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Posted on Sage's Peregrine Place FB page today:

I am sad to share the following news item. The DEC was called about a dead bird on the Central Terminal roof this morning. It is thought to be Stella who may have suffered a fatal injury inflicted by Gleig or her mate during the site take over a couple months ago. She was not banded so a positive ID cannot be made, just an educated guess. So sad..

                                    :crying:

I'm so very sorry to hear the news about Stella.  I had sincerely hoped that she and her mate had survived and were still together out there perhaps at a new home.   :crying: :(

Oh no, not Stella! How sad. What a bad year. I'm so sorry.  :crying: We were so worried about that with Archer, another sad moment.

 :crying: And the hits keep coming! Stella was another of my favorites! So sorry Sage... :heart:

I got my final shot of Stella on Mar 1.  The next CT shots were of Gleig and her mate who most likely attacked and forced out our original pair.  Our beautiful Stella had been up there on that roof since early March, probably the victim of a fatal attack.  I also had hoped they just got nicely convinced to leave, even though I knew Stella would never go for that.  I just didn't want to think of this kind of alternative.  None of us did.  We're all crying together.  :crying:

That's just the saddest thing to read Sage. I'm really sorry this had to happen to Stella. I will light a candle for her. :(

Yeah what she said!  :'(

UB - four eyasses banded today! 2. Females, 2 males! All big! Photos later.   :2thumbsup:

From fb

UB Bijoux Day!  All four eyasses were big!  Will post pix from the ground soon with names and numbers, though I don't have the close shots.

Good News Sage!  Can't wait to see your pictures.   :clap:

BB was frantic and kept going over the board!  At first she wouldn't leave the box!  We were going nutsy on the ground watching. 
20 more photos here https://plus.google.com/photos/100645862660585187015/albums/5745533927512005585 (https://plus.google.com/photos/100645862660585187015/albums/5745533927512005585)

WOW, she has to be the biggest female I ever saw! Desperate too! Awesome shots Sage and Roger!

 :clap: What a gal that BB is trying to get those bad humans!  :clap:

Yankee is a Niagara Falls nest alumni from 2008, this brings his production to 11.

And he is a good hunter!  :)

Love her shadow in this picture!

The UB kids are banded and named!    :happy:

Blue tape, large female, black over green, 50 over AD: Eubie ATHENA!
 
White tape, next largest female, black over green, 51 over AD:  Feather
 
Yellow tape, male, black over green, 16 over AW:  Talon
 
Green tape, male, black over green, 17 over AW: Lancelot  

Oh those are great names, love them!  Thank you for sharing them with us!  :handshake:

Awesome shots! She's huge!

 :2thumbsup:

peregrines are such awesome parents :heart: :heart:

Here are some pics of the UB four...with Eubie renamed as "Athena" and wearing a new transmitter.
1st pic shows Athena with mom BB on perch.
2nd pic shows left to right: male-male-Feather-Athena.
3rd pic shows left to right: male-green-Lancelot, f-blue-Athena, m-yellow-Talon, and f-white-Feather (laying down).

Oh a transmitter? Hope she fledges well and makes it like our Quest.  :clap: Thanks Joyce

Dr. Eubie Claw (female, blue tape)
Feather Locklear (female, white tape)
Talon Alda (male, yellow tape)
Lancelot (male, green tape, fitted with GPS tracking device to help the DEC learn more about Peregrine falcons and help protect this endangered species.)

Thought the female had the transmitter on! This says the male!! I'm confused!!

Now I'm confused too!  ???

Sage's FB page says Athena (formerly Eubie), the largest female, has the transmitter.

Ok thanks Kris that sounds right!! Sheesh!  :rolleyes:

Transmitter girl Athena

Courtesy of Sage

Donna, Don't know where that info came from.  Not, negative, Lancelot. See my next post.

Someone posted it on our FB page.

