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I am so upset right now. Wondering why she has not been to Mercury the past few days. Was it a battle, was she chasing her prey? So many questions, so many prayers for our girl. Bless you Beauty, heal and come back to us!  :crying: Was that Beauty Carol saw yesterday, who knows.

And the bad news keeps coming.  I'm heartbroken over this.  Prayers for our Beauty that the injuries are treatable.  :(

Oh my gosh!  I hope she will be ok.  Thank goodness she was found and brought for help

I agree jeanne, so many know of Beauty.  :(

I'm so glad someone found her.  Please be okay Beauty, sending healing thoughts to her  :(

Do we know if Unity is safe and okay?

 :pray: :heart:

I am so sorry to hear that Beauty has been found injured. I hope that her injuries are not serious, and that she will be able to make a full recovery. I am sure she will be well cared for. Please post updates as soon as possible.

do we know when she was last seen definitively?

I saw this yesterday on the streaming video page.  



I looked through the still archive & didn't see her. Could have been a quick stop on Mercury. I'm leaving a message there.

I check the cams all day from morning until bedtime, I didn't see her yesterday.

What about this crow scaring program that just started?  Was it near Beauty's nestbox or in her territory at all?.

I thought the same thing when the snowy owl was found!  There is more than just crows out there!!

I agree and I can tell you for certain that pefas get nervous around loud noises like that.  Every year here they hold an air show with those fighter jets and their practice area runs right over my nest site and every year I see Jack and Angel huddled together on a back ledge they don't usually frequent when the jets come over.  You can see by their posture and behavior that it disturbs them. 

Unbelievable I have no words.Sorry Donna,you're always watching,posting pictures,it must be confusing.I am confused......

I'm betting that MAK, and Joyce and Carol, Dana, Brian are with her now.  Please keep us posted about her.  Lots of thoughts and prayers are with Beauty right now. 
 :pray:

I'm just numb right now, thanks Carla. Not a good start to 2012!  :crying:

This is just terrible news , I was so worried about the crow thing but they said it wouldn't bother her.

Please be ok Beauty, I  :heart: you

OK-not speculating-not commenting-just providing a picture for the question.  Beauty's usual night time roost is on the Xerox Building, center of the map.  That's where she was found.  If I recall correctly, one major crow roost is in Manhattan Square Park.

Times Square is the marker on the left with the bird on it.

I know they were doing it in 4 different locations , at least thats what I heard on the news but I don't know where they were

We have to remember, Beauty was near all the Fireworks not too long ago and on the 4th of July, so she was pretty used to loud noises. Who knows what happened to her. It's just a shame.

According to the reports they were starting around Mt. Hope Ave (south-south west from Times Square). All the pictures & videos I'm seeing are from the Corn Hill area with the bridge we see from cam 1 in the background and OCS, Bausch & Lomb  and other downtown buildings just behind that.

Like I said, I'm not speculating that it had anything to do with what happened.  They see fireworks all the time and don't ever seem bothered by it. Just praying she's OK.

Donna, are you hearing anything from any of the watchers?  I know Joyce, MAK, Carol, or Dana have to be with her...let us know.   This is so hard.

I shouldn't have brought up the crow thing, I apologize.  I was just thinking out loud.  I always think of Beauty as being such a strong girl but I should know better, life is not easy for any of our peregrines no matter how big and strong they may seem to be.

I can say that CarolP believes Tuesday was the last time she believes she saw Beauty for sure. She along with Dana,Joyce and KathyO are at my house right now. Beauty is now and will be in good hands. It is thought that there was a territorial battle at some point which led to Beautys' injuries. That's all I can say at this time. There will probably not be any more news until next week when the DEC or June Summers gives us an update. I don't believe the crow business has anything to do with it.I have a candle lit by a framed picture of the Beautyful one. Please pray for her everyone!  :heart:

Don't apologize-I'm sure many of us were thinking the same thing.  I didn't want to leave it unanswered but at the same time I don't want to go off on a tangent without more information.  

TY MAK for keeping us informed - will be praying as hard as I can

Thanks for sharing that, MAK.  Hugs to everyone there!  

Thank you for the update MAK.  I will keep Beauty in my thoughts and prayers for you all.

Thanks, MAK. I am glad that Carol, Joyce, Dana and Kathy and you are all together!   Keeping Beauty in my thoughts, but you girls too!  It's hard on us out here, but you are the keepers of the flame!   Keep that candle lit.  We are with you and with Beauty.   

 :(     :crying:  There's not a day that goes by that I don't look up to see if I can see her or look out the window at work to see if our "Beautiful One" is out there.  Please be allright Beauty.  Hugs to all the watchers, especially to you MAK, my friend.

http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=RFC (http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=RFC) To light a candle for our Beauty. I started our own group. She needs us!  :heart:

Thank you so much, Donna.  I was just about to light a candle here at home when I saw this

Thanks for doing this.  I was going to start one but glad you did.

