I haven't seen any Ravens since I moved back east but I saw LOTS of Ravens in Alaska and don't remember anyone seriously harassing them - quite the reverse actually -- then again, I don't remember seeing crows there. Though those big jays (Stellars I think) and the Magpies occasionally hurled imprecations at the Ravens and certainly the Gulls and Ravens exchanged words on occasion, mostly concerning things like dumpster diving rights, and/or french fry ownership, who get the fish guts, roadkill etc i.e. [junk] food competition.
Wouldn't surprise me though if crows pestered a lone raven or a pair, corvids I've observed seem to need a lot of 'intellectual stimulation', entertainment/play and annoying a Raven probably constitutes a good time to a murder of crows.
Seriously, I expect Crows consider Ravens serious enough competition to warrant encouraging the Ravens not to to get too comfy in Crow territory.
Cat Reid
Rose Haven - Southern Anne Arundel County
"George M. Jett" <> wrote:
Folks
I have seen Crows bother Ravens out west. That's how I found the Raven in
Allegheny Co. last time up. Heard Crows chasing a Raven.
Never more!
George
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Kiddy"
To:
Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 7:14 PM
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Question about crows and ravens
> June Tveekrem wrote:
>
>> You folks in western Maryland where ravens are more numerous - do crows
>> bother the ravens there?
>
>
> June,
>
> In my experience, crows do not typically harass ravens.
>
> Ray
>
> Ray Kiddy
> Cumberland, Allegany County, MD
>
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