Matthew Spoor of Grand Forks is a birding newbie, and he’s obviously both excited and serious about it. Here’ a report he posted last week, about identifying his first raven: “I spent a couple of ...

To tell them apart from a distance, watch the way they fly: a raven’s flight is smooth and regular interspersed with swoops, glides, and dives much like a hawk, while a crow has a regular pushing ...