Re: [cayugabirds-l] Large flock of Common Ravens flying southeast!

I know they do in the UK in Wales.  Jon Wright has some papers on whether individuals foraging together in day were near each other in the roost. A testimonial to the numbers now present!  If you had told the 1990 Marie that you would be seeing 10 even ravens in a day here in Tompkins…probably a re

RE:[cayugabirds-l] Large flock of Common Ravens flying southeast!

More fun than communal roosts is the fact that juveniles leave home about now and congregate in non-breeding flocks for the next few years. I remember being excited at seeing my first such flock somewhere in the mid-2000s, a group of 35 birds. The very few breeding pairs in our area that began b

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Large flock of Common Ravens flying southeast!

Well according to Birds of the World, Common Ravens do indeed form communal roosts. Very cool. First I’ve ever seen this dusk flight in this neck of the woods. Marie Get Outlook for iOS From: bounce-128359566-5851...@list.cornell.edu on b

[cayugabirds-l] Large flock of Common Ravens flying southeast!

I just stepped outside to cut some herbs for dinner, when hearing the croak of a Common Raven overhead, I looked up and witnessed an astonishing sight. A steady stream of Common Ravens flying overhead, quite low, some circling as they do on thermals then proceeding, headed southeast. I counted

[cayugabirds-l] SWALLOW-TAILED KITE in Lansing, August 31, 2024

Hi All, Late yesterday morning (31 August), 3 members of the family of Duane Otto, a birder who is known for reports from Myers Point, watched a SWALLOW-TAILED KITE fly north over their yard, which is about a mile due north of Myers Point and a bit inland from and considerably higher than the