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The ravens are back. Yes, plural.

I was out in the backyard yesterday afternoon trying not to let the wind get to me- it was hardly as bad as it'd been the day before- when I heard GRONK, GROOOONK noises from across the street. A few seconds later I heard them from another direction. I got my bird sound ID app up and running and recorded several more of the noises, and the app definitely thought they were raven rather than crow noises; I assumed the different directions I was hearing them from simply reflected one bird on the move.

( Nope. )

Wish I had a better pic but when I saw how fast they were moving overhead I knew I wasn't going to have time to get the camera out and powered up and focused properly. But these birds were definitely bigger than crows, had wedge-shaped rather than fan-shaped tails, and croaked rather than cawing.

Baker announces COVID-19 vaccine schedule for remaining groups

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/03/17/metro/baker-announces-covid-19-vaccine-schedule-remaining-groups/

Public-facing workers such as grocery store employees and transit and sanitation workers, as well as residents aged 60 and over, will be eligible to book COVID-19 vaccination appointments starting Monday in Massachusetts, and the general public aged 16 and older will be eligible starting April 19, officials said Wednesday.

The eligibility timeline was provided by Governor Charlie Baker’s administration before his scheduled public briefing at 10:30 a.m.

Under the timeline, essential workers and residents 60-plus who become eligible Monday will be followed by people aged 55 and over and those with one co-morbidity, who are slated for eligibility April 5. Then the rest of the 16 and over public gains access starting April 19, at which point officials estimate 2.5 million people will be newly eligible.