As I was driving down Main St in the City of New Rochelle yesterday, a Raven swooped down onto the street briefly, from a retail building that fronts the street. As I passed the building, I saw that the Raven flew off of a large sticknest in the upper left corner of the building's massive architectual features. the building appears to be a now defunct bank. This location is at the corner of Main St and LeCount Pl, which is directly next to the location where Ravens have been reported soaring over buildings, for quite some time now.
What I find to be even more interesting frankly, is that while driving from work yesterday on the Hutchinson River Parkway in Mamaroneck (Exit 23), I glanced at the top of a cell transmission tower that dominates the landscape there, only to find another (very) large sticknest, this time with an Osprey in attendance ! I do not know how many active Osprey nests are now established in Westchester County, but I cannot imagine that it is more than a small handful. John Askildsen Millbrook, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
