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BIRDS OF PENNSYLVANIA. 
“ Habitat .—Northern North America, from Greenland to Alaska, south to British 
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Columbia, Canada, New Brunswick, etc.”— Ridyway. 
Of all the numerous birds found in Pennsylvania the Haven seems to 
be one of the most wily and difficult to secure. Although not abundant 
anywhere in this commonwealth, these birds are probably more fre¬ 
quently met with in portions of Sullivan, Elk, Centre, Cameron, Lycom¬ 
ing, Clinton and Clearfield counties than elsewhere. ‘The nest of this 
bird, a bulky structure of sticks, bark, moss, etc., is said to be built in 
March or April, and is placed in trees or sometimes on rocky ledges. 
The following- list and notes from different observers will give a very 
clear idea of the localities in our state where the Haven occurs regularly : 
County. 
Observers. 
Remarks. 
Allegheny. . . 
T. Z. Hazzard. 
Straggler. 
Bradford, . . . 
.7. L. Camp. 
Resident in mountains; scarce. 
Do. ... 
J. W. Kitcham. 
Resident; breeds sparingly. 
Berks. 
D. F. Keller. 
Straggler: very rare. 
Columbia, . . . 
Dr. A. B. McCrea. 
Resident.* 
Clinton. 
Dr. W. Van Fleet. 
Resident; breeds regularly. 
Clearfield. . . 
Dr. W. Van Fleet. 
Resident; breeds regularly. 
Cameron, . . . 
M. M. Larrabee. 
Resident; regular breeder. 
Do. ... 
Sylvester Belden. 
Resident; regular breeder. 
Centre. 
J. Preston Thomas. 
Resident; tolerably common In mountains 
Elk,. 
Chas. H. Eldon. 
Resident. 
Erie. 
Geo. B. Sennett,. 
Straggler. 
Do. 
John W. Detwiller, M. D., 
Saw one at Lake Erie in winter. 
Franklin, . . . 
H. B. Craig. 
A few reside in mountainous regions. 
Lycoming, . . . 
August Kock. 
Resident. 
Do. ... 
Chas. H. Eldon. 
Resident.! 
Lackawanna, . 
G. P. Friant,. 
A few seen in recent years; probably resident. 
Potter, .... 
B. H. Warren. 
Resident; have seen them in summer and winter. 
Sullivan. . . . 
Otto Behr,. 
Resident: regular breeder. 
Somerset, . . . 
Dr. H. D. Moore. 
Very rare; probably breeds. 
Susquehanna, . 
Geo. B. Perry, .. 
Resident; breeds regularly. 
Venango, . . . 
J. R. Robeitson. 
Rare visitor. 
Westmoreland, 
Chas. H. Townsend. 
Old residents report a ‘ ‘ Crow ” of very large size, as 
once common. It was doubtless the Raven. 
York. 
Hon. G. C. Brown. 
Rare visitor; probably breeds. 
Mr. J. H. Ferguson, of Renovo, Clinton county, says Ravens are to be found about 
nine miles south of Renovo, in the mountains. When deer are killed and eviscerated 
these birds come about to feed on the refuse matter; generally seen in pairs, but 
sometimes several are together. It is a common custom for this bird to visit deserted 
camps ; soon as lumbermen or hunters have left their camps a Raven, or several of 
them, will be seen in the tops of tall trees, and shortly they will be observed near the 
smoldering embers of the dying fire, picking up the fragments of food. 
Corvus americanus Aud. 
American Crow. 
Description (Plate 57). 
Bill, legs and feet black ; iris brown ; plumage glossy black with violet reflec¬ 
tions, brightest on wing-coverts, tail and back ; top of head frequently without me¬ 
tallic tint —young usually dull black. The male is larger than the female, and meas¬ 
ures about 19 inches in length and 38 inches in extent. 
Habitat .—North America from the Fur countries to Mexico. 
* I have made diligent inquiry in relation to the Raven in the mountains of this and the adjoining county 
of Sullivan where they are comparatively common; they can be heard * * croaking " at almost any time, 
but. owing to their shy and retiring habits, they are hard to get.— McCrea. 
t Ravens breed regularly on high mountain ridges, in tops of tallest pine trees, in Elk county, on Dent's 
run, a branch of Benezett creek, which flows into the Susquehanna at Driftwood. In the last seven 
years 1 have received seven or eight Ravens from different parts ot Centre. Elk and Lycoming counties.— 
Eldon. 
