How wonderful to see a Peregrine so close! Yes, Peregrine Falcons returned to the Taughannock Falls area in the past couple of years. You may be interested in an upcoming presentation, *The Peregrines of Taughannock Gorge,* that Tim Gallagher, former editor-in-chief of Living Bird magazine, will be giving on Monday, April 11, 7:30 pm, for the Cayuga Bird Club (via Zoom).
Short description: After a 74-year absence, Peregrine Falcons finally returned to nest at Taughannock Gorge in 2020. The gorge is arguably the most famous falcon nest site in the world, thanks to a famous picture taken by Cornell ornithologist Arthur Allen in the 1920s. Tim Gallagher will present the entire saga of the Taughannock Peregrines from their discovery by world-famous-bird-artist (and former Cayuga Bird Club President) Louis Agassiz Fuertes in 1909; the factors that led to the abandonment of the eyrie in 1946; Professor Tom Cade’s failed effort to reintroduce captive-bred peregrines there in the 1970s; and their triumphant return in 2020. This presentation is free and open to the public. To register and for more information, go to https://tinyurl.com/cbc2022-04 <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://tinyurl.com/cbc2022-04&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw178EppTrMcgay2ZAPH2aaM> . Diane Morton Cayuga Bird Club On Fri, Mar 25, 2022 at 6:49 PM Annette Nadeau <anadeau...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm astounded that I just had a male PEREGRINE FALCON perched in a small > tree directly across the road from me! I watched it for several minutes as > it sat quietly. I was able to see it perfectly through my living room > window. > I've seen many of these birds up close as I used to help feed them when > the hawk barn was across the road from the old Lab of O building. > Before I wrote this message I checked my field guide to be absolutely > certain (even though there wasn't a doubt in my mind). > I live about six miles from Taughannock and am wondering if it could be > from that area. What a thrilling addition to my yard list!!! > > Annette > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
