(photo embedded from Kristie Clarke-Rozsa on Flickr; click on the photo to see the original)

8 May 2025

Ravens (Corvus corax) are becoming more common in Pittsburgh so that I see them now about once a week. Never a flock, just one or two ravens at a time.

If Pittsburgh had a lot more raven pairs or even flocks of “teenage” ravens, we’d get to see them playing in the sky. Photographer Kristie Clarke-Rozsa captured a raven game in Chilliwack, BC, Canada, described below.

Two ravens tumbling down to the ground playing pass the stick, whoever lasts the longest before chickening out wins!

— description of photo at top by Kristie Clarke-Rozsa on Flickr

To see raven games in motion, visit this 2018 vintage article with my all-time favorite raven video.