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Notice the book with RED arrow? This is the parking garage for the Library, which has the BLUE arrow!


I like it!!

http://www.winknews.com/2016/02/04/florida-woman-discovers-anaconda-while-walking-dogs/

 

http://youtu.be/_jIkMlHJUOc

Naturalist Bernd Heinrich, author of 'The Mind of the Raven", was nice enough to provide this description
Hi John,
The first thing to notice is that the owl is TOTALLY unimpressed. It's not scared in the least, and the raven has no aggrssive intentions, but starts out being just curious- like: "what the hell is This!" So it tests - tries to get a reaction. But the owl still stays totally nonchalent. At some point the raven then tries a different tactic- it puts on its "I'm a big guy" display of erect "ear" feathers- usually used to show status in the presence of potential superiors, but here used also with a bowing and wing-flaring,which is used in supplication if there is NOT going to be a challenge- so, yes, i think the raven was having fun, and then also starting to have some respect, because this big white thing was NOT going to cooperate and be its toy.

http://charmcitywire.com/watch-this-badass-video-featuring-the-bald-eagles-of-the-conowingo-dam/   

Great Video

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/roadkill-loopy-from-lead-poisoning-bald-eagles-are-getting-hit-by-cars/2016/02/03/ba26d482-ca84-11e5-88ff-e2d1b4289c2f_story.html?postshare=4571454595799313&tid=ss_fb

Dave said bald eagles ingest lead from legally shot deer that have been field dressed by hunters, the guts cut out and left in a pile.

Falcon there now 9:05am

DEC Wildlife staff and volunteers monitored 26 peregrine falcon nesting sites located throughout the Adirondack Mountains and along Lake Champlain and Lake George during the 2015 breeding season. They confirmed 15 nesting peregrine falcons pairs of which nine pairs successfully produced 18 chicks. Peregrine falcons are listed as an endangered species in New York State.

Some highlights of the 2015 breeding season include the discovery of a new nesting location on Crane Mountain, from which two young peregrines fledged. Also, a single nest along Lake George produced four young peregrines (two young is average for the nesting pairs in the Adirondacks), and another new nesting location along Lake George may have been discovered.

The DEC wishes to thank the Adirondack rock climbing community. Each year DEC closes certain Adirondack rock climbing routes during the nesting season to prevent any disturbances that might interfere with the successful raising of the young peregrine falcons. The continued cooperation, patience, and interest of rock climbers has made this monitoring effort a success year after year. http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7868.htmlm

A copy of the full 2015 Eastern Adirondack/Lake Champlain Region Peregrine Falcon Nest Monitoring report can obtained by e-mailing a request to R5info.info@dec.ny.gov

For more info on peregrine falcons read our fact sheet: http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7294.html

Good news! Looking forward to seeing the cam go live. Thank you, Donna!

The nest box looks somewhat like the one on Cobb Island, from what I can see.

I kinda like the doggie nest box!! It holds up in any weather and lasts forever!! 

http://www.swvatoday.com/news/smyth_county/article_8e88f8a0-c6d3-11e5-8c24-c3c291bab654.html

Another one saved!! 

I liked this site and the way you can flip over the photo to get the answer. for posting.

Dot in PA

Yeah, that was pretty neat!! 

http://www.playbuzz.com/coventryuniversity10/what-preys-on-a-peregrine-falcon?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=ff&utm_campaign=ff

Hmmm

[Happy Birthday Linda]

Happy Birthday Linda

“Falcon Cam� Comes to Union County Courthouse in Midtown Elizabeth

Union County Freeholder Vice Chairman Sergio Granados (far r.) watched the installation of a web camera at the peregrine falcon nest site atop the Union County Courthouse in Elizabeth this morning. The same falcon pair – one of only nesting 26 couples in New Jersey — has been raising chicks at the Courthouse since 2006, making their home in a round doghouse that provides stability in the windy environment. The in-nest “pinholeâ€� camera will be online at the County website, ucnj.org, once the final adjustments are completed. An audio feed and a controllable outer camera will also be installed this summer, enabling bird fans and researchers to follow the action in and around the nest.  (Photos by Jim Lowney/County of Union)

    http://ucnj.org

EAGLE UPDATE: WEEK 8
Our friend, Bald eagle "Lily," is doing well this week. We are delighted to report some positive news and that there have not been any recent setbacks.
After weeks of force-feeding, Lily has been eating on his own quite well lately. It began just with certain species of fish, but now Lily is behaving like the scavenger he was born to be and eating fish, rats, quail and other goodies. This is most encouraging.
Lily is feisty and strong. He is in a small enclosure and has very good use of his wings, so we are considering a move to a larger enclosure soon.
Also encouraging is that Lily's wounded leg, shot by an irresponsible gun owner and criminal in early Dec, is slowly - very slowly - regaining some muscle control. Lily cannot yet grasp anything very tightly with the talons on his injured leg and he may never be able to hunt again, but he IS able to balance on the leg a little and move it some. While this is only a small victory, it is still a move in the right direction after weeks of what appeared to be complete loss of use of the leg. There is no question that the leg has suffered severe nerve damage, but nerve connections can heal, and we're hopeful that this process will continue so Lily can live a life with some quality somewhere. It's still too early to say whether or not he will ever be able to be released back into the wild, or even if he will be a good candidate for captivity at some licensed wildlife center like ours, but recently we have been encouraged by Lily's progress, slow though it may be.
Reminder: there is still an active investigation into the shooting of this bird and an $8000 reward remains for any information leading to a conviction in the crime. Anyone with information can contact US Fish and Wildlife at 908-787-1321.
Lily's care has been intense, ongoing and expensive. We thank all of you for your support and donations. Lily, and 4501 others like him, were treated here at The Raptor Trust in 2015 and we could not have done that without your dedication to our mission.

 

Yeah, saw this on fb this am. Pretty wicked but could be dangerous for the Raptor.....some may retaliate against the Eagle/Raptor.

Homing Pigeons/Falcons