Anyway-here's Sage's post

http://www.peregrineplace.com/2012/06/peregrine-falcon-athena-at-ub-getting.html (http://www.peregrineplace.com/2012/06/peregrine-falcon-athena-at-ub-getting.html)



And look who's stitching on her transmitter harness!

Mike Allen from Rochester, and Connie Adams, DEC Wildlife Biologist, with Athena

Whew!  So busy I can't keep up!  Meet Athena!

 :heart:     :heart:

Athena no longer Eubie and not Dr or Claw, ever!  DEC refused to give the magnificent falcons silly names.  I hope UB stops having those contests.  Last year's submissions, even those made by professors, were obscene.  The UB 2011 Pefas did not get banded.

Anyhow, at the transmitter fitting Connie officially named the largest female, Athena.  This is the name of record in Albany.  

I just blogged the event with lots of photos HERE! (http://www.peregrineplace.com/2012/06/peregrine-falcon-athena-at-ub-getting.html)  

Also, Niagara Gorge banding will be June 7th.  Reports HERE! (http://www.peregrine-foundation.ca/w/c/sightings/niagara-falls/)

CT pefas should be hatching by the end of the week.  Statler and Grand Island Bridges bandings have taken place but I have no banding info yet.

Good thing it rained today or I wouldn't even have the blog updated!   :dead:  Busy pefa season collided with kitchen plumbing problems so I was without a working sink for a week.  

Good luck to all our little Peregrine babies about to venture out into the big world!   :happy:

Amen to the name changes! Dr. Ubie Claw? I like Athena much better. Thanks Sage for setting me straight. I didn't think a male would have a transmitter unless he was a huge male. Hope your sink works now!

Feather Locklear was even worse!

I like Feather though, no Locklear!

 :thumbsup:

Feather was used but without Locklear!  TG! 

Amen sister!  :phew:

taken from here

Very cool shot Sage, Thanks.

2012 Peregrine Falcon Banding online album (https://plus.google.com/photos/100645862660585187015/albums/5751454851141266433)

Alternative title:  Peregrine parents Diamond and Onyx (Gorge's George) dive-bomb rock climber hanging on rope

Wonderful pics! That climber sure got the business from the parents! You should send these to Nik!

Oh yeah, that Diamond did what she was suppose to! Great pics Sage, thanks. Thought there were 5 eggs? Dd 1 not hatch?

Either the photo where we thought five was an optical delusion or what I don't know but four got banded. 3 females, 1 male.   Carol was at the banding so she may have more to add. 
Names are Rainbow (my request), Double-Diamond, Seven, all females, and the male is Black Jack.
The rock climber endured  continual threats while the banding was going on above and he was still hanging on the rope.
We had quite a good view from the American side though, don't you think? :)

Awesome pics!  :clap:

 I just found the misinformation about Lancelot, it's on the UB page!  ROFL!

Your not kidding!! Funny!!

What does it say? Can't find link.

http://www.buffalo.edu/falconcam.html (http://www.buffalo.edu/falconcam.html) Kris go here and go to bottom of page! Says Lancelot has transmitter. ERROR!!

(http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r32/djweeds/Bufffeather2-Copy.jpg) Althena, (Transmitter girl), playing with a feather! Hey, who poohed the cam?

(http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r32/djweeds/BuffFeather-Copy.jpg) feather playing

 :hyper:  Anyone out here have fledge-watching experience?  Oh, wait!  I'm on rfalconcam.com!!!   :laugh:

 :scaredblue:  All UB kids expected to fledge over the coming week, so this is the best place for falcon watchers to be!  Come help and get good photos too!  Tweet what you see! 

 June Fledge watches:  UB; then Statler and the N & S Grand Island Bridges; then Niagara Gorge! 

July Fledge watches: 2nd wk? Central Terminal

Nice view indeed Sage.  Nice pictures!   :clap:

From the top, we couldn't see how badly Jurgen (the rock climber) was under attack by both peregrines.  Of course he told us all about it when he came back up.  He only sent up the 4 eyases and did not mention a 5th.

