http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/01/science/01angier.htmlRead more... )

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20035-lost-islands-of-the-crows-revealed-in-dna-study.htmlRead more... )

Clever New Caledonian crows go to parents' tool school

Clever ravens cooperatively hunt (from December)

A link posted on April 6th did not allow access to the full research paper - The quality of social relationships in ravens

Tonight, an article from Wired reminded me of the study, so I searched again and may have been successful. Different title: Do Ravens Show Consolation? Responses to Distressed Others

I love the photos with this blog post. I used to watch ravens steal white stones. I think they like
the objects and know that it isn't food.

http://myoungbirding.blogspot.com/2010/05/thieving-ravens-and-curious-heron.html

What became of the first common ravens to nest in Ohio in more than 100 years?

Of Ravens and Unraveling (April 7, 2010)

Return of Nesting Ravens Cause for Celebration (2008 - photos and video)

Observations of a possible foraging tool used by Common Ravens
The Wilson Journal of Ornithology - March, 2010 by Paul F. Frame

The quality of social relationships in ravens
Animal Behaviour, Volume 79, Issue 4 - April 2010, Pages 927-933 by Orlaith N. Fraser and Thomas Bugnya

Ravens return to their ancestral lands eastward from wilds of 'Celtic fringe'

I do apologize if this has been shared here before, if so please remove this post ;)


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Lead in ravens drops with copper bullets
Hunters who shot copper bullets instead of lead ones during hunts on the National Elk Refuge and in Grand Teton National Park likely helped reduce blood lead levels in Jackson Hole’s ravens, scientists say.