Thanks to nycbird for reminding me!  :heart:

Thanks Donna.  Love this.   :heart:

Me too !  :(

Keep those candles lit for our Beautyful one!  :heart:

This evening, Kathy O, Dana, Joyce and I had dinner with MAK and spent time comforting each other and talking about what we had seen since last weekend, when a pair of Peregrines came into Rochester, Beauty's territory.  We know that Beauty did what any female falcon would do, she defended her territory and her nest site.  The cameras showed us Beauty at the nest box, which was unusual for her at this time of year.  Watchers did witness some aggression between Beauty and the female of the pair.  

After Sunday, Beauty did not appear on camera and we started to worry.  She was seen most mornings sitting on the Mercury statue.  Where was she?

Starting on Monday, I stopped after work to check the downtown area.  I saw nothing on Monday.  Tuesday, I stayed until after dark and finally found a Peregrine sitting on the south side of the old Changing Scenes Restaurant.  I got the scope out and tried to get a good look at this falcon.  I do believe this was Beauty.  After 10 minutes, she took off heading east, towards Midtown.  I looked for her and could not find her.  There was no vocalization and she flew strong.

Wednesday, I checked downtown and the surrounding area for close to two hours.  I drove slowly with my windows down listening and checking as much ground area as I could.  Brian H had done this the day before (Tuesday) on foot.  Neither of us had any luck finding her.

Thursday, I arrived downtown on the Broad St Bridge around 3:50 pm.  For two hours, I watched a female falcon hunt the pigeons over the river on either side of the bridge.  She landed in places that Beauty either never landed on or seldom did.  She seemed to be lighter than Beauty and my gut said, this was not Beauty, but I couldn't be sure.  I was never able to get a good look to see if this bird was banded.  I posted my picture album showing all the different places she landed.

Friday.  Late afternoon, Beauty was positively ID'd as the injured falcon picked up and brought in to a local rehabber.  

I just wanted to share what I saw during the week.  Get well soon Beauty.  We all miss you.   :heart:

Poor Beauty! :crying: I hope they can fly again soon!

Waking up to the dreadful news about Beauty. I can sense all the apprehension in your posts and very much share your concern. Do we know what her injuries are yet? Be brave, everyone - like Beauty!

Donations, people!  As soon as the name of the rehaber is posted, send your donations, as that is a positive and tangible thing that everyone can do. 

Thanks for the heads-up, Janet. Do you know - perhaps not yet - what the means of contributing will be? I want to, but am not great at online paying! I could maybe get Rod to do it... Will await instructions!

OH NO!  :o  I will be hoping and praying for the VERY BEST for Beauty!!  Just heart breaking when things like this happen!  :crying: Know she is in good hands and know they will keep us up to date as soon as they hear something.

Been watching the cams thinking I would see Beauty. Such a routine for me waiting for her on Mercury. No other visitors to the nest yet. Beauty is big and strong so who knows what damage she inflicted on the others! Maybe they beat the "wind" out of there.

Candle lit <3 Beauty <3

I have lit a candle for Beauty and so has my friend in Belgium who loves her too.
Please post as soon as you know the name of the rehabber and how to donate.
I pray our girl gets better and soars the skies once more.  :heart:
 :( :crying: :'(

omg!   :crying:  not fair!  I know this is nature, but this is also what makes it so difficult for us!  Rochester's pefas seem especially hard hit.  As soon as I saw this news I felt my eyes and nose start tingling, the immediate precursor to the tears. 
I know it's the weekend but I'm hoping someone gets some good news about Beauty.  And where is Unity?

Hopefully, not down town!!

51 Candles lit for Beauty!! Thanks all, she needs it right now!

http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=RFC (http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=RFC) Light one here  :heart:

AAAAccccch! Trying to light one but making a mess of it! Someone do it for me???

Done!

Ei! Bless!

Thinking of Beauty and just checking in to see if there was any news. Carol P., thank you for posting your observations from the past week. Beauty is such a strong falcon, from exceptionally strong and fierce parents; sending all good and positive thoughts for her to get well.

Saw this on Rachel Barnhart's blog, The Rochesterian, today:

http://t.co/vTLszVTH (http://t.co/vTLszVTH)

Thanks, Kris!  Interesting.  I think I forgot that she (and Don Alhart) are falcon watchers.  Lonsberry wants an update too. 

She also posted it on Twitter and FB- said she loves following the Falcons!

Gosh I missed that and I follow her!  I just let June know that these folks probably need to be kept in the loop!  So  nice they follow them!

Just an FYI that June did attempt to contact the rehabber for an update on Beauty yesterday, but due to it being the weekend, she was unable to contact them.  We hope to get an update tomorrow.  As soon as we do, an update will be posted.   :(

Thanks Carol I'm getting very anxious to hear about the Beautyful one as I'm sure everyone else is.  :heart:

Our falcons need to stop having a crisis on holidays and weekends.  I vote for no crisis ever but if they have to have one, during the week when we can get info is a lot easier on the nerves

I agree Jeanne!