I sent some pics to Mark Nash and Sage.  I'm sure they'll be posted soon.   :happy:

We have fledging at UB!  Experienced fledge watchers needed at MacKay Tower and surrounding campus area today and rest of the week!   Off Winspear nr Bailey.  Please Text me if you can come!  716-430-1917

Two UB kids fledged and made it back to tower!  Two are still at box.  Of course you all know this means it's the beginning of a hairy week!   :scaredblue:  The ledglings were safe and being watched by BB and Yankee, but who knows where they will wind up when they take off again!   :scaredblue: 



Are any of the excellent Rochester spotters able to come help this week? 

I think Yankee but not positive.  My 2nd attempt at creating an "Out of Bounds" effect in Photoshop.  Original shot taken this am, parent looking for two fledges.  We found both in various places on tower and being watched by BB and Yankee, so all six pefas accounted for this morning.  Ken and his workers are watching and Ken would call if there were any problem during working hours. 

We are going back shortly, cuz those kids are bound to take off and not return to the tower.  The best landing spots are nearby roofs around MacKay and the campus, or the water tower and VA Hospital across Bailey.

(http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/292564_460641657280105_1721105270_n.jpg)

Fantastic picture, Sage!!

Really nice Sage!  :flash:

Yeah, your good!  :2thumbsup:

Thanks! 
I cannot get back to UB tonight   :crying:  foot not working and too much pain.  In jammies.  Roger says thunderstorms tonight and it's getting windy.  Hang on babies! 

Couldn't get to the sites today.  Watched the antics on cam when BB dropped off a prey item for the three kids in the box.  They fought each other for the black bird, starling?, dragged it around, Athena hopping around  madly and finally they all gave up.  None knew how to self-feed from a whole, un-prepped prey item!  BB then came back and fed the voracious little ones.  
The previously fledged kid apparently stayed the day and didn't want to fledge again!  Ken sent me a pic of BB looking at him from her perch on Kapoor today,  and it was rather silhouetted, so I played with it in Photoshop and here is our great mama pefa!

(http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/182160_461121297232141_1709166222_n.jpg)

Plus!  The names the DEC submitted officially are Athena and Andromeda for the girls and Phoenix and Aires for the boys.  I do not have the colors or band numbers yet.  

Nice playin Sage, cool pic! Oh and I like the new names much better!!   :2thumbsup:

Love the names and the pic is beautiful!

Yeah what they said!  :thumbsup:

Sage - That Photoshop affect is very cool.  Very dramatic!  Hope your foot feels better soon.   :wave:

Posted today by Sage on FB:

Although there are some reports of seeing Athena, there have been no official or verifiable sightings of. The tracking info had a different rating yesterday, but it was not a good signal, and apparently cannot be interpreted as movement. The special receiver is not here yet. DEC has been searching the campus. I am holding onto a glimmer of hope that she will be found.
 Jacquie and I observed BB on perch early this morning with a big fledgling, Andromeda I think, at the very top of MacKay. Others seen at Water Tower.

R.I.P. Female fledgling, "Venus", hit and killed by car on South Grand Island Bridge early this morning. We believe this to be the only hatch this year at SGIB. :(

          Fly free, Venus.   :(

So tough to fledge from these large bridges.  :-( Fly Free Venus. 

Never liked bridge falcons! So sorry! Fly Free!  :(

Special receiver has arrived which may be able to pick up a "mortality signal", depending... 

At this point, our hearts are just broken, nine days with no verifiable sightings of  :heart: Athena, :heart: our UB transmitter girl. 

The other UB fledglings are doing great, so this is good.  Their main playground today was above the roofs of the VA Hospital.  They were playing talon-tag and being closely watched by BB and Yankee.  We watched them from VA property though we did not lift our cameras, as that gets us thrown off the property.  They are very strict there and of course these days, they scan the areas constantly from inside via their security cams, plus many guards outside.

