Spot Common Raven (Corvus corax)

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Not just large “songbirds,” with a thick neck, shaggy throat feathers, and a sharp beak. They're more slender than crows, with longer, narrower wings, and longer, thinner “fingers” at the wingtips. Common Ravens are entirely black, right down to the legs, eyes, and beak. Diet and behavioral habits: A fairly common resident, Common Ravens aren’t as social as crows; you tend to see them alone or in pairs except at food sources like landfills. Ravens are confident, inquisitive birds that strut around or occasionally bound forward with light, two-footed hops. Common Ravens are omnivorous, but the majority of diet is animal matter, including a wide variety of insects, including beetles, caterpillars, and others; also rodents, lizards, frogs, and eggs and young of other birds. They also regularly eat carrion and garbage. Nesting habits: The Common Raven’s nest site is usually on ledge of rock cliff, or high in tall tree (especially conifer). They may use same site year after year, adding material on top of the old nest that both sexes help build. The nest is a bulky basket of large sticks and twigs, with deep depression in center lined with grass, bark strips, moss, or animal hair.

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