Look for them along Interstate 8 and other roadways.
Flocks of Ravens can also be seen eating "crispy critters" in farm fields that have been burned.
Many Ravens make their nests in the desert canyons
and mountains west of the Imperial Valley.
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A year-round resident that scavenges the highways
and farm fields of the Imperial Valley.
Look for them along Interstate 8 and other roadways. Flocks of Ravens can also be seen eating "crispy critters" in farm fields that have been burned. Many Ravens make their nests in the desert canyons
and mountains west of the Imperial Valley.
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If you are interested in learning more about this bird online - I recommend you start with the Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD. http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/infocenter.htmlThey present photographs, songs, identification tips, maps, and life history information for North American birds - including the Common Raven
OTHER OUTSIDE LINKS FOR THIS BIRD:
Ravens - Alaska Department of Fish & Game's "Wildlife Notebook Series" Web site of Raven-related facts.
The Desert Tortoise Council - Displays an abstract on a test census taken to show how predation of young desert tortoises by the Common Raven is caused by man.
Raven Image Gallery - Displayed by "The Aviary" from www.shades-of-night.com. Photos and graphics from many places, including this photo of an Albino (white) Raven!
The following "WAV" format sound file is copyright protected by Doug Van Gausig of Sedona, Arizona, as part of the "Sounds of Nature" Web site:
http://www.naturesongs.com/cora3.wav - Common Ravens caw'ling, "Can we squawk?"
This site is maintained by:
Eldon R. Caldwell
Imperial Valley College
Email: eldonc@imperial.cc.ca.us