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Rochester Falcons / Rochester Falcon Offspring / Re: Quest and Kendal - Toronto/Don Mills
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on: 27-Apr-11, 11:05:38 AM
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As per Mark's recent posting,he was busy drafting a letter to the occupants/property managers explaining things. He will hand deliver it today. CPF does their best to take care of incidents like this at all sites it monitors and surrounding buildings. We rarely meet resistance,but if needed Ministry Of Natural Resources can be involved,if necessary. To end,CPF deals with this type of thing each season so be assured,it has our attention.
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Other Nature Related Information / Raptor Web Cams / Re: !!!!Norfolk mother eagle killed by jet!!!!!
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on: 27-Apr-11, 10:14:36 AM
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Norfolk Botanical Garden: This morning the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries will be removing the 3 eaglets and send them to the Wildlife Center of Virginia. WVEC: DGIF biologists have decided that it is in the best interest of the eaglets to remove them from the nest and relocate them to the Wildlife Center of Virginia. The removal operation will take place at 10 a.m. Norfolk Botanical Garden: DGIF has the legal responsibility for the welfare of these eaglets and has made the decision to remove them, deeming this is in the best interest of the eaglets. Norfolk Botanical Garden: One option discussed was to leave them and see if the father could continue to raise them alone. It is possible he could, but it is also very possible he could not continue to provide enough food as they grow and need a higher calorie count. There was a concern it would reach a point of no return and it would be difficult to remove the eaglets. It would present the problem of being too late to remove them for their survival. There is a reason it takes two parents to raise the eaglets.  Buddy in training!
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Rochester Falcons / Rochester Falcon Offspring / Re: Rhea Mae and Tiago's Webcam - Toronto - Canadian Peregrine Foundation
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on: 27-Apr-11, 09:39:28 AM
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A good night time view indeed!
April 24, 2011 - Toronto - Sheraton Centre
CPF Postmaster Reports:
After more than two years in the planning, our dreams have finally been realized with the replacement of the aging black and white infrared camera on the Toronto Sheraton Centre nest.
In addition to the incredible day time colour images that it is now providing, the night images are much better than those provided by the 1999 vintage camera that we originally installed.
Should this camera stand the test of time, efforts will be made to seek further sponsorship and partner opportunities to replace all of our older CPF nest cameras at many of the other urban peregrine nest sites that we are closely monitoring.
While the camera’s provide an incredible educational opportunity for all, they also help us learn and understand more of the ways of the urban peregrine, their behaviours and adaptations, they have long since proven to be a most valuable as a necessary management tool for the species itself, particularly as it applies to the urban management of the species, and help us gather and report on the birds activities so that we can provide up to date and accurate information on the birds activities, including their courtship, egg production, incubation times and the exact hatch dates of each nest sites being monitored. This information assists in the coordination and the scheduling of routine building maintenance activities, window washing schedules, banding times frames and helps us with predicting the fledging times of the young hatchlings.
A much added bonus, allows us to closely monitor both the health and development of the hatchlings themselves, identify the types of food that they peregrines are eating, and of course assists us at fledging times during the actual fledge watches.
Stay tuned…………
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Other Nature Related Information / Raptor Web Cams / !!!!Norfolk mother eagle killed by jet!!!!!
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on: 26-Apr-11, 05:45:27 PM
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Not sure what happened yet but momma Eagle has passed....looking for info..OMG!!
NORFOLK -- A plane landing at Norfolk International Airport struck and killed an eagle Tuesday morning, and it has been confirmed that it was one of the very popular eagles from the Norfolk Botanical Garden.
Tuesday afternoon, Stephen A. Living, a wildlife biologist with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries confirmed it is indeed one of the nesting pair from the Norfolk Botanical Garden.
These eagles were well known through the Norfolk Botanical Garden Eagle Cam provided by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF), Norfolk Botanical Garden and WVEC, and have been at NBG since 2001 and have been featured on the Eagle Cam on WVEC.com since 2006.
Eagle Cam watcher Linda Eszenyi drove from Northern Virginia in hopes of getting a personal glimpse of the pair and their eaglets.
“They told me and I just had to go have a cry. I was so hurt and disappointed, not for just me but for everybody that watches,” Eszenyi said.
Reese Lukei, a research associate with the Center for Conservation Biology (CCB), has monitored and blogged about these eagles for ten years.
“It’s about like losing one of your kids,” Lukei described.
Moments before the confirmation, Living said "We are fairly certain it's the female from Norfolk Botanical Garden based on the location, the physical characteristics of the eagle and the fact that the female hasn't been seen on the nest since early this morning."
Biologists with the VDGIF, CCB, and the staff at NBG will continue to monitor the nest and are working to ensure the health of the eaglets.
DGIF management and other wildlife experts met Tuesday at the Botanical Garden to discuss the status of the eagle nest and whether the male can meet the needs of the eaglets.
“We are going to be watching this nest very closely over the coming days to see if he is able to provide regular feeding for the chicks,” Lukei stated.
The adult male eagle has been seen in a nearby tree Tuesday afternoon but has not been seen at the nest.
"These eaglets are right on the edge of being able to feed themselves if something is brought to the nest, but we will be watching to see if the male helps them eat. If he doesn't, they will likely have to come out of the nest," said Lukei.
Lukei said there are cases of single adult eagles raising broods of young. He added that a decision will be made by Wednesday about what will be done with the three eaglets.
"They had a breakfast this morning, a big catfish, but with these temperatures we're having, if they are not fed eventually, they will become dehydrated," said Lukei.
Lukei said that if the eaglets are removed from the nest, they could be placed in a foster nest or relocated to a wildlife rehab center. A foster nest is a nest with eaglets of the same age. Lukei said this approch has been successful with other birds.
The final decision about the eaglets will be made by the DGIF, which has regulatory authority in Virginia.
The plane strike happened sometime between 8:30 and 8:50 a.m. A US Airways regional jet coming from Philadelphia was preparing to land at 8:50 when the pilot reported the bird strike.
Shank says the eagle was reportedly feeding at Lake Whitehurst with another eagle when the strike was reported.
The plane landed safely and no one was hurt, said Shank. He added that there was minor damage to the aircraft.
Shank told WVEC.com that this is the second eagle strike in several weeks and fourth in 10 years; the others occurring in 2005 and 2001.
Shank said the airport is working with the US Fish and Wildlife office to see if anything can be done to protect airline passengers and wildlife.
How awful for her and her mate, plus 3 babies. So sorry, so sad. She was a great mom!
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I know he will bounce back and life goes on. I think we hurt more than them. 
