There is a pair of Common Ravens nesting in Warren County, .8 of a mile south
of the Warren county fairgrounds along rt 520 on the west side of the road in
the southern most of two large dilapidated silos. They have been building the
nest for about a month, frequently carrying large sticks to the silo. This is
about 700 feet elevation. We have not had time to help with the VA nest project
but if anyone would like to record the information and would like more
information please email. There is another pair on Reliance road near the
cemetery that are showing nesting behavior, but we have not been able to see
where the nest is. Over the last four decades Ravens have become increasing
more frequent in the northern Shenandoah Valley at low elevations. They are
frequent now even flying over town areas including Winchester, Stephens City
and Front Royal and may occur at any season. This is the first low elevation
nesting in our area that we are aware of.
Ann and Rob Simpson
Professor Robert Simpson
Professor Emeritus of Biology
Contact for Ornithology, Mycology, Dendrology, Mammalogy, Ichthyology,
Herpetology, Ecology, Field Botany and other Field Biology oriented classes
Program contact for Outdoor and Nature Photography Careers Certificate
Best form of contact is email: rsimpson@xxxxxxxx