 For our Rochester friends who are coming to Buffalo, be sure not to park in the VA parking area on the UB side of the street.  There will be plenty of other spots open on the weekend.

Cameras are not allowed.  Cell service is blocked inside even for texts(!)  Firearms are not allowed, which is not surprising, but when you stop to think about, most of the patients are patients as a result of guns, bombs, etc.  :rolleyes:

News of our 2010 Statler fledge, named "Statler" as she was the only one banded because bankruptcy court denied the DEC access to Statler nestsite.  "Statler" however got rescued from the street and then banded before she was released from the top of City Hall.  She is now nesting in Kitchner, Ont. 

http://www.peregrine-foundation.ca/w/2012/07/sightings/a-bird-we-call-lucky-a-long-weekend-rescue-story-2/ (http://www.peregrine-foundation.ca/w/2012/07/sightings/a-bird-we-call-lucky-a-long-weekend-rescue-story-2/)

Yahoo, now they have to ID the male!  :clap:

Great news, Sage!  I remember when she was rescued and banded that year!

And our two little girls at Central Terminal are so cute right now, coming out front to pose!  

 from the ALBUM (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.472310649446539.116179.182371738440433&type=1)

Adorable, Sage!

My how they have grown in 2 weeks!  :clap:

We are very happy to have your Statler here. Cant wait to meet her and her chick and try for an ID on the male. There will be frequent reports once fledging starts.

Central Terminal Fledge Watch starts July 12th!!!   :scaredblue:  Our Rochester friends have been on hand for CT watches and RESCUES (!) before and we hope you can come back to see Alfreda and Wagner make it to safety this year!   :heart:  Dana got to rescue one and return her, either Chessie or Phoebe, they both left the nest that day!   :heart:

Wish I was there to help. Great place the Terminal. Good luck Sage!

U do know Chessie is nesting in Toronto area right? She is at William Osler Hospital in Etobicoke. She has two chicks banded on the 27th. One boy one gal,unnamed so far as hospital is having a name the chick contest. Here is the report. http://www.peregrine-foundation.ca/w/2012/06/sightings/william-osler-banding-success-two-very-healthy-hatchlings-one-male-and-one-female/ (http://www.peregrine-foundation.ca/w/2012/06/sightings/william-osler-banding-success-two-very-healthy-hatchlings-one-male-and-one-female/) I know some of the Rochester gang was there.

Thank you for the heads-up about "Statler" too, Frank!  More to follow on CPF!  :)

Central Terminal - One of the babies escaped the nestbox and is now happily on the ledge below!  See her to the left under the box?



CT Fledge watch begins officially July 12, unoffically now!   :scaredblue:

Also, if anyone is shuffling off to Buffalo this weekend, please contact me, as we are trying to get enough watchers to circle the fledge area and account for three fledges!  Odd reports received lately of Pefa hit on Winspear.  I think one report was a pigeon, the other old news of Athena being recirculated.  Carl did find a black hair extension on gutter area of Winspear at MacKay. 

Problem is, we cannot account for all three fledgings around campus, at VA or water tower.   I have contacted DEC, SPCA, Buffalo Police, Campus Police, asked MacKay neighbors, etc.  Nothing has been reported.  But we still can't be sure of three fledges at once.  :(

So, for any looking for something to do this weekend... 

Sage - CT eyas looks safe and sound.  Nicely shaded under the nest box and mom and dad know exactly where s/he is.  The eyas may make it back into the nest box. One of Quest's did the same thing and so has M&K's in the past.  It still never gets easy to see them leave the nest box for the first time.   

About the UB juvies.  They've been fledged for quite awhile now and are probably starting to spread out, even taking day trips.  It will get harder and harder to see all three together.  Have you checked out the communication tower?

Connie agrees the UB fledges should still be doing well and starting to go beyond OUR comfort zone. :). And the CT baby also should be okay down there.  I remember seeing Quest's baby, first year, on the ledge and I was going nuts, but it got back in the box.  :). Wait til the Rochester baby jumps out!!!   :scaredblue:

Bite your tongue Sage!   :lol:

 :2funny:

And the Rochester falcon watchers will be jumping too!!!

