. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . erforming extraordinary feats in the air, such as somersaults, tryingto fly on their backs, etc. At this season they .seem to enjoy life most and togive vent to their usually not very exul)erant s])irits by a series of low chuck-ling and gurgling notes, evidently indififerent efforts at singing. Their ordinary call is a l<nid Craack-crmick. \arieed. among others a nietaUic sounding klitiik, which seemsto cost them considerable efft)rt. In phices wiiere tliey are not molest
. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . erforming extraordinary feats in the air, such as somersaults, tryingto fly on their backs, etc. At this season they .seem to enjoy life most and togive vent to their usually not very exul)erant s])irits by a series of low chuck-ling and gurgling notes, evidently indififerent efforts at singing. Their ordinary call is a l<nid Craack-crmick. \arieed. among others a nietaUic sounding klitiik, which seemsto cost them considerable efft)rt. In phices wiiere tliey are not molested theybecome reasonably tame, and I have seen Ravens occasionally alight in myyard and feed among the chickens, a thing I have never seen Crows do. * * *Out of some twenty nests examined only one was placed in a tree. Itwas in a good sized dead willow, twentv feet from the gmund, on an island. M:>iING OF THK MEXICAN RAVEN. in Sylvies Ri\er. Oregon, and easily reached; it contained li\c fresh eggs onApril 13, 1875. The other nests were placed on cliffs, and, with few excep-tions, in positions where they were comparatively secure. IsualK- the nestcould not be seen from above, and it generally took .several assistants andstrong ropes to get near them, and c\en then it was frequently impossible toreach the eggs without the aid of a long iK>le with a dipper^attached to the favorite site was a cliff with a southern exposure, where the nest was com-pletely covered from al)ove by a projecting rock. Having once chosen a nesting site, the Ravejis evince a great attachmentfor that particular locality; and, rather than desert it. will avoid notice bydeferring the nesting season, or by visiting the eggs or yoimg onlv at night. We have no records of the taking of Ravens eggs in Washington, but it 8 TIIK WKSTKRN CKO\V%^ docs uiif|(>iial)Iy breed here. A nest
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