I am very nervous about Beauty too....I have been haunting Facebook all weekend for news.... :(

Wondering if the rehabber may have a Facebook account or other site which may be updated with news

Thank you for the information, Carol P. Hoping for a good update tomorrow.

I follow Rachel, too, Jeanne. She does a great job on FB/twitter, and her own The ROchesterian blog. 
Nice to know the falcons are being followed.    I've never heard Lonsberry mention the falcons, and he does get around quite a bit downtown.   

Yes, hoping for good news on Monday morning!  Keeping all my talons crossed for our Beauty.  Is she still at Eastridge or did she go to rehabber from there?     (Someone on Rachel Barnhart's blog posted that Beauty had been brought into Eastridge and the Dr. B. was first caretaker).

The candles burn for only 48 hours so don't forget to light another one.

http://therochesterian.com/?p=1146 (http://therochesterian.com/?p=1146) Some comments about Beauty. Scroll to the bottom.

Hoping and hoping! Thanks for the news, Donna.

Can't read it at work...barracuda thinks it's social networking...

Ei! Hahahaha!!

Do other raptors fight to the death like peregrines?  This has been bothering me for quite some time now. Most of the back yard birds I'm familiar with usually settle their battles before any serious injury occurs. How will the peregrine population ever increase if one simply replaces another through serious injury or death? Perhaps this is happening because of so many nests in cities?? Sometimes it almost seems as if peregrines are determined to keep their population low. It's extremely frustrating to watch. I sure hope someone can post some good information on this subject for me to read.

Dot in PA

Good questions Dot and hope we get some good answers. The Canadian falcons seem to get along, know their boundaries. Unity went way off her boundary. Maybe some are more aggressive? I can't imagine the pigeon supply dropping at Kodak Park, so what made her come to Beauty's territory?

His name is Archer

I don't know Rochester as a city at all but just an educated guess, it's about location and reproduction.  From what I've read here over the years, Beauty had the better (in a falcon's view) territory in terms of available places to nest and hunting grounds. The failed nest likely added to that desire to ensure a successful nest this year - better location and not having to share Archer would improve those odds.  

My site here with Jack, who has 2 sites and 2 females works for a number of reasons.  Both females are older, were already in established territories and had raised young successfully at their respective sites.  Both sites are equally good - both have alot of areas where they can safely and successfully nest, lots of good hunting close by and more importantly Jack feeds and incubates at both sites and he's now fledged offspring at both sites so the females are both happy.  My understanding is - and Tracy/Frank can correct me if I'm wrong but I was told - that Windwhistler when he did run two sites, in the last year two of the eyases died because he didn't supply Wind with food and she eventually had enough and drove him out.  Both Archer's sites failed last year - so two unhappy females, one is bound to see the other as part of the problem.  Not a personal thing but simply a matter of how to ensure I do what I'm hardwired to do - which is reproduce and ensure the continuation of my line.

Gord Brandt, a famed falcon Biologist out in Alberta has written some interesting articles, his last one discussed 'locations' and he mentioned how one of the tiercel's there has worked his way up through the available nest sites.  Even though he had some success at the say 'less than desirable' sites with a mate, he has made a play for a better site twice - last year taking out his brother at the second best site in the city of Edmonton.  So each time he's moved to a better location.

Although it seems that Peregrines in Canada are well behaved they actually are not.  In 2011, we had 4 adult changeovers in southern Ontario.  McKenzie replaced Sir Adam at the Burlington Lift Bridge, Stormin replaced Irving at Canada Square, Marla's mate at Nanticoke was run off altogether and she had to raise her three chicks alone and Infinity, after reclaiming her territory from the rogue, has since been replaced by that same rogue in Mississauga.  We have quite the battles up here as well.  In 2008, O'Connor took Juliet to the ground in front of the William Osler Hospital and the two just went at it.  Trust me, the peregrines up here are not as well mannered as they appear.  :drool:

They way I feel about it is that it never gets any easier from a watchers standpoint as we see the birds we come to know and love get into it with others.  From a biological perspective, the strongest will prevail and pass on their genes creating a stronger population overall.  With a finite number of available nesting territories, spats are due to happen.  From a falcon watchers perspective, genetics be damned cause its always sad to lose one.  Beauty is a really tough cookie and the fact that she's made it through the weekend is a really good sign.  Our good thoughts go out to her from across the pond and we hope that her recovery is a speedy one.  

Absolutely true Carly.  The birds are driven to reproduce and will seek out the best site and the best mate with the best of everything.  They'll fight to get it and fight to keep it as the biological drive to have young is undeniable.  The best equals success, so to speak.  It sure doesn't make me feel any better when they get into it, knowing that they essentially can't deny themselves as they are so driven to reproduce.   

