Linns babies get banded 6-8-12
By Rochester falcon watcher MAK
Eileen(Dumpsterkitty) came to town to join Joyce and I for the banding of Linn and Reubens chicks at the Yellow Pages site in Canada. We first stopped at the Burlington Bridge site where the 3 boys there should be fledging any day. Sue and Bill were there and were fearful that Cirrus the resident female might have injured herself on Tuesday. They said her behavior had been odd and she seemed to have a sore leg. We will keep a positive thought for that situation.
We saw only one youngin’ who seemed ready to fledge. We didn’t stay long for we had to get to the banding event, so we said goodbye and headed out for the Yellow Pages site. Linn and Reuben were watching over their nest together as there kids were taken for getting some bling on their legs.
May I introduce the all male family of Linn and Reuben. Panagiotis-R/41 with blue tape, Albus-R/43 with green tape and Eagan-R/44 with red tape.
We left to get a bite to eat with Mark and Marion Nash after the event before heading out to see Quest and the gang. When we arrived at Harlequin the whole family was present.
Click on the pic for full version-Quest is on the corner of the building and Kendal on column near nest
These babes were just banded on Monday as little white puffballs and look at them now only 4 days later!
Again click on the pic for full version
Kendal is the ever elusive one as he left almost immediately after we arrived therefore I only have the one pic of him. I have plenty of our girl Quest though and she was looking especially lovely on this visit!
We enjoyed our time with Quest and her little ones and hated to go but it was getting late and we wanted to check the Sheraton in downtown Toronto where Rhea Mae and Tiago are raising 4 babies. At first there was 1 lone chick on the far end of the runway but business picked up when both adults flew in and gave us a little show before departing. At least 2 more and possibly 3 showed themselves on the ledge giving us a wonderful ending to our falcon watch.
We left Toronto stopping by the Canadian side of Niagara Falls to check them out all lit up in the night and were treated to a fireworks display as well! Eileen was very happy to have seen the 3 female offspring of Mariah and Kaver for the first time at their nesting sites and all 3 of us came home tired but smiling! 🙂
Check out the links below for a photo album and a few short videos of the day
http://pix.kg/p/857167006213%3A54049253/scl
June 9th, 2012 at 4:29 PM
AWESOME!! Thanks MAK!
June 10th, 2012 at 2:28 AM
You got it Deb! 🙂
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