Date: 6/1/26 2:49 pm From: Dan Reiff via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Four ravens in Bridle Trails State Park
Hello Seth,
Very likely that they are fledglings.
Here in Mercer Island, the four young launched three weeks ago.
The parents will continue to take care of them.
All questions are great questions on Tweeters.
I have learned so much from the Tweeters community over the years.
Dan Reiff
MI
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> On Jun 1, 2026, at 2:21 PM, <sethleopold...> via Tweeters <tweeters...> wrote:
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> To my birdy friends at Tweeters,
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> “Long time listener, first time caller”, as we used to say on the radio. I enjoy learning from this group as I’m not the most sophisticated birder around by any definition, but I enjoy trying.
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> I’d had the understanding that there was a single mating pair of ravens in Bridle Trails State Park, and in all the years I’ve lived here, I’ve relatively seldom seen them. In the last couple weeks, my wife and I have seen four of them together.
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> Were we incorrect in our understanding that there’d only been a pair, and/or have others seen what seem to us like “new” birds there?
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> If this is a silly question, please don’t post it.
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> Thanks so much!
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> Warmest regards,
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> Seth
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