Birds of the Table Rocks

Common Raven

Corvus corax

NPS

Common Raven

Corvus corax

USFWS

I am similar to the American Crow but larger, with a heavier bill and wedge-shaped tail. You may see me soaring like a hawk. I make deep, varied guttural croaking or a hollow wonk-wonk noise.

I nest on the cliffs of Table Rocks. I can lay four to seven dull green eggs, spotted with brown, in a large mass of sticks containing a cup lined with fur, moss, and lichens, and placed on a cliff.

I am primarily a scavenger. I eat rodents, small nestlings, eggs, seeds, or anything I can find. I regularly ride on rising air currents and frequently indulge in aerial displays, with mock fighting, tumbling, and other forms of acrobatics.

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