http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110319/ap_on_en_ot/eu_germany_knut_death

I just now saw this.  Poor sweet boy:(

Payback for Mr. T's time with Beauty??

T D and J for the G of the RFC. N.

Thanks Donna and Jeanne for the Glossary of the Rochester Falcon Cam. Nicole

   I never would have got that!!

Me either!!!

Happy birthday, Lou!!!!!!  Hope it has been a great day and an even more exceptional year!!!!!

Thank goodness!  Whew!

This is adorable

http://theweek.com/article/index/213196/march-of-the-penguins-airborne-edition

So exciting!!!!!  I hope it is Mr. T!

Dan S. one of the watchers, used to watch Cabot Scirocco and Mariah

There is a new box at Kodak Tower?

There was a box at Kodak Tower.  It was put up there a couple of years before Mariah used it. And it was taken down when construction work was started on Kodak (after the 2008 nesting season).

Anthropomorphziing - a favorite watcher activity

   Never

I added some things.  Question-- where was the hack box?


Mariah-- Peregrine Falcon matriarch-- first falcon on Kodak tower (1998).  First mate was Cabot Scirocco (1998-2002), then with Kaver (2002-2008.  She spent most of her time at Kodak tower until the nestbox was moved to Times Square in 2009.

Archer-- (hatched 2006 in Port Colborn, Ontario).  Mariah and Kaver's grandson.  His father is Freedom (hatched 2002).  He was a mate to Mariah for a very brief time in 2009 before pairing with Beauty

Beauty-- (hatched 2007, Cathedral of Learning, Pittsburg)h.  First was seen with Zephyr (M/K's offspring)in the winter of 2009. She tthen fought Mariah for territorial dominance in downtown Rochester in 2009.

Kodak tower -- original nestbox site and birthplace of close to 50 peregrine babies

Times Square building (TS)-- new site of nestbox, used by Beauty and Archer

Powers Building-- another nestbox site after the box was removed from Kodak.  Birds have been seen near there but the nestbox has not been used.

Old Changing Scene Restaurant (OCSR)-- place where falcons seem to go but not for mating or nesting.  Mariah  and Kaver (M/K) used to store food in the elevator shaft of that building.  Archer and Beauty seem to do the same.  This is still used for those purposes by Archer and Beauty.  Fledglings in 2010 also would go there with their parents.

 Frontier Communication Tower (FCT(-- hang out. This is across from City Hall. A/B seemed to bring their fledglings  there .  Calidora (hatched 2010) used to frequent that, screaming for food from her parents.  

Kodak Park (KP)-- ironically, where Mariah had been seen for awhile after she relinquished territory.  It is a few miles down the same road as Kodak tower.  Lady Pefa is on one of the buildings of that complex

Mercury-- across the road from Times Square building.  Favorite spot of A/B.  Seems to be the the statue they prefer for mating and eating purposes.

Psych Center(PC) -- about 3-5 miles from Times Square.  We have seen Pefas there through the years (including Zephyr in 2009).  Again this winter, 2010, two have been seen on that building.  It is privately owned so viewing is restricted

HSBC-- this is a building in downtown Rochester.  Often, A/B  are seen there at night.  It is across the street from Xerox -- A/B seem to perch on certain areas of that building at night. (They consistently will perch on certain columns).

echupping-- a sound of affection.  Heard often with the adults

kakking-- if done in a hurried manner, can be an alarm call but regular kakking can be done also for attention

wailing-- used by eyases/fledglings when begging for food.  Adults will also wail when laying on eggs to indicate change from one adult to another

Thanks to Jim P. for  help with the sounds!

This poor guy should work in some kind of disaster relief since he is right there in the midst of so many!   

Lady Pefa-- Our other Kodak peregrine
HSBC-- building across from Xerox where Beauty and Archer hang out
M/K-- Mariah and Kaver

http://blogs.news.sky.com/kayb/Post:bdccad5a-f43d-4127-89ac-48c26bad2308
 

Sweet baby girl

This is such great news!