[va_co_birding] Re: Ravens in Cumberland Co.
- From: susan heath <sheath@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: va_co_birding@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 17:39:45 -0400
There were several sightings of Common Ravens near the Manassas Battlefield
this spring. I saw them in both Prince William and Fairfax Counties. This is
Piedmont but pretty far east for ravens. There is a large quarry there part of
which is unused at the moment. Suspicions are that they are breeding there but
it would be really nice to have it confirmed.
Sue
"C. Michael Stinson" wrote:
> 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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Susan Heath
Fairfax County
Centreville, VA
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