[TN-Bird] road runnin' ravens

From: Charlie <cmmbirds@xxxxxxxxx>
To: TN-Bird <TN-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 08:16:26 -0800 (PST)
east Blount County, Tennessee
Feb 8, 2006

Hi folks,

On the way to work today I was surprised to see 2 Common Ravens
further west than I've ever seen them in this area before.

Seeing ravens in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is not terribly
unusual, and one can sometimes find them on the Foothills Parkway
West, which is south of Walland, TN.

But these 2 guys were flying about 20 feet over the south bound lanes
of US 321 just west of where the parkway and 321 cross.  It appeared
that they were following the road, which I've seen before both here
and in the western US.  I've read that they are seeking road kill,
which seems to make sense to me.

I also saw one in Townsend (also Blount County) a few weeks ago for
my 3rd record in that town in 5+ years.

Charlie

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Charlie Muise, Naturalist near
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