 

Kevin

 

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[mailto:bounce-118619359-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Linda Orkin
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2014 8:19 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: Fwd: [cayugabirds-l] Raven inquiry

 

 

 

Clara, I also wondered how detailed you wanted Raven stories to be.  I often 
take my dog walking in the woods up by the overlooks at Taughannock and Ravens 
nest in that gorge. One of my delights is hearing them calling to each other as 
they fly along the river.  One day one was stationary in a tree and doing many 
different calls, all Raven sounding but with the variability of crows with lots 
of vocalizations. Another time I was walking along the edge and a Raven flew 
below me and I realized how huge they are.  According to some numbers I have 
read they are close to a Red-tailed Hawk size.  And then another day I was 
driving back down rt 89 and an crow was in furious pursuit of a Raven (they 
will mob and chase them the same way they do hawks) and they were both kind of 
flying diving straight at  me and the contrast in size and power was so 
evident.  The Crow was about half the size and looked puny.  When you hear them 
in the sky you immediately seize on that as a magic moment.  

Nice talking to you this morning.

Linda

 

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mailto:cmm...@gmail.com  wrote:

Hi all,

I'm looking for raven stories for an article in the Finger Lakes Community 
Newspapers. I had a nice conversation with Kevin McGowan about the local 
population, but I'd like to include some anecdotes from other birders. If you'd 
like to tell me about ravens, please contact me off list.

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would be interesting. Or if you found Kevin's video, Caw vs. Croak, helpful.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Raven inquiry

[Ray Zimmerman]

Speaking of ravens, few days ago while waiting for the bus along Snyder Hill 
Rd. two ravens flew by. I noticed them when one vocalized, making a sound my 
neighbor described as a Star Wars light saber sort of sound, before reverting 
to the normal raven croaking. Sorry I don’t have a better description, but I 
was wondering if that is one of their known vocalizations? I don’t remember 
ever hearing it before.

 Ray



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 Hi all,
 
 I'm looking for raven stories for an article in the Finger Lakes Community 
 Newspapers. I had a nice conversation with Kevin McGowan about the local 
 population, but I'd like to include some anecdotes from other birders. If 
 you'd like to tell me about ravens, please contact me off list.
 
 Any help is appreciated. Even if you only ever see crows and hear ravens, 
 that would be interesting. Or if you found Kevin's video, Caw vs. Croak, 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Raven inquiry

[Asher Hockett]

In my neighborhood on S Danby Rd, we have a fair number of Ravens. More
often than not we hear them but do not see them, and the range of sounds
they produce is truly staggering. This year I have heard at least 4
vocalizations which were new to me.

On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 11:19 AM, Ray Zimmerman r...@cornell.edu wrote:

 Speaking of ravens, few days ago while waiting for the bus along Snyder
 Hill Rd. two ravens flew by. I noticed them when one vocalized, making a
 sound my neighbor described as a Star Wars light saber sort of sound,
 before reverting to the normal raven croaking. Sorry I don’t have a better
 description, but I was wondering if that is one of their known
 vocalizations? I don’t remember ever hearing it before.

  Ray



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 that would be interesting. Or if you found Kevin's video, Caw vs. Croak,
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[cayugabirds-l] Raven in my yard croaking

[Meena Madhav Haribal]

Hi all,

There is raven on one of my spruces and croaking merrily!



Yesterday in the afternoon, I was looking out of my living room window, when a 
male GOLDFINCH came and sat on my yew about 3 feet from window. It seemed it 
was literally shivering. It sat there for a minute or so shivering. Then a 
female  passed by. He soon followed her.

After this I went to my backyard door to see what had caused the goldfinch to 
be so fearful. On the foot step of my backyard door there was woodchuck frozen 
and intently listening to something. I did not want to disturb the woodchuck, 
so I waited for the woodchuck to relax. After sometime it seemed relaxed and 
went on its way feeding. I slowly opened the door to see if I hear anything 
else.  I heard both chickadees and robins both in still alarm mode. So I 
suspect a hawk in my yard like the other day. It must have chased the goldfinch 
and that is why it was terrified and escaped but still shivering with fear:-( 
Beautiful male seemed as an easy target for the hawk?



Meena



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Ithaca area moths: http://tinyurl.com/kn6q2p4
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[cayugabirds-l] Raven

[Linda Orkin]

Being mobbed by three crows right now over Muriel street. 

Linda Orkin
Ithaca NY

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[cayugabirds-l] Raven

[W. Larry Hymes]

About 15 minutes ago I stepped out of our house on Vine St. (off 
Mitchell) and was very surprised to hear a RAVEN calling.  Are there 
more than one??  I saw 3-4 large black birds circling in the direction 
of East Hill Plaza.  Couldn't tell for sure what they were, as they 
disappeared beyond the East Lawn Cemetery trees before I could get a 
scope on them.


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[cayugabirds-l] raven

[Ray Zimmerman]

RAVEN about 7:30 flying over horse pastures on Pine Tree Rd toward East Hill 
Plaza.

