Carol P – A Quieter Watch Thankfully! – June 22, 2008
Let me start by saying that all is well at the Kodak Tower. All five eyases/fledglings were accounted for when I left at 8:00 p.m. Seneca has made her leap into the playpen and I’m sure she will fledge sometime soon. Quest, Diamante and Zephyr are doing very well, especially Zephyr who is the guardian angel of this group. He checks on all his siblings to make sure they’re ok. Susan B is a little tentative about flying after her rescue yesterday. She was seen resting on a lower building just south of the Kodak Tower. I saw her flapping her wings and running around. She looks well.
Zephyr has become his mom’s shadow, harrassing her every chance he gets. He even followed her out to the communication tower south of the Kodak Tower.
I had a close encounter with Mariah and a Mourning Dove. Mariah was flying above the High Falls Smokestack where Zephyr, Diamante and Quest were arguing over who would finish the meal supplied to Quest earlier by Mariah. I was watching the very noisy game of tug-of-war when I spotted Mariah stoop (high speed dive) behind the building in front of me. I looked to see where she went when I was buzzed by a very low flying Mourning Dove. Right on the MD’s tail was Mariah, who also buzzed me. I could hear wind whistle though her feathers, that’s how close she was. She paid no attention to me, her sights on the Mourning Dove frantically racing to keep ahead of her.
I watched in amazement as the Mourning Dove swerved to the right, causing Mariah to break off her chase. That was one lucky Mourning Dove!
I will forever be amazed by Mariah and Kaver’s hunting abilities. They are truly unbelieveable.
Carol P.
June 22nd, 2008 at 10:43 PM
Thank you, Carol, for the updates and especially the reassurances that all 5 eyasses are fine at day’s end. When we can’t see them on the cameras anymore we wonder ! Count me in as someone who appreciates your time and effort.
June 22nd, 2008 at 11:01 PM
I agree Barbara, Carol does a superb job on the days final notes. I always look for her postings at the end of the day especially today with Seneca new to the playpen area. Everyone who is watching and posting do such a fine job, I feel as though I am right there on the east coast with you all. Good night from California, where it is still scorching hot and only 9:00pm!
June 22nd, 2008 at 11:42 PM
I’ve been checking on the status all day and thank you for your post, letting us know what’s happening. It must have been quite a moment when Mariah chased the mourning dove so close to you! Along with my fellow Viewers, I appreciate the commitment and enthusiasm of all you fledge watchers.
Thanks and I look forward to the next update.
June 23rd, 2008 at 6:11 AM
Just adding my thanks to all the above. I was feeling so-o-ooo “empty nest” yesterday when I checked in to see that Seneca had left. Also every time I checked in all day I could not see her in the playpen so I was getting worried. I am relieved that even though I can not see her, she (and all the rest) are A- OK. It’s a repeat but I do thank you for your end-of- day reports. Can hardly wait for more.
June 23rd, 2008 at 7:17 AM
Thank you to Carol, and all the weekend watchers and reporters. I just caught up this morning and am relieve to hear all is well. It is sad to see the empty nest box on camera.
You watchers do an amazing job! Thank you.
June 23rd, 2008 at 8:13 AM
Gail & MJC said it well!
Thanks for sharing your sightings with us, Carol! We would be a nervous wreck without your updates! There are some nice close-ups of Seneca just before she left the nest box on Shaky’s Archive – see June 21 at 9:01 A.M. for a real beauty!!!
June 23rd, 2008 at 8:59 AM
You’re all very welcome! 😉 – Carol P.
June 23rd, 2008 at 10:30 AM
We’re getting some wonderful reports but I wish we were getting more. We didn’t get anything on Diamante’s fledging nor much on Quest’s. Hopefully some of the holes that are missing in the blog will be filled in, in the next day or so!
Meanwhile thanks again to those who have kept us informed!
June 23rd, 2008 at 2:58 PM
Mark – We are extremely busy. Some of us are out watching for 8 hours at a time or more. It’s really hard to find a free moment to even post a report. I have so many pictures and videos to go through, that I hope to share sometime soon.
Diamante snuck in a fledge early Saturday morning. Only Dan S. saw it. He flew off of the playpen and back on.
Quest had a rocky first day of flying, but she’s doing very well now.
Like you said, hopefully we’ll fill in some of the missing pieces soon. 😉
Carol P.
June 23rd, 2008 at 6:03 PM
That was a exciting day..sounds like they are all doing great. I sure miss seeing them, though, in the nest box.Thanks for the report..good work
June 23rd, 2008 at 7:50 PM
Enjoyed the hunting story very much Carol. Hope to hear more. Paul R.