Yes.  And then, in about three weeks - fledge!

Paul

@UB-Aires seen on WT, VA and Biomed getting fed

Nest check at CT this am found Gleig   :falcon: doing fly-bys and touch 'n goes which thrilled the screaming girl  :surprise:  but the other kept falling asleep.   Both escapees are using the nestbox as a shade umbrella.  This means they cannot get out as far as they could on the perches.  Not sure if the box isn't mounted a bit too high for them to jump back in.  Fledging by the weekend I expect! 

I like the pic Sage!  :wave:

A great report about our 2010 hatch Statler at her nest in Waterloo CPF-Statler (http://www.peregrine-foundation.ca/w/2012/07/sightings/awesome-flying-by-the-adults-at-waterloo-sun-life/)

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Wonderful news about Statler!  Wonder who her mate is? 

Kris, you can read more about this site HERE (http://http://www.peregrine-foundation.ca/w/c/sightings/kitchener-sun-life-centre-nest/).  It seems the male is from the US, but not yet ID'd.  Another pefa mystery! 

Today is the first day of official fledge-watching at Central Terminal!  Alfreda and Wagner are still hunkered down on the ledge below the nestbox.  As you can see, the nestbox is a big jump up from the ledge, so they haven't made it back in.  I don't remember any previous ledglings at this site ever getting back into the box either.  At least it offers some shade for them.

Yesterday, at least one parent, usually dad, stayed close, watching them mostly from atop the clock.  It seemed  the girls were trying to attract his attention by coming out and flapping, "Look at me!"  But today, the parents stayed more hidden from their view on higher corners, occasionally coming to visit or doing fly-bys, to entice and encourage the kids.

Good luck with fledge watch and may they stay safe!

Any time now Sage!! YIKES!!

Here are the beautiful girls, Alfreda and Wagner, trying to decide whether to leave the ledge today or tomorrow!  Maybe one of them will meet up with Zeke in a year or two!   :heart:

2 beautiful girls, Sage!

They are gorgeous Sage!  May they stay high and safe!

Will be meeting them tomorrow!  :wave:

Saturday fledge Watch: Carol P, Dana, Joyce and Brian from Rochester joined us, also Michele from Dunkirk, Jan from GI. This evening, Joyce and Brian were joined by Michelle and Enrique, but so far, our pefa babies have steadfastly refused to fledge!

By late morning, the only shade, from the car, disappeared. We got out umbrellas. Hot hot hot!

Occasionally the parents would take to the air to chase turkey vultures or hawks away, do some fun flying, going up very high, or coming lower and circling the tower and flying in front of the screaming girls. Once the adults would land and perch out of sight again the girls would be quiet.

At times we would get treated to demonstrations of extreme wing-flapping to the point of exhaustion when the wings would just hang down. There was virtually no breeze for them catch air and maybe lift off.

Pefa parents are withholding food, so maybe tomorrow Alfreda and Wagner will realize they have practiced enough and it's time for them to go, or maybe, just maybe, they will wait til Carl returns!

Stay tuned..

Today's Fledge Watch (Saturday 7/14/12) at Central Terminal was a lot of fun.  No fledges, but they are getting really close.  My guess is at least one will go tomorrow.  

Dana and I arrived early this morning and ended up staying until after dark tonite with just a quick lunch break.   The two girls flapped wildly on and off all day long.  We only saw them get fed once, but that's usual for pre-fledge.  The parents will start holding back on the feedings at this point.  The girls look to be in great form.  They're ready to fly!

The day was extremely warm and shade was at a premium, but I do love watching falcons at this location.  The architecture of the old train terminal is incredibly beautiful and most of the folks there are very inviting and friendly.  We met some really nice people today.  

During our watch, we were joined by Sage, Roger, Michelle, Jan, Joyce, Brian, Michelle & Enrique.

