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FYI
I find Crows to be present all months of the year
here in Paradise Utah.
Also I see them in Hyrum and Logan. There
has been a pair of Crows
nesting here in Paradise, right next to my lot,
for the past three years.
Another pair nests in a large spruce tree near
the Paradise Church.
I suspect there are nesting pairs up Blacksmith
Fork Canyon at the
Hyrum City Power plant. I didn't
find the nest, but the crows are
present during nesting season.
One evening two years ago, I was in Logan at
Third North and Main just
at sundown, and
there were many crows flying in and landing atop the
Ford Garage. I guessed about 65 near as I could tell. I assume they
stayed the night there. I am curious
to know if anyone else has seen
crows going to roost there?
After the young fledge, it seems they bunch up
with other crows and
go on foraging tours. It is not unusual to
see 50 or more together
around the area, and often locally here in
Paradise. They especially
like to forage where the local farmers have
spread manure.
(competing with Gulls)
I haven't often seen Ravens in Cache Valley
though they do occur.
When I traveled down I 15 to St. George, the bird
most often seen
was the Raven. (well, maybe excepting
starlings and pigeons)
There seems to be lots of Ravens in the
state.
I won't go into the ID of the two species as I
suspect it has been well
covered by now.
Jim
>Matthew
Wallace said:
> On the
tail of Nicky's e-mail about Jack's wonderfully clear photo of a
> Raven at Antelope Island, I am curious to know a few things about Ravens > and Crows here in Utah. How common are each here in Utah? How do folks > differentiate the two at a distance? Are they typically seen at certain > elevations and in certain geographic regions of Utah? I am familiar > with both but am looking to increase what I know and wonder, would any > of you share with this list-server's participants your insights and > knowledge of the two as it pertains to Ravens and Crows here in Utah? > > Happy birding, > > Matthew Wallace > |