SO true .Archer was around when Mariah was hurt, then last year with the two nests and now Beauty.   

The best mate!! That excludes Archer, (even though I love him)  :heart:

Another candle for Beauty...........................

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http://rfalconcam.com/imprinting/?p=1645 (http://rfalconcam.com/imprinting/?p=1645)

TY for all the information being provided, it is fascinating & very informative

Lit another candle for Beauty  :heart:

This is awesome news that Beauty is still with us after the weekend and in stable condition.  Come on Beauty.  You are a strong Falcon.  Heal quickly.   :pray:

Absolutely Carol. All I do is pray!

I am so glad that Beauty made it through the weekend and is in stable condition. I am sure she is receiving the best of care, and hope she will heal quickly. Thank you for the update.

  Hope the news continues to be good.  Come on Beauty!!!

Patricia (NE Florida)

I am so thankful Beauty is still with us and I pray that she will heal completely and come back stronger than ever..... :heart:
 :falcon2:

Carly, I believe you intended to refer to biologist Gordon Court in Alberta. He has worked with peregrines for many years, and is extremely knowledgeable. He has rescued and cared for many peregrines. As others have mentioned, Canadian peregrines are no less aggressive than their counterparts farther south. Here in Alberta, there have been many territorial battles, several of them fatal.

Here is a link to an article by Gordon Court about one injured peregrine:

http://www.ab-conservation.com/go/default/index.cfm/publications/conservation-magazine/online-version/2011-spring-summer/peregrine-repair/ (http://www.ab-conservation.com/go/default/index.cfm/publications/conservation-magazine/online-version/2011-spring-summer/peregrine-repair/)

And an article on just one of the many territorial battles which have taken place in Alberta:

http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=58c316e0-6a89-47a8-a6a9-392981a8cc40&k=58457 (http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=58c316e0-6a89-47a8-a6a9-392981a8cc40&k=58457)

Some blood-curdling fights! I take that back what I said about Canadian falcons.  :o This is such scary stuff.

Thanks Alison.

Lol..yes that's who I meant...gah..at least I got his first name right.  Thank you Alison, you're a sweetheart  :2thumbsup:

Today I received a message from a concerned citizen, I am not saying who but this person brought up some good questions that maybe someone can or try to answer. Thank you!

I am confused about the idea that Beauty was fought by Unity.  Did anyone see the fight? Are her wounds consistent with a fight?  How is it that Beauty nearly killed Mariah and beat her up badly and yet this experienced fighter loses to a bird nearly her same age.  Is Unity showing any signs of the fight?  Is it possible Beauty fought with owl or eagle rather than Unity?  Was there any reports of Beauty showing signs of her fight with Mariah back 3 years ago?  I am really finding it hard to believe Unity and Beauty fought.

Any takers?

I totally believe Unity and Beauty fought but obviously there's no way to know for sure. Check out my insights and the possible scenario on my watch report from today on the falcon watch blog.  :heart:

They can likely tell by the nature of her injuries, size of any lacerations, puncture wounds, etc..  Given that another female was seen right away in the territory tends to lean credence to the watchers conclusions and given the history between Beauty and Unity already I'd say it's plausible. 

Keep in mind, not all battles are seen.  Some are over quickly and others take place very high up or out of view and we don't find out until we hear an injured or deceased bird has been found.

Remember when Yankee took over the University of Buffalo nest from the first male, Smoky?   I think this is Smoky trying to regain his nest when there were already three eggs laid. (Yankee & BB)  BB came back and tried to protect her eggs but one broke in half.
  BB at far left

Shortly after the fight at UB, we saw a tiercel we think was Smoky attempt to engage the male, Stash, at Central Terminal but he screeched from the perch and Stella came out of the nest box and together the scared away the intruder.

Did anyone see the fight? - Last Sunday Brian H witnessed aggression between Beauty and another female Peregrine Falcon.  I have not heard that anyone witnessed a fight on Friday, the day Beauty was found on the ground.

Are her wounds consistent with a fight? - No one, except the vet and rehabber, have examined her wounds, so I cannot answer that one.

How is it that Beauty nearly killed Mariah and beat her up badly and yet this experienced fighter loses to a bird nearly her same age?  - When Beauty fought Mariah, she had help from Archer.  The day Brian H and I found her, both Beauty and Archer were attacking her.  Every time Mariah tried to fly away, they knocked her down, until we were able to rescue her.

Is Unity showing any signs of the fight?  I watched her very closely through the scope while she ate on the roof on Saturday.  I could see no outward evidence of any injuries, but that doesn't mean there aren't any hidden injuries beneath her feathers.  She seems to be ok.

Is it possible Beauty fought with owl or eagle rather than Unity? - Anything is possible, but we know that Brian H witnessed her fighting with another female the weekend before and now there is a new female on territory.

