Rfalconcam Forum

Male is Ralphie (2014), son of Rhea Mae and Tiago
Female is unbanded

http://www.statlercity.com/falcon-cam/ (http://www.statlercity.com/falcon-cam/)

          No eggs yet

Yippie!!   :mbanana:

1st egg for Ralphie and his mate!  :clap:

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So happy to see the first egg here — was just watching the site. Ralphie came in to check the egg, and seemed very excited. He studied the egg from all angles.

(http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa393/falcoperegrinus1/April%202016/statler-apr-3-2a_zpstaudcra1.jpg) (http://s1195.photobucket.com/user/falcoperegrinus1/media/April%202016/statler-apr-3-2a_zpstaudcra1.jpg.html)

(http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa393/falcoperegrinus1/April%202016/statler-apr-3-4a_zpseesaq7hk.jpg) (http://s1195.photobucket.com/user/falcoperegrinus1/media/April%202016/statler-apr-3-4a_zpseesaq7hk.jpg.html)

(http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa393/falcoperegrinus1/April%202016/statler-apr-3-5a_zpsdftrq6ti.jpg) (http://s1195.photobucket.com/user/falcoperegrinus1/media/April%202016/statler-apr-3-5a_zpsdftrq6ti.jpg.html)

(http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa393/falcoperegrinus1/April%202016/statler-apr-3-6a_zpsza7mu85u.jpg) (http://s1195.photobucket.com/user/falcoperegrinus1/media/April%202016/statler-apr-3-6a_zpsza7mu85u.jpg.html)

(http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa393/falcoperegrinus1/April%202016/statler-apr-3-7a_zpsuulrwwke.jpg) (http://s1195.photobucket.com/user/falcoperegrinus1/media/April%202016/statler-apr-3-7a_zpsuulrwwke.jpg.html)

Love the name Ralphie!  :wave:

Woohoo!  :clap:

He's adorable, love how excited he seemed to be over his first ever egg.   :wub:

Look what Buffalo got this evening! And the egg is uncovered at the moment.

(http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa393/falcoperegrinus1/April%202016/statler-apr-3-16a_zps6f1tefwo.jpg) (http://s1195.photobucket.com/user/falcoperegrinus1/media/April%202016/statler-apr-3-16a_zps6f1tefwo.jpg.html)

 :2thumbsup:

Nestbox fight, female was attacked by another - can see red tape on the photos.  Go to Peregrine Place for details and photos...details still going up.  DEC involved so maybe someone injured?

https://www.facebook.com/PeregrinePlaceWNY/posts/1235439049800358?fref=nf (https://www.facebook.com/PeregrinePlaceWNY/posts/1235439049800358?fref=nf)

Was just coming to post this..awful to see!  :(

Video of intruder fighting with resident female-video by skygirlblue (Intruder has red leg band)

http://youtu.be/-eZtpabCi30 (http://youtu.be/-eZtpabCi30)

Not watching but here we go!!! Hate this time of year!! My nerves are shot already!!

Resident female came back.  Hopefully our little Canadian bird made it out safe, hoping to hear something.

Oh no! Just when everything was going well at this nest. I hope both birds are okay.

Looks like red tape over the band on the right leg of of the intruder. And a two tone band on the left.

(http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa393/falcoperegrinus1/April%202016/statler-fight-apr-4-1b_zpsjeg4dkps.jpg) (http://s1195.photobucket.com/user/falcoperegrinus1/media/April%202016/statler-fight-apr-4-1b_zpsjeg4dkps.jpg.html)

Do they know who she is, Carly?

Hoping for updates too, Carly. So you think this is definitely a Canadian bird? I thought the band looked all black until I enlarged it, and then it looked like black over something else. Number looks like Y/82. Just hope she is okay, whoever she is.

I'm not 100% Alison.  Someone on the Buffalo boards told me that it is black Y/82 but the tape color doesn't match who we have down as that.  I tried blowing up the bands from the video and it could be 82 but it's not clear enough in my mind to say 'yes' for sure.  The color looks black but it's not uniform - there is something not quite right about it.

I hope, whoever she is that she made it out safely.  The fact that DEC is involved has me concerned so I'm hoping PP posts something on their FB soon to say either no one was injured or worse, or that she flew away on her own.  The resident female is back, saw some photos on FB and Ralphie brought some food so that's good. 

Thanks, Carly! I'm not 100% sure either about those bands. It's just that there seems to be a difference in color between the top and bottom parts of the band. The red band does look like tape over a band rather than the red band of a captive raised bird.

The main thing is for both birds to be okay. The resident female and Ralphie both look okay as far as I can tell so far, and the egg looks intact.

The fact that the DEC is involved has me concerned too. Hope we hear something more soon.

It's amazing that the resident female could fight back after being pinned like that!  I hope everyone, including the egg, is okay. 

It's like deja vu. At this same nest box, years ago, an intruding female flew into the nest box to battle then resident female Buffalo Beauty. I hope all involved, including the egg, are OK. Hate to see territorial battles.

Okay went through the video frame by frame now that I'm home and I do think it is Y/82, now. 

She is Tessa, banded in 2014 at Mississauga, Holcim.  Daughter of Caspian and the late Storm.

Wow, Carly! So she is a Canadian bird. I also went through the video again frame by frame and still thought the numbers were Y/82. Just was not sure about the color of the bottom part of the band.

It's good to know who she is. I do hope she is not injured. When I was going through the video again, I thought she seemed somewhat thin, with no food in her crop.

Thanks again!

Sage says there are two new nest boxes DEC has put up just recently in the nearby area, hopefully she can find her way to one of them and find herself a mate.

Good news about the nest boxes, Carly. Now we just need confirmation that the birds are okay.

Came across a pic I think may be Tessa, from the 2014 banding at Mississauga Holcim. Of course, none of the banding pictures showed bands, but one shows a red band on the right leg.

(http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa393/falcoperegrinus1/April%202016/mississauga-holcim-2014-ban_zps1luv4kjf.jpg) (http://s1195.photobucket.com/user/falcoperegrinus1/media/April%202016/mississauga-holcim-2014-ban_zps1luv4kjf.jpg.html)

She was 905 grams at banding, the only girl among the four chicks.

Yes I was looking at that photo earlier prior to getting the confirmation call that it was her.  I was cussing because the glove was covering her band..lol!  But yes that would be her. I sure hope she's okay, pretty bold girl to take on the Statler female - who looks massive compared to our little Ralphie.

No Falcons on camera right now. Just one lonely egg.

Falcon on egg now.

http://www.wgrz.com/news/injured-peregrine-falcon-returns-to-statler-nest-but-unhatched-egg-is-at-stake/127354859 (http://www.wgrz.com/news/injured-peregrine-falcon-returns-to-statler-nest-but-unhatched-egg-is-at-stake/127354859)

Injured peregrine falcon returns to Statler nest, but unhatched egg is at stake


(http://i68.tinypic.com/332v7rt.jpg) Someone on egg now!!

(http://i66.tinypic.com/30ibz3r.jpg) Some snow there tonight!! Falcon still on egg!

Peregrine Place on FB is reporting this AM that a second egg has been laid!!

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3rd egg for Ralphie and his mate!  I recently noticed on the the family tree, Ralphie's name is spelled Raulphie so here, FB, BCAW must be spelling his name wrong on posts?

It was spelled Raulphie in the banding day posts by CPF which is where I go to get the banding information and hatch dates for the family tree. Apparently it was spelled Ralphie in some subsequent CPF posts and on the official records at CPF that were checked to identify his band numbers.

Far too much work at this point in the season to redo it.

Thanks..just wondered.

We like Ralphie better so we're going with that  :happy:

                   :o  #4 egg for Ralphie and his mate!!   :clap:

Oh, that's wonderful!   :thumbsup:

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First hatch for Ralphie and Alice!!  :yahoo:

:hatch1:

Wonderful!  I was hoping, after all the turmoil at the beginning.

Saw on BCAW..2nd hatch today!

http://youtu.be/oyslTq0b-kM

2 girls for Ralphie and Alice!

http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/baby-falcons-hatch-on-statler-city/243838127 (http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/baby-falcons-hatch-on-statler-city/243838127)

From Statler FaceBook:  :crying: :crying: :crying:


We have some unfortunate news to pass along to those following our peregrine falcons..

On June 14, peregrine falcon chicks from the Statler City nest box were removed for banding, which permanently identifies these endangered birds for their lifetime. Unfortunately, when these two female chicks were returned to the nest box, the smaller chick appeared to weaken, and was in noticeable distress. This chick was not returned to the nest box, and died soon afterward en route to a wildlife veterinarian for examination. Biologists sent the chick to the DEC pathology lab in Albany yesterday to determine the cause of mortality.

https://www.facebook.com/StatlerCity/ (https://www.facebook.com/StatlerCity/)

That is sad  :crying:

Fly free, little one. :sorrow:

 :crying: :'(

Oh how sad!! What the heck happened??  :(

 :kleenex: :sorrow:

So sad. Fly free little one. :(

From Peregrine Place...

Luckily Michelle, Enrique and Carol were on watch at the Statler tonight. The juvie had been on a cement type awning on a building at Delaware and Mohawk since last midnight! Parents were aware and were feeding her and trying to get her to fly. She finally flew but first in the wrong direction and then back to Statler but instead of landing on it she hit it and then went to ground on the street. Our well prepared and experienced watchers had everything in han, made contact with the SPCA and took the little juvie there per instructions. Michelle will probably have an update later when they get home. Thank you excellent watchers! You had another excellent adventure today!

Great job Michelle, Enrique and Carol!  :clap:

And Michelle's update from last evening...

Statler City Rescue - When we arrived we found Erica on a low overhang about 20 ft off the ground. According to the security guard in the building she had been there since last night. She appeared to be OK and mom eventually fed her. After a lot of running up and down the ledge she decided to try her wings. She flew across Delaware Ave. and up Mohawk about 5 ft off the ground. When she tried to turn the corner onto Franklin she brushed the side of the Statler and came to the ground. We tried to capture her there but she got spooked and flew across Mohawk to the parking lot behind Osteria. We were finally able to get the silver jacket over her and load her into a box. I don't remember seeing anyone taking pics but I was focused on Erica! I had been in contact with SPCA Wildlife and was asked to drop her off at the SPCA. I'm glad she is safe and sound and away from the fireworks. Michelle