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] raven

[nutter.dave]

I have seen a single COMMON RAVEN in that area a couple of times recently, once flying north low alongside Pine Tree Rd by the Oxley Equestrian center at dawn, and once later in the day in the field opposite the end of Snyder Hill Rd stretching down to the East Ithaca Recreationway. I'm curious whether it's a young unmated bird or whether it's foraging while its mate tends a nest somewhere in the neighborhood. I wouldn't have guessed this as raven habitat, but then I'm not a raven.--Dave NutterOn Apr 12, 2013, at 07:42 AM, Ray Zimmerman r...@cornell.edu wrote:RAVEN about 7:30 flying over horse pastures on Pine Tree Rd toward East Hill Plaza.  Sent from my iPhone --  Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm  ARCHIVES: 1) cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html'http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html  Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/  -- 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] raven

[Tobias Dean]

If anyone wants to observe Ravens come to my house. They have been nesting
in the tall pines at the end of Yaple Rd(and King Rd.)
for at least 2 years. I am a bit concerned they are going to go after my
peaches, they certainly like my compost.
Last summer there was a family hanging around, and I have seen more than 2
so far.
 Toby


On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 5:26 PM, nutter.d...@me.com wrote:

 I have seen a single COMMON RAVEN in that area a couple of times recently,
 once flying north low alongside Pine Tree Rd by the Oxley Equestrian center
 at dawn, and once later in the day in the field opposite the end of Snyder
 Hill Rd stretching down to the East Ithaca Recreationway. I'm curious
 whether it's a young unmated bird or whether it's foraging while its mate
 tends a nest somewhere in the neighborhood. I wouldn't have guessed this as
 raven habitat, but then I'm not a raven.

 --Dave Nutter


 On Apr 12, 2013, at 07:42 AM, Ray Zimmerman r...@cornell.edu wrote:

 RAVEN about 7:30 flying over horse pastures on Pine Tree Rd toward East
 Hill Plaza.


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[cayugabirds-l] Raven? MWR

[Mark Miller]

I'm about 95% sure this was a raven and not a crow, seen along the auto route 
ay Montezuma, sitting on the new muck piles (near the heavy equipment). Not 
much else seen along the drive, GBH, killdeer, Am crows, C. geese  goslings, 
etc. Did have a male N. Harrier fly over. I will post the Raven photo on the 
Eaton Birds facebook page in case anyone can verify, thanks.
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[cayugabirds-l] Raven over Ithaca airport Monday afternoon

[Scott Haber]

A Common Raven was just calling and circling lazily over the northern end of 
the Ithaca airport just a few minutes ago (1pm).

Scott Haber




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Re:[cayugabirds-l] Raven

[bilbaker]

Hi all,

Since I got an e-mail requesting what town, (and rightly so) I was refering
to Ithaca, NY.

Bill

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[cayugabirds-l] Raven

[Meena Haribal]

Today morning, I was working in the garden around 7.30 am. I just looked up to 
find a raven circling and after a bit of circling it headed northwards!

Other interesting notes are, Tufted titmouse and Black-capped Chickadees have 
their fledglings along with them these days and BCCHs are very protective of 
their babies!

I have found that now I have two pairs of Catbirds coming to my yard. The pair 
from my yard has become so very bold that they daily in the mornings scold me 
for scaring away the beautiful moths from my moth sheet. One of the catbird, I 
think she a female based on her calls and behaviors, would just sit two to 
three feet away from me and keep chucking and gurgling at me, as if it to tell 
dont'... dont scare that big moth, I want it . I can converse with them. They 
talk back to me and refuse to budge away from the sheet. Imagine catbirds doing 
that! You can see the beautiful moths, which I have been denying being food to 
baby catbirds at this link. 
http://picasaweb.google.com/ithmoths/June2010MothsMeenaSHouse#
Later at some point I will post the chucking calls of catbirds and them running 
over my gutter looking for moths.

A pair of Kestrels, seem to be giving hard time to Vet School Red-tailed Hawks, 
sometime they chase them long distance away. I guess kestrels have fledglings 
are around near by. On Saturday, I watched one of the male Kestrel carry a 
mouse in its talon towards the Vet School.

Past Saturday, I paddled E. Tioughnioga river from Cuyler to East Homer.  
Highlights were -  one adult Bald Eagle, several pairs of Kingfishers (may be 
10+ individuals), several pairs of Spotted Sandpipers (10+), three females of 
Common Mergansers with various sized babies, Cedar Waxwings (many), Eastern 
Kingbirds, Warbling Vireos, two Yellow-throated Vireos and tons of Barn and 
Tree Swallows, many rough-winged swallows, a few Baltimore Orioles, Yellow 
Warblers, Common Yellowthroats and I guess something more which I am forgetting 
now. Only two species of odonates - two dark females of Enallagma sp., and one 
male Ebony Jewel wing. I also saw my first two monarchs of the year.

Happy Summer!

Meena



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[cayugabirds-l] raven, others

[B Mcaneny]

Yesterday in the early afternoon I saw a RAVEN in our field poking through the 
long grass looking for a meal.  IT reminded me that last Friday I heard a RAVEN 
call.  I looked out towards the lake in hopes of seeing a raven fly-by, which 
happens occasionally.  Our place is about halfway between the gorges of 
Taughhannock Creek and Trumansburg Creek and ravens seem to like the steep 
terrain.  I saw nothing on the horizon but then realized the bird was only 40 
feet from the house in the nearest big tree.  Shirley had thrown out some stale 
bread and the raven was scavenging.

On the west coast, ravens can be pretty bold, but this is the first time I have 
seen one so close to our house.  Within minutes, a Turkey Vulture swooped low 
over the same tree, and I began to think there was something dead nearby.  I 
have not yet discovered any remains, but such a meal might attract a Raven too.

Saw 3 Grackles this a.m. in the same tree.  They are the first of the year 
here.  

Bill McAneny,   Trumansburg
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