I went out for a lunch hour walk at Oakland Lake today (Bayside area of Queens). As I got out of the car, I heard a distinctive call. I looked up and saw a pair of Common Ravens -- my first for Queens -- and photographed one. The two split up and the one I watched seemed to drift off to the north. I then spoke to Eric Miller and was informed of his recent sightings within a couple of miles of this site. To me, it's an indication that ravens are now calling this area home. I would dismiss suggestions of the Roslyn / northern Nassau birds wandering over here repeatedly. The challenge for northern Queens birders will be to pin down a home base -- and possibly a nest site in the spring.
Steve Walter Bayside, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
