Rochester Falcon Catch-up! – 3/9/09
So much has been happening, including a new pair that has been spotted south of downtown Rochester. So let me catch-up.
I’m sorry to say that as of this weekend, we have been seeing Mariah and the new banded Tiercel. No Kaver sightings, yet. The Falcon Watchers have seen them mating on the High Falls Smoke Stack near the Kodak Tower and the Bausch and Lomb Building, downtown.
We are not yet giving up on Kaver returning. We’ll still keep Watching for his possible return. But, if he doesn’t return (and believe me, we’ll all be very sad if he doesn’t), we’re very happy that Mariah will have a new mate and will hopefully choose a nest site soon.
The Tiercel has been seen on the Powers building twice that I know of. No one has seen Mariah or the Tiercel on the Times Square Bldg.
We have seen them on the Kodak Tower and all over the downtown area. If they’ve chosen a nest site, it’s not obvious yet.
Here are some KGallery Albums that I’ve put together from the last few days.
http://www.kodakgallery.com:80/ShareLanding.action?c=171aim5l.5iyo5erd&x=1&y=-tfljtn&localeid=en_US
http://www.kodakgallery.com:80/ShareLanding.action?c=171aim5l.74499s6x&x=1&y=-8g90yr&localeid=en_US
http://www.kodakgallery.com:80/ShareLanding.action?c=171aim5l.1ejds7ux&x=1&y=8rqxkq&localeid=en_US
http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLanding.action?c=171aim5l.548x4p3d&x=1&y=-8yv9hi&localeid=en_US
As Jim stated, this is all new territory for us here in Rochester. We’ll keep Watching.
Carol P.
March 9th, 2009 at 9:34 AM
Carol and devoted Falcon Friends- i have seen a Falcon twice at Changing Scenes. Once flying out of the area above the elevator shaft and once, 3-6-09, the Falcon was sitting on the top of that building. I took two photos but i don’t have the big lens. it looked smaller than Mariah. i was behind the hotel on Exchange and had a good view of the falcon.
March 9th, 2009 at 11:28 AM
Hmmm, it concerns me that this tiercel is not out hunting and bringing food to Mariah. That would be typical pair-bonding behavior. It makes me wonder how successful he will be as a provider during incubation and while raising the chicks.
Is their any interest in the new nest boxes? Have either of the falcons started to rearrange the gravel?
March 9th, 2009 at 5:29 PM
any info on the pair spotted south of the city?
March 10th, 2009 at 7:40 AM
New territory indeed! It is sad to think that Kaver may not be coming back, and even more sad to think that something might have happened to him that prevents him from doing just that. But, it is exciting to have a new possible chapter ahead of us. Bittersweet.
March 10th, 2009 at 7:41 AM
p.s. Thank you for the update, and pictures!
March 10th, 2009 at 8:29 AM
One thing I don’t like is that you have to be a member of the Kodak Gallery in order to see the pictures…
March 11th, 2009 at 3:46 PM
Thank you for the update and pictures! It’s greatly appreciated for those of us not close by.
March 11th, 2009 at 6:47 PM
Thanks for the update, but it is sad to think Kaver may not come back, and if he does Mariah may already have her mate for this new brood. I to hope nothing has happened to him. Wish we could find out. The other worry is that they choose one of the nesting places. Its got to be strange to them. Keep us posted.
March 12th, 2009 at 6:40 PM
Hi everyone-
I haven’t commented much lately…trying to get a grip on Kaver not being here. Anyway, just wanted to post a quick note to update you until an on-the-ground watcher can fill in more detail…
On February 22 Jill Church saw a Peregrine in Greece (near Rochester), read his band (black/black 15/V), and found out from Mark Nash at CPF his name is Tybropa-Cree. He was hatched in Quebec in 2007, rescued from a bridge, and hacked at a box in Scarborough, Ont. Same hack box where Linn was spotted in late 2007-early 2008 and was seen hanging out with him. Same tiercel who briefly flirted with Juliet (Syracuse) at the hack box spring 2008.
On March 10 Carol P. was able to photograph & read the band on Mariah’s new beau…99.9% sure it’s black/black 15/V…Tybropa-Cree! He’s a real cutie too!
More to follow I’m sure…Ei
March 12th, 2009 at 7:24 PM
And I just noticed that Jess has posted a full update on Imprints…thanks Jess!
March 12th, 2009 at 7:52 PM
Ei, it’s the first time I can smile checking here lately. Tybroba-Cree looks like a falcon gigolo! 😉
Thanks for the update.
March 13th, 2009 at 5:08 AM
He sure is young…
Old enough to mate and help a falcon raise eyases tho’
March 13th, 2009 at 6:44 AM
Does that make Mariah a cougar? 😉
March 13th, 2009 at 7:26 AM
Since all the experts think he’s a ringer for Kaver – in the falcon world is it possible the Mariah thinks it’s Kaver too?
March 13th, 2009 at 9:11 AM
Would like to believe it!
Just recalling the falcon’s sensory world is so different from ours, they do see more clearly than humans..
(I’m partly quoting, so that’s good English!)
March 14th, 2009 at 2:33 AM
I do not think Mariah takes TC (Tybopra-Cree! and folks used to complain that the Kodak falcons got difficult names 🙂 for Kaver, but I think she does not care – important is a good mate.
March 14th, 2009 at 2:36 AM
Whoops, got my R in the wrong place. Sorry, Tybropa-Cree.
I wonder how they got that name. Cree is the name given to a first nations tribe, but Tybropa? I cannot find anything about it on-line.
March 14th, 2009 at 8:22 AM
I wondered the same thing about the origins of TC’s name.
March 14th, 2009 at 11:02 AM
So it’s all a matter of timing and the fact that for so many years Kaver’s timing was perfect?
March 14th, 2009 at 2:37 PM
@Birdlover-I don’t know that it’s ALL a matter of timing, but Tybropa-Cree showed up at the same time Kaver should have shown up so Mariah was ready to accept the strongest tiercel available.
@Alison-I did snicker the first time I typed Tybropa-Cree…I was thinking of the first time typed Ihteram…had to check a few times that I had gotten it right 🙂 Big Frank said the first names (there were four hacked eyases) were chosen by school children and the second names by the sponsor of the hack box. He’s looking into what Tybropa means.