The yellow tape on the silver USFW band of one of the eyases has already come off.  So there is a silver banded and blue banded eyas ready to fledge.  Just to stop any confusion.

The highlight of the watch was when the silver banded eyas made her way back up to the nest box.  It was comical to see both of them looking at each other like "hey! how'd you get up there!"  The eyas in the nest box walked out onto one of the perches and started flapping her wings like crazy.  We thought for sure, we might witness a fledge, but it didn't happen.  Instead she ended up dropping down on top of her sister and joining her below the nest box again.  Just proof that yes, they can make it back up to the nest box if they want to.   :lol:

Good luck to the Buffalo Watchers that go out tomorrow. I hope that Alfreda and Wagner fledge safely.

p.s. Michelle & Enrique - There was no video!   :rofl:  Very nice seeing you both again!

Below is a link to view an album of pics from our Falcon Watch at Buffalo Central Terminal yesterday.

http://tinyurl.com/covxeuz

Beautiful family!

Nice pics Dana!  Thanks for sharing.   :clap:

These are beautiful, Dana!

Dana, absolutely stunning photography!  Thank you!

Of course the two girls fledged the following day when our Rochester friends were back in Rochester, and Alfreda needed a rescue.  Here is an account of that!


(without the drama) as reported by Roger and Sage

We were alerted by Michelle that Alfreda was likely down in the 20' deep well between the mid-roof and the front edge.  
Marty had been alert earlier to sounds heard there from inside the building, but the sounds could have been pigeons too because all pefas had been accounted for.  
Because of the danger, Jacquie, DEC,  was called and okayed the rescue.
(Since I can't do those stairs, I remained on the ground.  Sage)
Marty, Michelle, Enrique and I followed Marty up to the well floor level.
Marty unbolted the  panel and opened the window.  
I climbed out onto the well floor with Sage's shirt and the rescue box, heavy gloves, spray bottle of water.  
20 year old linen shirt now has talon tears in the front, but I'll keep using it!
Alfreda appeared surprisingly calm
Marty and Enrique stood guard against a unhappy parent attack.
I carefully approached Alfreda who was in a corner and put Sage's shirt gently over her head.  She ran into the shirt and laid down.
After having observed that she was okay, I gently carried her to the box.
Michelle carried the box as we walked up to the higher roof floor window.
Enrique carried the box out onto the mid roof and gently released her.
Alfreda showed her thanks by squawking at him and flapping her wings.
Within an hour, she had made her way across the well and to the front ledge where she hung out with her sister, Wagner through the next day,
until...
by evening, she made a short flight and missed her landing.  She clung to the side of the building for quite a while,
then,
made a fall/flight towards the area of the roof where she was again out of sight!
Alfreda has still not been seen today...
If she is not spotted soon, another rescue may be needed.  :(  It is very hot today with strong gusty wind.  Joyce should be arriving about now...
Joyce at ct now, disregard earlier

ALBUM (https://picasaweb.google.com/100645862660585187015/20120717#5766164596129815746)

Dana, beautiful pictures.  What good photo ops!

Another dramatic day at CT! It was extremely windy at CT today which is located on higher ground with a lot of space around it. This makes for a very windy corridor, a bit much for new fledges.
One of the two fledglings had not been seen since last night, when it had a poor flight and disappeared from view over the roof, which has a deep well which I cannot describe for you right now.
Without going into all the details, around 5:30, Connie, Jacquie and Marty went in to get to the roof and well. On the way up the stairs, they apparently made some noise which scared the fledge off the bldg and we saw it fly off from its hiding place. After being sure we had 2 adults and two fledges accounted for, we heaved our sighs of relief and finished the watch by being treated to beautiful display of flying and hovering high over the tower by Gleig.
Thank you to Joyce, Michelle, Carl, Marty, Mike, Connie and Jacquie who showed up to help find our baby Peregrine! Michelle gave me a ride home because Roger had to leave. Carl just texted that all four were flying and the kids are now tucked in for the night!
:)  Sage

