Date: 6/14/25 4:46 pm From: Tobin Brown via groups.io <tobinjbrown...> Subject: [NEBirds] Fledgling Common Ravens! Sioux County
Nebraska birders,
Eugene discovered (and I followed up on) the first record of Common Ravens breeding in the state in over 100 years! The family, with 4 fledglings, was perched under a rail bridge off of highway 20 in Sioux county, just east of Harrison. The fledglings are nearly fully grown, but I didn't see them attempt flight while I observed. One parent was quite vocal and took off to the southwest to forage just before I left.
This location is in the general flight path of Ravens I saw in January in Sowbelly Canyon, and also of the pair I saw flying from Henry road carrying food last month. I suspect it's likely the same pair and it's cool to see they had success!
Here are our eBird checklists. I will follow up to this thread when I update my checklist with photos and audio.
