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Ravens in Alamance County, NC



Folks,

I had to work today and wasn't very happy about it, but the job had to get done. We were at Alamance Regional Hospital and while unloading the truck I heard a Common Raven and caught a glimpse of it flying away. Later on it flew from a 2 story building across the street and came right overhead at the Emergency Entrance giving me a good look and ear full of its calls. Sure brighten up my day!

The people that smoke by the door there told me that two of the noisy huge "crows" are seen there everyday coming and going from the hospitals roof (gravel). My construction contact at the job site told me these two birds have been known to tear out caulking around the windows. I'm betting there's a nesting pair at the hospital.

I called Will and he believes this might be a new county record. Perhaps we should start looking for ravens in Durham and Chapel Hill.

Randy Emmitt
Rougemont, NC
www.rlephoto.com