Was there any reports of Beauty showing signs of her fight with Mariah back 3 years ago? - No, Beauty did not appear to be injured at that time.  But again, it is impossible to see injuries covered by their feathers.

I am really finding it hard to believe Unity and Beauty fought. - Although we cannot be 100% sure (until we positively ID this bird) that Unity is the new female downtown, we know for sure that both Beauty and Unity were seen fighting on the Kodak Tower last year.  A security guard was able to get some pretty intense pictures of the fight.  Also, Kathy O and I saw Beauty at Kodak Park with Archer, checking out the nest site.  Thankfully Unity was not there at the time.  So they were definitely aware of each other.

These are all very good questions.  To whoever asked these questions through Donna, thanks.  It really helps to piece together what happened leading up to Beauty's going to rehab.  It helps to understand what may have happened.  
  

Thank you Carol, good answers considering we really don't much of what happened on that Friday. Sometimes I think, is this really happening?  :(

Goodness, I remember someone posting photos of a brawl between Beuty and Unity at Kodak office last year.  Am I correct?

My thought was Beauty has a penthouse and all Unity has is a pile of pigeon poop

Here is the link to the Imprints article and photos of said altercation:

http://rfalconcam.com/imprinting/?p=1498 (http://rfalconcam.com/imprinting/?p=1498)

Bad memory! Be well Beauty. :heart:

June Summers of GVAS will be calling into the Lonsberry show on WHAM at 11:45 to talk about the Rochester falcons. You can listen online.

http://www.iheart.com/#/live/1505/ (http://www.iheart.com/#/live/1505/)

I'm in thanks!

11:45 Or there about!  :D  :heart:

Blocked here, let us know what she says and if she gives an update on Beauty!

Must have missed it, I guess.  All I heard was a talk about pain pills.  What did she say?

I am blocked here at work too.  What did she say on Lonsberry?

All I heard was about pain pills too. Must be taped or something. How frustrating!!!  :rolleyes:

Didn't happen yet! Waiting

All I got was some talk about painkiller abuse.

Paul

she is on now

Sheesh, let the woman talk!! She was nervous. I would be too!!

She was on at 12:15

Amen to that!  She knew he was going for snowy owl but ain't no snowys in the woods!

Ok so Beauty has an eye injury and multiple other injuries. Hopefully nothing too serious. Time will tell.  :(

 :( :(

Christiane wrote on Kfalconcam:

 :( No new news! Boo hiss and I can't stand Bob Lonsberry. He's a rude such 'n such!!! Just sayin'!  :grumble:

Yes, I tend to agree! He cut June off every time she tried to answer. I wanted her to finish the 1st question and he ran right into another... UGH

Yup!  :rolleyes:

I have no idea why Lonsberry is still on air.  He is rude and crude and vulgar to most people he talks to (and I don't hear his show all that much...thank goodness). If that is his idea of humor....he caters to the lowest common denominator.
I caught it a few times when Rachel Barnhart hosted; too bad she was not on with June today!

I think June did great!  He tries to be funny (which does and does not always translate well) but she handled it great! 

Link:
http://rfalconcam.com/imprinting/?p=1648 (http://rfalconcam.com/imprinting/?p=1648)

I like the new official Imprints update just posted much better, sounds very promising for Beauty!  :handshake:

This seems like such good news!  No broken bones or permanent injury to her eyes.  Now we wait until Beauty heals and "the powers that be" decide where to release her.

June's Interview today on WHAM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWufktnjBSg#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWufktnjBSg#ws)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnb8Yf0x6DU#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnb8Yf0x6DU#ws)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc3nWBgeNMo#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc3nWBgeNMo#ws)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM3Puae-jGg#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM3Puae-jGg#ws)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb3d4i9w06g#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb3d4i9w06g#ws)

I recorded this with my iphone, don't mind the jiggling or the background noises. I should have found a stand for my phone. Sorry, you don't have to watch, just listen.

Donna, you are so awesome! :notworthy:

Nah, just bored!!  :wave:

You may be bored, but you're never boring!  Thanks!  :handshake:

You got that right Ei! Nothing boring about Donna!  :blindfold:

It sure does sound very positive.   :happy:

This is a very encouraging update! Many thanks to everyone who is helping to care for Beauty, and also to whoever found her and made sure she received the help she needed.

I was not able to hear June and Lonsberry today, but I did get a text from June after it was finished.

"There are no white owls in the woods."   :confused:

OK, I had to agree.  It wasn't until later that I realized why she said this.   :lol:

Is this the dude you sent down to Syracuse? What a pain and you know where.

Rita - Syr

I agree.  She gave a great interview in the face of a lot of rude attempts at cheap laughs.  June's a class act, and a real pro. Lonsberry is not.

Paul

You got that right!   

