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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> > 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 <[email protected]> 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 >> >> -- >> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >> Visit: http://LISTS.cornell.edu for more information >> Posting Address: [email protected] >> Archives: >> The Mail Archive: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html >> Sightings: Please submit your observations to eBird at >> http://www.ebird.org. >> -- > > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Visit: http://LISTS.cornell.edu for more information > Posting Address: [email protected] > Archives: > The Mail Archive: //www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > <https:%3Ca%20href=>/maillist.html" class="hft-urls">https: > //www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > Sightings: Please submit your observations to eBird at > http://www.ebird.org. > -- > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Visit: http://LISTS.cornell.edu for more information Posting Address: [email protected] Archives: The Mail Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html Sightings: Please submit your observations to eBird at http://www.ebird.org. --
