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["Allan Trently" <atrently@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

 While looking for Golden-winged Warblers today in Laurel Bloomery, I
decidedto take a look at a rock cliff I spotted from the road.  I climbed up
to the base of the rock to find a pile of branches below a nest ledge.  With
the branches was a large black feather and some bedding material for a raven
nest.  I have seen this same kind of bedding material in raven nests.  The
ledge above was at a 35 degree slant- not very good for holding a nest.  I
walked down the rock to find another pile of branches and another black
feather which I identified as a ravens.  I climbed up between two sets of
rocks to check on a potential nest ledge.  No nest was found, but as I
turnedaround to go back down a raven fledgling was staring at me from a
rock.  An adult raven came shortly after, squawked and left.  I talked to
theraven to calm it as I went by the fledgling.  Atop the rock face I smelt
araven nest.  They give off a particular odor.  Later, I was able to find
thenest.  It contained two nestlings.   Allan Trently, Seasonal Ecologist
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy Gray, TN

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