Distribution: The Common Raven is a year-round resident
throughout most of Canada, Alaska, the western and northeastern
United States, along the Appalachians, and south into Central
America. Size: Common Ravens are about 2 feet long, have a
wingspan of nearly 4 feet, and weigh 1 ½ - 3 ½ pounds. Diet:
Common Ravens are omnivores and scavengers. They eat various
arthropods such as insects and scorpions, grains, fruit, small
mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, eggs, garbage, and
carrion. Lifespan: Ravens have been recorded to live over 13
years in the wild. Reproduction: Breeding probably occurs at 2-4
years of age. Nests are constructed of sticks, and lined with
mud, fur, wool, or grass. Nests are typically found in a tree or
on a cliff, but can also be found on power or telephone poles,
billboards, bridges, or in and on abandoned buildings. A clutch
of 3-7 eggs is incubated, mostly by the female, for 20-25 days.
Fledging occurs at 4-7 weeks of age, but young stay near the
nest, continuing to be fed by parent