Raven calling at Pine Knob Road

Totnesman@aol.com
Sun, 8 Feb 1998 19:45:44 EST


At ca. 09.00 two of us were waiting for crossbills at Pine Knob Road
(crossbills: 2 fly overs of vocal reds, 1 fly over by a group with muted calls
- spp? and a lone individual - spp?), when we heard a raven call several
times.  The call was a very deep 'kronk', quite unlike the calls of the
American crows calling atabout the same time.  The bird was off to the north,
towards the lake.  

As an aside, the calls of the raven in UK  are generally deeper than those of
the ravens I have heard previously in Maryland (the western sections).  A
typical call from a UK bird is often reminiscent of a large old pig grunting.
The bird I heard this morning had such a call.

I would be interested to know if any anyone else hears this bird.


Robin Todd