[This is the nest that lost the 3 eggs in the snowstorm back in Feb. They had a 2nd clutch, 2 eggs, 1 hatched.]

 Eagle Nest Updates
Spring Update #7 - July 15, 2010

Our young eagle has been flying around the nest area now since its first flight since on or around June 13th. While the bird has learned to fly, it has only started to learn to hunt, leaving it often times in the nest yelling to its parents for dinner.

Note the turtle shells in the nest. Turtles have been easy prey this season for the eagles and we have counted at least four shells (probably more) in the nest.

With its rudimentary hunting skills, the young eagle will soon head off away from its Shepherdstown home, not to be seen again in these parts. Our adults will very likely hang around for the rest of the summer, and in the Fall begin to tidy up the nest for the next nesting season.

This is the nest that lost the 3 eggs in the snowstorm back in Feb. They had a 2nd clutch, 2 eggs, 1 hatched.

[He's been in rehab since June 1st. Poor baby.]

7/21/2010  ::   Blue Band Loses Battle with Trichomoniasis
Due to the trichomoniasis infection, blue lost weight and became more susceptible to secondary infections. He had intestinal parasites, which cleared up with medication, and other secondary infections. He lost weight, and never returned to his weight at the age of banding. His feather development was retarded, and he was not preening himself properly. All of these are the consequences of the initial trich infection. It is indeed a nasty disease. As a result of these conditions, euthanizing became the necessary course of action.


He's been in rehab since June 1st. Poor baby.

It's not Beauty, she's on the Xerox building.

Falcon on base of Mercury...Beauty?

Jim, your nature pics are really cool. I have never seen a soft-shelled turtle, they are soooo round. Very nice report and pics. Thanks.

6:24 (MAK): Just saw Callidora stoop on Crow off HSBC. Go Callidora!

Dan loved to watch Kaver hunt early in the morning.  He would have a count of misses and hits by the time other Watchers would show up.  "Kaver had two successful hunts out of 29 attempts!"   

Dan is the Man! 

all you watchers, we haven't lost a falcon yet, well, except for the jail bird.  - Donna
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Well, technically she wasn't lost.  She knew where she was.  We on the other hand misplaced her for a bit.  

Yeah, I didn't mean lost (LOST)....misplaced is a good word Carol. 

Beautiful pics of all 3 Bonnie...thanks. What's Callidora doing, looks like holding on to prey.

Never fear! Actually, folks are out a lot, watching even without the official calendar!  Dan S has never signed up for a watch but he and MAK are out from about 5-5:30 AM and Carol is out after work until about 7.  Brian is out during the day and then the rest of the gang is out during various times!  We also have the "support personnel"-- people who work around the area and let the other watchers know if something is going on.  We're really lucky to have such a group!

Okey dokey then...thanks jeanne. Yes, lots are out at all different times for sure and MAK, (what a swell watcher she turned out to be), hasn't missed a morning since the Watcher's meeting. Sometimes she wakes me up with her text messages, (my new alarm clock). How long has Dan been doing this, (since Cabot and Mariah days), he's another up real early. Guess that's when all the action starts. That would be me right out there with them. If we had 3 or more hatches this year, things would be hopping for sure. You would need a person on every building in Rochester. That's a big city to be running around in. Thanks all you watchers, we haven't lost a falcon yet, well, except for the jail bird. 

11:15 MAK/Kathy O: Man on top of FCT...no falcons there. Ohhh, Beauty and Archer are on the OCSR and no Callidora. Where is that girl now?

What happened to the falcon watch schedule? I was checking the calendar and no one's on the schedule since July 3rd.  ???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiXNMokSTAk The Wiggles do Shaky Shaky.  bguitar

Sounds like good news. Hope all goes well and she can come home.. Thanks Yarak!