On the way to a morning hike under clearing skies, we came across a disturbed landscape on a ridge overlooking Lake Hollywood. I spotted the raven right away, but many crows flew off (the raven did not) and answered my previous questions about whether or not they entered the hills much. I think this is an access point and work area for the DWP projects to stabilize the hillsides against erosion, and as Marzluff notes, disturbed areas are the crows’ gateway. Ravens were there again the next day, but not on the ground - a dad and his two kids were walking their dog on the ridge, so any foraging had been disturbed, and I couldn’t see anything really to forage for - grubs, I suppose. Aside from this, I’ve only seen crows flying over the hills, and not seen any in the hills or in GP.