Maybe during her rest, she will get stronger and hold her own! I don't want anymore fights.  :(

I missed the interview.  I listen every day to Bob.  Entertainment, that is his gig.  And just think, how many top rated talk shows would give June a forum?  Thumbs up to Bob and June.  I trust she did get her points across. :2thumbsup:

Interesting use of words:  "it" in lieu of "her", "the bird" and not "falcon" - found the report to be very clinical and impersonal.  Just my impression and observation.

Thats what it was, a medical update. Professionals arent attached like folks who watch the falcons hatched and raised. To do anything else would make them go mad Id think,given their chosen profession.

Well, falcon life in Rochester is never boring -- but it is a bit hard on the blood pressure some days.  My prayers for Beauty that she makes a full recovery, but if she must be an educational bird, at least she will still be with us.  We've lost too many recently and it can't help but break your heart.

The good news is that I don't think there are more dedicated people anywhere than you all in Rochester -- few towns (and for that matter, few peregrines) are lucky enough to have so many people caring about them.  Blessings to you all!

Vandrefalk
P.S.  Couldn't figure out how to light a candle?  And, if the fight was with Unity, maybe she was tired of being the other woman. . . . .

I think she was tired of the pigeon poop! Just sayin... ;)

Also, it was a failed nest site.  I think that may be significant.  Sad in this case, but significant.  There's so many tall buildings, why the same ones.  Sheesh

Beauty is down to 25 lit candles. Most of them have burned out. Time to light another.

I did last nite.  Saw they were down from 90+ to 70 and now 25. 

http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=RFC (http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=RFC)

I'll light one for you...

I lit another candle for our sweet Beauty tonight. I am so glad she is doing as well as she is and even if she could never be released (which I am sure is not the case) just to have her alive is a great blessing.

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OK, we're back up to 73 candles....THANK YOU ALL! If Beauty could, she would thank you also!  :heart:

76 candles now. Hoping for continued good news of Beauty.

90 candles this morning. I think she deserves 100.

Last count, just at 101!  Keep the flame burning for Beauty. 

102  :D

:clap:

 :heart:

Just lit another candle for Beauty's speedy and full recovery
~Sage~ at ~Peregrine Place~ (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Peregrine-Place/182371738440433)

 Another Candle lit for Beauty  :heart:

& one from Bam Bam too  :heart:

healing prayers to you sweet girl

126 now

 :clap: :heart:

Link:
http://rfalconcam.com/imprinting/?p=1651 (http://rfalconcam.com/imprinting/?p=1651)

where exactly is the latest on Beauty's condition? I get very little computer time right now I thought it would be here. Can the powers that be maybe put a link in the shout box that would take you to the latest. Nothing on imprints nothing here.  :confused: Just saying I do not have time to go looking.   :(


Funny never thought I'd warm up to Beauty after what happened with Mariah but all it took were two little eyases and that girl has a talon in my heart.

Bird Crazy - As you were posting this, an update on Beauty's condition was posted on Imprints.  I've added the link to the shout box at the top of the forum home page.  Good suggestion!

and she continues to heal.....   :pray:

very good!

Poor Beauty, she's hanging in there. Thanks for the update!

Glad to see another fairly good update on Beauty. 130 candles now.

Sounds as if Beauty is recovering quite well. Good to know she is eating on her own. I hope she has no kidney damage, because that would be a major concern. Hoping for good results from the next blood tests.

 :pray: :heart:

Thank you for the update.  Hoping the next round of tests shows improvement  :handshake:

 Beauty,  Brave :heart:   :wub:  You

Adding updates to the shout box is good idea.  I've been checking it every day when I log in, so hopefully, you can use it ;.

Beauty -some good news tonight from DEC.  Even better is that tomorrow it's been one week  since you  were found by some good samaritan.  (Thank you).    We celebrate and light candles in your honor, Beauty.  We are talking about memories tonight...
 I see you flying around and having a good time last winter with  your gentleman caller, Mr. T.  You were quite a little flirt. 
I see you being  the good first time mom to Callidora and Jemison.   You had to teach Archer, the clueless , a thing or two!
I see you on Mercury -  the money bag and the foot!  I think those are your two favorite spots!    And MAK  took lots of great pics of you on Mercury.   I hope to see you again on Mercury.
I see you bathing in the river in a pic that Carol took.  It was hot, and you were having a good time.
Most of all, I see you sitting on those eggs last spring when it was so cold, and so wet, and you protected those eggs with all of your might.
I see you sitting  and looking toward the KP site.  Wisdom in those eyes. 
Those are the "Kodak" moments that I have of you
Continue to be strong in your peregrine ways, Beauty.

Here ya go Margaret! ;D

Beauty, Rochester Peregrine Falcon, Bathes on Genessee River - 5/2/10 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-hjFshZtck#)

Well, why don't we go for the Bathing Beauty Video!   :wave:

Love the Bathing Beauty Video, Carol P.! Thank you!

that is where she belongs. She just looks so right there.

