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Natural History: The Common Raven eats carrion, small vertebrates, insects, and nuts and caches its food. It ejects pellets like the American Crow. The raven roosts in colonies during the night. It nests on cliffs or in tall trees and breeds from mid-February into July.
General Distribution: In the Presidio, this bird is found around tidal rocks, upland rock areas, and all forest areas. It breeds in the Presidio.
Frequency: This species is common all year in the Presidio.
Identifying Characteristics: The Raven is very large in size, even more so than the crow. It is black with a wedge-shaped tail. Its nature is to flap and soar. Ravens display shaggy throat feathers.
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