On Thu, 2 Mar 1995, Dennis Paulson wrote:

> To my knowledge neither of the North American ravens is endangered or
> threatened. Like most corvids, they adapt well to humans and therefore are
> more likely to increase in some areas. I think the Common Raven has
> decreased in the Appalachians, and I remember reading somewhere that it was
> because there was a lot more livestock raised in parts of the mountains 100
> years ago, favoring ravens!

Raven numbers may have decreased in the southern Appalachians, I don't
know about that, but in southern New England, which includes some of the
Appalachian Mountains, Common Ravens have increased rather dramatically in
the last 20 years. In central and western Massachusetts, for example,
there is a viable and population of ravens now (I recall reports of a
winter roost of 50+ birds) where in the 1970s ravens were absent, as far
as I know.

Chris Hill
Seattle, WA
cehill at u.washington.edu