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7.3 (5.71 - 8.73)|
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Excerpts Adapted from the Birds of Saskatchewan:
"A shaggy, black, magnificent flier, often seen soaring, the raven occurs over much of the Northern Hemisphere? (Roy in Leighton et al. 2002). Highly intelligent, opportunistic, and well known for their playfulness, Common Ravens quickly descend on roadkill or unattended groceries in the back of a truck. Permanent resident in Alaska, all areas of Canada, south in the west to Central America and the Appalachians in the east.
During the breeding season, Common Ravens may be found in a wide variety of habitats from closed boreal forests to open farmland and grassland with scattered aspen groves; the absence of trees in open grasslands appears to be an obvious limitation to its expansion into southern Saskatchewan. In winter these birds are most often seen along highways feeding on roadkill, at garbage dumps, and in towns and cities.
Smith (1996) wrote, "With the extirpation of the bison and other plains megafauna, the raven was relegated to the subarctic and boreal forest, where it remains a common permanent resident. In recent years, however, it has reinvaded some of its former haunts to become an uncommon winter resident in the parklands, Cypress Hills and northern grasslands.? Since 1996 it has continued to expand its range and breeds south to Saskatoon, Avonlea (ARS), and Round Lake in the Qu'Appelle Valley.
Original text by Brenda Schmidt. Text adapted by Daniel J. Sawatzky
Read more about the Common Raven in the Birds of Saskatchewan here.
Recommended citation: Latremouille, L. M. 2025. Common Raven in Latremouille, L. M., S. L. Van Wilgenburg, C. B. Jardine, D. Lepage, A. R. Couturier, D. Evans, D. Iles, and K. L. Drake (eds.). 2025. The Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Saskatchewan, 2017-2021. Birds Canada. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan https://sk.birdatlas.ca/accounts/speciesaccount.jsp?sp=CORA&lang=en [14 Nov 2025]
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