 :2thumbsup:

The girls are flying great today!  The flag was hanging limply from the pole so they didn't have to chance getting blown off course!  Each circled the tower with a parent, landed fine, went to rest on the nestbox ledge.  :)

Good to hear!   :thumbsup:

Glad to hear that A&W, the rootbeer girls, are doing well!   :clap:

Playing with Gleig in Photoshop!

 goodnews:

We were at the Buffalo VA this morning. As we were getting out of the car we noticed a fairly large bird flying over Bailey Ave, landing on the tower in the VA parking lot. It had the distinctive pointy wings, and the flap,flap flap of a juvie. It stayed on the tower for about 10 minutes, then took off after a crow. It was a great start to a very long day.

http://www.buffalonews.com/city/communities/buffalo/article973875.ece (http://www.buffalonews.com/city/communities/buffalo/article973875.ece)

15 peregrine falcon chicks continue species comeback!!   :clap:   The area welcomed more than a dozen new residents this summer. And they had living arrangements in some of the region's tallest landmarks.

Fifteen peregrine falcon chicks have hatched in nests up to 200 feet off the ground on such places as Statler City, the Central Terminal and the North and South Grand Island bridges.

"If you build it, they will come," Adams said of the nest boxes placed on tall structures in the area."


 If the nest boxes weren't there, the pairs would try to nest elsewhere, such as a window ledge, and likely be unsuccessful, Adams said.

I like this guy, wish more thought like him!  :thumbsup:  Thanks for sharing the article  :bow:

"I like this guy, wish more thought like him!"

That would be, "her" - Connie Adams, of the NYS DEC, to whom we owe a good deal for her dedication to Western New York falcons.

ML

The Root Beer girls, Alfreda and Wagner, are doing great at Central Terminal! 

  A shot from the other day...I forgot to repost some to FBPP today!  They uploaded to ~Sage~ (http://www.facebook.com/sage.kadow)


Since the colored tape has come off both, I can't ID them.  They were very high!

So glad the girls are doing well! Nice pics! 

They're beautiful, happy to hear they are doing well and staying high :2thumbsup:

So very nice Sage!  :wave:

So happy they are both doing well. Thanks Sage!  :clap:

I've been to Connecticut, back home, left eye hemorrhaging and emergency surgery, then sent to Buff Gen for other problem and admitted!  Got out next night but today is the first day I've been out with the camera for a week.

Donna saw I posted a shot of Diamante and Gleig on FBPP and reminded me to post it on Diamante's thread here, thank you Donna! 

And here is BB at UB, University of Buffalo, sitting on the perch.  I am not sure if Yankee has left but we haven't seen him lately.

Sorry about all your health problems but good to hear you're out and about again, Sage! I didn't realize Yankee migrated. DC appears to have left too-no sightings in a month. Strange how some do and some don't.

I'm hoping he hasn't migrated but we'll have to check more. 

Gleig and diamanté were so tight this past spring, I'm not surprised he is still here!  :)

Great photo of BB, Sage! Sorry to hear you have not been well, and I hope you're feeling better.

One of the Buffalo falcons was on the perch this morning. The time stamp is way off; this was just after 8:30 a.m. I don't really know who this is, but I expect you will know. He/she is leaving in the last pic.

            

Bonding in the nest today; BB and Yankee, I hope. One left, and the other went out on the perch briefly.

           

I don't have Yankee's band number handy, but he is Canadian & that is a Canadian band...looks like 4?/Y.

Thank you, Dumpsterkitty! I checked Yankee's band number, and it is black/black 42/Y, so it is him. He was born at the Niagara Gorge nest site in 2008.

Thanks for the screencaps, Alison!

All is calm at Central Terminal, with Gleig on her nestbox perch and Diamante on lookout from above~





Diamante all fluffed up by the fierce and freezing winds tearing down the corridor.