I reported two Fridays (vacation) ago that I had two Common Ravens flying over my house regularly. They first fly over at about 8:30-9AM, which means during the week I am usually at work. This weekend not only did they fly over my house several times, but twice they perched in nearby trees. They have been here for going on three weeks. It will be interesting to see how long they stay. Have you heard them making a sound almost like "sonar"? That's a really weird call.

Christine Southwick
163rd and 28 Pl
Shoreline
clsouthwick at comcast.net
(just up the ravine from the western tip of Lake Washington)

On Mon, 9 Oct 2006, Diann MacRae wrote:

> Hi, Tweets
>
> I went out a bit ago on this glorious fall day and the first thing I heard was
> the "quork" of a raven coming from next door. I went out and down the road, but
> couldn't quite see it. Then I noticed something large in a tree on the corner
> (of course I went out without binoculars). Then . . . I heard this high-itched,
> short, five-note trill with a "gulp" on the end from the neighbor's tree. This
> is a raven call I'm not familiar with. Soon the gulping raven took off, flew
> over me and down the street. In a few seconds the large item in the corner tree
> said "quork" and took off down the road after the first raven. Really neat to
> see.
>
> Are there any/many instance of ravens nesting in the city or suburbs? Bothell's
> getting pretty built up but still has lots of trees.
>
> Cheers, Diann
>
> Diann MacRae
> Olympic Vulture Study
> 22622 - 53rd Avenue S.E.
> Bothell, WA 98021
> tvulture at vei.net
>
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