You got that right.  Beauty belongs on Mercury!  That starts the day off right!   

It's not the same in the mornings for me! I miss her on Mercury!

I just plain miss her!  :heart:

From Kate St John on her blog

This news is a week old but I missed telling it while I was away in Florida.

Peregrine falcons are jousting for territory now that nesting season is only a month away.  On February 10 Rochester, New York falcon watchers reported that Beauty, the queen of the Times Square nest, was found injured on the ground near the Xerox Tower.  She’d been in a fight.

Beauty was taken to a rehabber and is undergoing treatment.  By now her wing no longer droops and the vet has confirmed that the vision in her injured eye is OK.  She just needs time to heal.

Meanwhile, Rochester falcon watchers are trying to determine who won the site from Beauty.  The new female is banded black-over-red with the same red “H” as Unity, a female who attempted to nest four miles away at Kodak Park.

If the new female is Unity, it would be a twist in the saga of Dorothy’s offspring.  Beauty is Dorothy’s daughter, hatched at the Cathedral of Learning in 2007.  Unity is Dorothy’s grand-daughter from Toledo, Ohio, making her Beauty’s niece.  Both of them mated last spring with Archer, Rochester’s resident male peregrine, but neither nest was successful.

Eventually someone will identify the new female peregrine at the Times Square Building.  Only then will we learn if this is another chapter in Peyton Place for Dorothy’s girls.

http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=RFC (http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=RFC)  Beauty really needs her candles now! Please re-light, thanks!  (http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab267/Aspoiledbratt/Candles-Lanterns-Fire/candle2gif.gif)

Is there any more news about Beauty?  What will happen if Beauty is releasable?    Will she be released in Rochester?  Even if she is released somewhere else as Mariah was, she will be back here within days as Mariah was.    Then what? 

Margaret, I don't think anyone can answer your questions just yet. Beauty is suppose to have her blood work done today. After the results, maybe we will have more news on her. Just have to cross our fingers and hope for the best, for all the Peregrines involved. It's going to be interesting. Wish they would argue then leave unscathed but that's not what they do. :(

It is Monday 5:07 pm

I was patient all weekend so....

WHERE IS BEAUTY'S UPDATE

 :-[

 

 :heart:

There are still 105 candles burning for Beauty, but I see many are burning pretty low.  Keep the light on for her.
 :wub:

Nothing yet.  Now that Beauty is in the care of our friends at the DEC, we must be patient.  As soon as we get an update, it will be posted. 

She's down to 70 candles.

Here's the link.

http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=RFC (http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=RFC)

82 and climbing!  :clap:

I have been away but just lit 2 candles. I am hoping she recoveries quickly and can nest this season.

what a mess. new male, Unity and ARcher due back from Migration.

Alright!  Up to 148 candles lit for Beauty from 4 countries!   :falcon2:

150

Hoping for a good update on Beauty soon. Lit another couple of candles for her - 164 candles now,

Thanks for lighting the way for the Beautyful one everyone!  :heart:

I think they only let you light 4 a day but God knows I would light more if I could

 :heart: Beauty  :heart:

I lit some and up to 167 at 11 pm tonight.  Keep lighting the way for our Beauty. HOpe to hear some news soon.

I know you say be patient but its been a week. There should be some news by now. geeze

come on is she healing or getting worse.


(I wish she was with Marge in Wisconsin)

 :ditto:  :heart:

I wish she was in my backyard!!

Patient is all we can be. 

Can June S. contact the DEC to see what's going on?

I'll ask her.

Thanks!

Here's hoping no news is good news!  Love your new avatar Carol!  :handshake:

Thanks Carly!  We had such a nice time visiting with our friends at CPF.  and holding a Peregrine was truly awesome.  Cheyenne is such a sweetie!   :heart:

:ditto: and :ditto:

keep lighting everyone. some have burnt out

Wishing for best outcome.

Bev from Alberta.

Link:
http://rfalconcam.com/imprinting/?p=1657 (http://rfalconcam.com/imprinting/?p=1657)

Yeah Thanks for the update. Is there any chance of someone sending us a picture or two of our girl? I for one would like to see her for myself.

I did ask and was told not at this time.  They did not want to put her under any stress.  Totally understandable.  Sorry.  I tried.

Thanks so much for the update.  It has been so long in coming, but I know I must be patient.  If Beauty returns to Rochester I am fearful of the outcome.  Time will tell.

Liz - We are all concerned.  No one wants to see any of the Peregrines hurt.

Thank you for the update Carol.  I'm happy to hear she will be released, the timing sucks though - high hormone season and Archer will likely be home too - bound to be stressful for everyone. 

   

OY!!! That's all I have to say! I wish her her best judgement! Thanks Carol!

