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--Apple-Mail-10--180355054 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed > Subject: [ValleyNature] re Nesting & Flocking Common Ravens Status =20 > in NS > > I have a few quick comments on ravens from the notes below: > > (1) I think Ken's report of hearing young ravens in mid-April is =20 > too early -- the earliest date I recall for that in the tropical =20 > Annapolis Valley was about May 11, many years ago, on the Acadia =20 > Univ. campus. > (2) Reports of large numbers of ravens together in loose flocks, a =20 > common phenomenon at certain times of year at Grand Pre and west of =20= > Canning, are very probably all juvenile to yearling ravens, too =20 > young to be reproducing but quite possibly already paired up via =20 > their entertaining courtship activities, especially aerially. =20 > Check out Bernd Heinrich's two books on ravens for some very =20 > interesting reading. > (3) All across Canada the raven has changed from being a symbol of =20 > real wilderness and has become much more commonnear and inside =20 > towns, as well as choosing nest-sites right in towns and not just =20 > in trees but in/on human-made structures like barns, bridges, etc. =20= > Of course, here in Nova Scotia, especially the Valley, we have been =20= > used to ravens close to communities for several decades. > > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Shouty McShoutsalot <desolatechair@gmail.com> >> Date: March 12, 2014 12:18:42 PM ADT >> To: naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> >> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Nesting Common Ravens Status in NS >> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> >> Randy that's what I saw Monday as well, that clued me into the =20 >> nest location. >> >> >> On 12 March 2014 11:39, Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com> wrote: >> Interesting timing for this thread; I had a raven fly over my very =20= >> rural home this morning with a stick in its beak. >> >> Randy >> >> _________________________________ >> RF Lauff >> Way in the boonies of >> Antigonish County, NS. >> >> >> On 12 March 2014 11:19, David McCorquodale <dbmcc09@gmail.com> wrote: >> There are several Common Raven nests in the Sydney area each year =20 >> that are in high traffic areas. For years there was a nest on the =20= >> recently demolished Sydney River Bridge. They moved more than ten =20= >> years ago to a nearby road overpass. For many years Simon Gillis =20 >> has reported on a raven nest in Whitney Pier. For a few years =20 >> there was a nest in a big White Poplar, just off Prince St. in a =20 >> very busy commercial district of Sydney. Neighbouring towns such =20 >> as Glace Bay and North Sydney also have nesting ravens. >> >> >> The Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas shows confirmed nesting in most =20 >> urban areas of NS. I will second Ken=92s suggestion to read Tufts =20= >> on ravens (or any other bird in NS). >> >> >> DBMcC >> >> >> David McCorquodale >> Georges River, NS >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 10:49 AM, Ken McKenna =20 >> <kenmcken@eastlink.ca> wrote: >> >> Ken McKenna >> Box 218 Stellarton NS >> B0K 1S0 >> 902 752-7644 >> Hi Jamie >> I am no expert on Common Raven nesting, but have seen several =20 >> nests in the past and now is about right for Ravens to be on =20 >> nests. I have heard young birds calling from nests while scouting =20 >> owl route roads for drivability for owl surveys in mid-April. >> By the way I counted about 280 Ravens in the vicinity of the =20 >> Bayview area near Pictou on Feb 17. I think it was the most Ravens =20= >> I ever saw in one place. There were only 50 Eagles there at the =20 >> time, but at times counts of 100+ are not unusual. Iceland Gulls =20 >> seem common here as well at times with counts of over 100. Great =20 >> Black-backed Gulls are also common but for some reason, I have =20 >> only seen handfuls or less of Herring Gulls. Amazing what cattle =20 >> innards will attract. >> Good write-up in Tuft's Birds of Nova Scotia on Common Ravens. >> >> cheers >> Ken >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Shouty McShoutsalot >> To: naturens >> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 10:14 AM >> Subject: [NatureNS] Nesting Northern Ravens Status in NS >> >> For the last week I've watched a pair of Northern Ravens build and =20= >> occupy a nest on a electrical transmission tower west of exit 2A =20 >> (Upper Sackville) off Highway 101. >> >> I've often watched and enjoyed their courtship behavior in the =20 >> past - one of my favourite early signs that winter is waning - =20 >> but I've never actually seen Ravens nest before and I was =20 >> wondering if anyone knows has any info on frequency and/or general =20= >> info on Ravens in NS. >> >> Thanks, >> >> --=20 >> Jamie Simpson >> Hantsport, NS >> >> >> >> >> >> --=20 >> Jamie Simpson >> Hantsport, NS > > _______________________________________________ > Nature mailing list > Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca > http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/=20 > nature_blomidonnaturalists.ca --Apple-Mail-10--180355054 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252 <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[ValleyNature] re Nesting & = Flocking Common Ravens Status in NS</b></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> I have a few quick = comments on ravens from the notes below:<div><br></div><div>(1) I think = Ken's report of hearing young ravens in mid-April is too early -- the = earliest date I recall for that in the tropical Annapolis Valley was = about May 11, many years ago, on the Acadia Univ. campus.</div><div>(2) = Reports of large numbers of ravens together in loose flocks, a common = phenomenon at certain times o