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Bird of Prey Days 2010

April 23-25, 2010
Braddock Bay Raptor Research (BBRR) is proud to present our 22nd annual Bird of Prey Days to be held at Braddock Bay Park, on East Manitou Road in Greece.  If you have ever wanted to see a hawk, owl or eagle up close and personal, attend one of the many educational programs offered to families and individuals of all ages.  Braddock Bay Raptor Research celebrates the spring migration with programs all weekend long, which focus on the raptors and the spectacular migration that is witnessed each year.  For detailed information about this event, download your own copy of our Bird of Prey Days 2010 Event Schedule (http://www.bbrr.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/schedule-2010-new-format.pdf).

Program highlights will include:

Live Birds of Prey with Paul Schnell featuring Liberty the bald eagle,Friday, April 23rd .
The Rochester Peregrine Falcon Project presented by June Summers of Genesee Valley Audubon, Saturday, April 24th
Live Birds of Prey with Ron Walker and Friends with Feathers–Two presentations on Sunday April 25th
Owl Prowls – Saturday & Sunday morning at 7:30 am
Raptor Banding Demonstrations both Saturday & Sunday
Visit the Hawkwatch all weekend or go on a tour of the Hawk Banding Station

Anyone going on Saturday for the Rochester Falcon presentation?  Be sure to say hi!   :wave:

In case anyone doesn't know it, Carol P is also part of the the Rochester Peregrine Falcon Project presentation at 11:00 am on Saturday Apr. 23rd.

Bird of Prey Days 2010 Event Schedule (http://www.bbrr.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/schedule-2010-new-format.pdf)

Wowm she's a star! Way to go Carol!  :clap:

We'll stop by to cheer you on Carol!

Also, it looks like tomorrow night is when the Live Birds of Prey program is (7:00). These are birds from the Institute for Environmental Learning (http://www.ielraptors.org/index.php), which includes Emma, the Peregrine Falcon. This album shows some of their birds, including Emma: Braddocks Bay Raptors (http://classic.kodakgallery.com/lou/main/braddocks_bay_raptors)

Lou

 :good post: :thanks2:

We went to the live Bird of Prey show last night at Braddock Bay which was great!  Kudos to Paul Schnell for what he does and the wonderful presentation he gave to a sizable crowd. Really beautiful birds!   :clap:

I just got back from Braddocks' Bird of prey days where I saw a live sharp-shinned hawk be released after being banded. It was awesome!!!  Then I watched the presentation from GVAS and our very own Carol Phillips (good job Carol) talk about peregrines. Finally,they had a live Peregrine Falcon that was like 2 ft. away from me!!!    :yes: :yahoo: :dance1:  Saw Joyce and Brian H. and some other watchers.

Good for you MAK...glad you had a good time. Was it Emma you saw?

Another lucky gal!  :thumbsup:

It was a very small male and I don't know the name if it had one.  ::)

That must be the same tiercel that we saw last night and they didn't give us his name either.

Thanks MAK!   :happy:

I heard afterwards that the Tiercel's name is Cade after Thomas Cade.  What a beautiful bird!   :heart:

Uh huh!    :yes:

You did a wonderful job, Carol!!!  And what a perfect name for a peregrine!  We owe much to Tom Cade for his work restoring the population of peregrines!  Cade is a beautiful bird!!!!!  So exciting to see a peregrine up close!

You did do a nice job Carol! June did too! Can I get an autograph sometime?

Lou

PS I believe the falcon that was shared is "Kade" with a "K". At least, that's what Dana from BBRO shared with me. You're right that it is named after Tom Cade, the founder of the Peregrine Fund.  Dana also shared that Emma, the female that was shown last year, passed away this past year.
 

Thanks Jeanne and all the Watchers that came to the presentation.  Let's see, there was Kathy O, Lisa McK, Joyce, Brian H, Jeanne, Dan S, Dawn, Susan C, Dana, Lou, MAK and her friend (I'm so sorry I forgot your friends name!).

June did a wonderful job with the first part of the presentation, explaining Rochester's part in helping to bring back the Peregrine Falcon.  It's so sad to think that we almost lost this magnificent creature.   :(

My part was introducing the new Rochester Peregrines, Archer and Beauty and sharing the new Falcon Watch area, which is much different than what we were used to at the Kodak Tower.  The room was packed and hopefully we'll get some new volunteers for this year's Fledge Watch.

At the end of the presentation, we had a surprise visitor, Kade, an absolutely gorgeous Peregrine Falcon Tiercel.

As we were getting ready to leave, we received word that a Merlin had been captured and banded at the Hawk banding station.  The Merlin soon arrived, an adult female.  We were able to see her for just a few moments before the Braddock Bay volunteer released her.  She was off!  Too quick to get a take-off picture.  What a wonderful way to end our day at the Birds of Prey Day at Braddock Bay.   :clap:  

Thanks Lou!  Very sad news about Emma's passing.  I never had a chance to meet her.  So it's Kade with a "K"?  Cool name, no matter how it's spelled.   :thumbsup: