Date: 3/19/26 11:54 am From: Geo Kloppel <geokloppel...> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Re: Taughannock Ravens building
Well in any case, today it looks like a detente has been achieved. The Ravens have now established a new nest high on the south wall of the gorge a few hundred feet from the falls, and the Peregrines were ignoring them while I was there. The Raven nest is visible from various openings along the North Rim Trail between markers #9 and #10. Pictures at https://ebird.org/checklist/S310717665 -Geo
On Mar 18, 2026, at 5:19 PM, <anneb.clark...> wrote:
When inappropriately applied, Hope has high costs. Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 17, 2026, at 7:51 AM, Geo Kloppel <geokloppel...> wrote:
Since a week ago, when their collection of sticks fell into the gorge, I have found the Raven pair several times in trees along the South Rim near the great falls, perched side by side where they have a view of their traditional ledge. But so far they haven’t brought (or haven’t succeeded in bringing) any building materials to it. Yesterday morning I watched at very close range as they were subjected to vigorous dive-bombing attacks by the male Peregrine, who finally drove them off their perch. They dropped down from the rim and fled, probably back up the gorge beyond the falls and out of the Peregrine’s immediate defensive perimeter. He took up a perch that had been theirs, and preened himself.
