RE: [nysbirds-l] common raven - east patchogue

2012-10-15 Thread Kevin J. McGowan
No, that's not a Common Raven; it's an American Crow (an adult, probably male). The square tail, relatively thin bill, and smooth, short throat feathers are all wrong for raven, but just right for crow. A raven should have a tail that is longer in the middle than the sides, a very deep bill,

RE: [nysbirds-l] common raven - east patchogue

2012-10-15 Thread Kevin J. McGowan
No, that's not a Common Raven; it's an American Crow (an adult, probably male). The square tail, relatively thin bill, and smooth, short throat feathers are all wrong for raven, but just right for crow. A raven should have a tail that is longer in the middle than the sides, a very deep bill,