Common Raven
“Additionally, on February 5 my son and I watched as two Ravens crossed the wide blue sky above Crescent Beach State Park heading towards Richmond Island.”
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Also on January 6 an American Raven was spotted over the Pond Cove area being mobbed by a gang of crows.
Additionally, I had a Common Raven and an Eastern Phoebe (flycatcher) calling along Shore Road on Oct. 5.
Other mentionables include, nomadic flocks of 50 or more Robins, Common Ravens, Carolina wrens, Eastern bluebirds, a single Northern mockingbird (Pond Cove) and daily yard visits from Coopers hawks.
While wandering the park the low gurgling croak of a Raven could be heard echoing through the pine forest.
On this same day I saw a pair of adult Bald Eagles travelling north and a single Common Raven flying high above the marshes along the Spurwink River.
Other mentionables in Two Lights included two Horned Grebes, a male Long-tailed Duck, several Buffleheads, a Northern Gannet, a lone Common Raven and a Song Sparrow.
Lastly, on the late afternoon of February 4 as the snow fell my son and I were walking in Robinson Woods (I) and came upon three Golden-crowned Kinglets singing in an old Black Spruce Tree and from somewhere high overhead came the gurgling croak of a Common Raven.
The perimeter path that travels around the island dips into an enchanting forest area where I yielded a pair of Red-tailed Hawks, two vocal Common Ravens and one adult Bald Eagle perched high atop a White Pine snag.
Although I did not find any artic wanderers that day, I did spot an adult Bald Eagle soaring along Crescent Beach State Park and a single Common Raven headed out to hunker down on Richmond Island for the night.
Additionally, on February 5 my son and I watched as two Ravens crossed the wide blue sky above Crescent Beach State Park heading towards Richmond Island.
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Other limited notes from the last several weeks in the yard and field include, on March 1 a Raven was croaking from atop the Gull Crest telecommunications tower as my first of season Turkey Vulture soared northward overhead.
…on several occasions during the third week of September in Robinson Woods III the guttural quork quork of Raven’s carried high above the old Pine’s canopy while the rolling rattle of a Northern Flicker echoed through the woods below.
Other mentionables in Two Lights included two Horned Grebes, a male Long-tailed Duck, six Buffleheads, a diving Northern Gannet, a Common Raven and two Song Sparrows.