[obol] Ravens of Local Interest at Tryon Creek SP

[LammergeierEyes at aol.com]

At least two Ravens created quite a stir at Tryon Creek this afternoon.  
Every Crow around succumbed to a frenzied terror and seemed  to bolt the forest 
like a vanquished horde. From what I can gather, Common  Ravens, though 
widespread in Oregon are rare around the Portland area and  Northern Willamette 
Valley, so I thought I'd post to anyone who might have  a passing local interest. 
The birds were not too far from the parking lot,  near the intersection of the 
Big Fir and Center Trails. They should be easy to  hear, and were engaging in a 
Starling-like repertoire of screams, grows and  metallic clucks, sounding 
more like the Coucals of Asia than the Corvids of our  northerly climes. The 
Northern Saw-Whet was seemingly absent from its box behind  the nature center, as 
it has been lately, though that box has slowly been  filling with moss and 
vegetation. Hmmmm... 
 
Best wishes & Good birding,
Blake Matheson
Carmel California & Portland Oregon



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