What a great update! Thank you, Carol! And thank you for checking on the possibility of photos. Much as I would like to see her, I totally understand how important it is not to stress Beauty while she is recovering.

I am very concerned about what may happen when she is released. What other nest boxes are available which might be usable by one of the falcons? I am not sure what type of nest box, if any, Unity has had.

Candles were down to 82 - lit three more. So glad to see today's great update on Beauty.

Beautiful new avatar, Carol!

http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=RFC (http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=RFC)

Just bumping the link back up top.

While there are a number of other boxes north of downtown, Unity did not choose one.  She laid eggs on a metal sheet holding a chute away from a wall.  It's full of stuff, much of which seems to be pigeon poop.

Thank you, Dumpsterkitty! What would be the chances of providing a nest box for Unity somewhere close to the site she chose?

Those closer to the scene may know.

Thanks, Carol for asking!  Wonderful picture of you and Cheyenne!!!  We can only hope for the best when she is released. 

  :2thumbsup:  We'll be ready and waiting if the Beautyful one comes back after her release. :heart:  And hopefully nobody will need us to rescue them!

  :pfalcon:    :foxbinocs:

Good to hear that Beauty is doing well.   :2thumbsup:

 :clap: MAK it's so very nice to know you all will there !


Beauty  :heart:

Good news! Yaaaaay! Bless the re-habbers.

111 now thanks for bringing the link forward

Only 70 candles burning for Beauty, and several will burn out soon.

http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=RFC (http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=RFC)

72, now.

the recent post on Imprints sounded very good, tho - the rehabbers do wonderful work.

81  :heart:

87 Candles now lit for Beauty.   :happy:

89  :wave:

Now up to 118 candles lit for Beauty!   :2thumbsup:

Up to 135 candles for Beauty!
 :heart:
 :pray:
"Until she comes home".

No matter what I do, I cannot figure out how to light a candle! You have my permission to do one for me!

Hi Bobbie,I lighted a candle for you,named Bob,Bobbie didn't fit.I will do it the next times too.
Greetings Carla
 

Carla! Bless you! DO light whenever I start to sputter.

Bobbie just click on a unlit candle and click continue. Add a greeting in the top box, your initials or Bobbi in the second box under the greeting box, in the 3rd box below initials put RFC then "continue". On the next screen is a drop down box, find your country and click it. Under that box you can put Wicklow or keep it blank. Then put your name in the 3rd box on that page hit continue. On the next page is where you click the wick and it's lit. Then click continue, this is where you may exit as your candle is ready to go. You now have  candles lit... :wave:

I never seem to find an unlit candle. But you know me - Tom Sawyer... gets everyone else to do the job.

Got one lit for Beauty and a few for my friends who really need special prayers this year.

Bobbie - I lit a couple for Beauty in your name!

Thanks for all those candles from me, Friends!

 :wave:

Link:
http://rfalconcam.com/imprinting/?p=1659 (http://rfalconcam.com/imprinting/?p=1659)

What a great update! Thank you!

I fear she's going to need those muscles! Hopefully not though.

 :heart:

Love  u Beauty  :heart:

Can you send a drone out first?

Yeah right!  :rofl:

http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=RFC (http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=RFC) 73 Candles, we need more. Please light for Beauty.

Now there are 119, but many are about to burn out.

I just lit a few for Beauty, and for all of the Falcons .  Up to 130 as of 10 pm.  Keep the way lit up for Beauty.

Still lighting candles for Beauty. 141 at the moment.

there are 124 at the moment but a lot look like they are ready to burn out.

Candles for Beauty were down to 86 a bit ago.  Many look close to burning down.   Keep the way lit for beauty. 

121 for the Beautyful one.  :heart:

151 used the quote cause the link is there. :wave:

160  :heart:

28 more to reach 200, let's do this.  :clap: Oh Beauty, if you only knew!

13 left to reach 200!!  :clap:

5 left to reach 200!!  :bow: Awesome!!

200 Candles have been lit! She has to feel it, our Beauty!   :clap: :clap: :clap:

 :bguitar: :mbanana:

 :heart:

 :wub: :heart: :wub:  How long does a candle last?

48 hrs

I think they stay lit for 48 hours.

236 candles for Beauty now. Hoping for another good update very soon.

I just lit a bunch of candles for Beauty to bring it to 200 but many are burning out soon.

An update on Beauty would be wonderful right about now!   :yes:

Not yet.  Hopefully soon.   :happy:

Still thinking of Beauty, and lighting candles for her. 229 candles now.

Shows how fast they burn out.  THey were down to less than 180...I lit them back up to 185.  They were almost at 250 this afternoon.  Keep the candles burning, and the way home lit for Beauty.  Keep her in our thoughts.

66 candles lit and 95% are for Archer & Beauty!   :heart:

We should have lit candles for our server.

 :crying: Could have used some for sure!  :hysterical:

Yeah really Shakymon!  :rofl: