We haven't found the peregrines yet, but a shockingly beautiful view of what I'm pretty sure is pinkster azalea on the south rim made it all worth while.
On Thu, May 21, 2026, 7:23 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: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html Sightings: Please submit your observations to eBird at http://www.ebird.org. --
