[va_co_birding] Ravens in Cumberland Co.

I was surprised this morning when I saw two Common Ravens flying south along SR 
600 (Plank Rd.) in Cumberland County. It was my first record for the species in 
that county, though I and others have seen them in Buckingham and Prince Edward 
several times. This reminded me of Jeff Blalock's reports of seeing them in 
Danville several times this spring and summer. Also that VARCOM recently 
accepted a record from Kiptopeke....
This is another one of those distributional lines that we could watch, perhaps 
- the SW-to-NE line along which ravens do/don't occur in Virginia. I think it 
might be a line that is in the process of shifting - the ravens becoming 
increasingly common well out on the piedmont. Certainly in some western states 
they aren't limited to strictly mountainous areas. Any comments or supporting 
observations?

Mike

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