Just had a fly by of a couple of Ravens here in North Buncombe county. I heard them first, went outside and saw the last one flying east over the house. There was another Raven flyby last week that I happened to catch, and another sighting at the gamelands a month ago. Previous to this, a Raven sighting in this area was a "once every 5 year event". Interesting. Also of interest are a number of new birds moving through. Black and White warbler, Yellow throated warbler, Scarlet tanagers (today) and others - BT Green, Hooded, N Parula in recent weeks. Doug Johnston