Date: 5/21/26 7:45 am From: AB Clark <anneb.clark...> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Taughannock Ravens and Peregrines
Cool! The first Ravens I knew about nesting in the wider area was back in
the 90's in the old quarry S of Binghamton. Vic Lamoureux got pictures of
the nest on a ledge at the time.
I think they are pretty familiar (as a species) with using such sites.
anne
On Thu, May 21, 2026 at 8:36 AM Geo Kloppel <geokloppel...> wrote:
> Yes, in time neighbor relations settled down. A few days ago, the Ravens’
> nest was looking very crowded with youngsters eager to fledge. At a tree
> nest, they would have been out on the branches...
>
> -Geo
>
>
> On May 21, 2026, at 7:36 AM, Nancy Cusumano <nancycusumano62...>
> wrote:
>
>
> Than you George!
> Do you know what happened to the Ravens? Were they able to nest at all?
>
> Nancy
>
> On Thu, May 21, 2026 at 7:24 AM Geo Kloppel <geokloppel...> wrote:
>
>> Back in March of this year, antipathy really flared between the
>> Taughannock Ravens and Peregrines. It turned out that the Ravens were
>> establishing a new nest, high on the _south_ wall of the gorge about 400’
>> from the falls, and the Peregrines didn’t like that. I witnessed numerous
>> attacks in the overhanging trees or out in the dizzy gulf in front of the
>> Ravens’ nest.
>>
>> Meanwhile, the Peregrines were also refurbishing their own traditional
>> eyrie, 1,500’ away on the north wall. It certainly looked like they
>> intended to nest there again, in spite of its exposure. But they did not.
>> The ledge remains unoccupied. And for two months I’ve wondered what
>> happened.
>>
>> Now I know. Although the Peregrines were obviously attached to the eyrie
>> that they have used since the year 2020, and refurbishing it was a pleasing
>> courtship ritual, they did not forget the predation that they experienced
>> there last year. So they left it empty, and nested up the gorge, very close
>> to the falls, and therefore quite close to the Ravens’ nest. They now have
>> four chicks up there.
>>
>> -Geo
>>
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