Hi Tweeters,

Regarding Rob's sighting of circling ravens, I saw this in the Santa Monicas, near Encino, CA. Several hundred ravens soared in circles, (I counted at least 200) not too high up, calling occasionally to each other, and dive-bombing each other from time to time the way crows do. It lasted over an hour that day, and I saw them again the following day. I asked a local Auduboner about them, and they said there was probably a large carcass nearby. But for hundreds, just soaring, it felt to me like they were staging to go somewhere, or maybe it was just an Iron Man-type raven get-together. It was eerie. I'd sure like to hear more about this phenomenon.

Abby Larson
Seattle, WA