Oh poor Jem - I'm just glad he's in good hands.  Keeping my fingers crossed here...

I am back in Ireland... WITH a keyboard WHICH WILL NOT behave... so please IGNORE! But... do we have TWO females or a male AND a female? REPORT FROM Banding DAY NOTES TWO females... BUT JEMISON IS BEING REFERRED TO as "he". What DID I MISS???

SLAINTE!
Bobbie

BOBBIE hi, wow, welcome back here. Well, they had thought 2 females until Callidora kept getting bigger and bigger and Jemison stayed, well...in the smaller stature. We all just figured he was a male. Did you get a chance to visit with them? It sure has been a rough week as I assume you have read by now. Waiting for reports on Jemison. He really is a SUPER flyer, just a little too anxious and over excited. As I'm writing this I hear some kakking going on...could be Callidora wanting some breakfast. Have you seen the live video yet? It's AMAZING. Anything else, just ask, we'll help. Glad your back.

[There seems to be an epidemic here....poor Canada, they had their share this year.]

Falcon Chedoke injured in crash landing

What goes up sometimes comes down, hard.

The last of four Hamilton Peregrine Falcon chicks to leave their nest atop the downtown Sheraton hotel is in rehab today  after a crash landing.

The Hamilton Naturalists club says Chedoke crashed atop the  entrance marquee of the Stelco Tower on King Street West, not far above street level Wednesday, damaging one wing.

She was rescued late in the day by Falconwatch co-ordinator Brad Asseltine and 2009 co-ordinator Sandra Davey

The injured bird is now staying at a rehabilitation facility, awaiting x-rays, which may take a few days to obtain.

 Audrey Gamble, of the Hamilton Community Peregrine Project, said an x-ray will determine if chedoke suffered a muscle injury or a broken bone.

“She may have hit the glass above the marquee and injured herself.�

Those who examined the bird after rescue say if she did break a bone in her wing it was not a catastrophic break. “We’ll know soon enough,� said Gamble.

Chedoke remained feisty throughout her ordeal on the entrance marquee, visibly annoyed at missing lunch and even putting up a fight when assistance arrived.

This is the 16th season a pair of peregrine falcons has nested on the hotel and these four chicks bring the total number of falcons hatched there to 50.

You can check out the latest pictures from the nest.


There seems to be an epidemic here....poor Canada, they had their share this year.

Poor Jemison...what a day for that boy! Prayers for a speedy recovery!

[Aren't they all just so beautiful?]

Aren't they all just so beautiful? Cute pic! Glad she's OK. Thanks

Looking for baby boy

Love the face....so adorable. Thank you for the photo. What a JEM!

Warrior was on the railing of the underpass bridge this AM.

YES!     Fist in the Air!  Yes!

Doing the "Warrior" dance...THANK you for the info Janet!

Falcon all the way left of building now..see him? Ibeam

Loch of the Lowes Osprey Wildlife Diary
Osprey Diary July 2nd
July 2nd, 2010 by Osprey Team

Our young ospreys have survived the down pours of the last day or so well, with their new coats of speckled feathers- a wonderful camouflage on the nest.
The rain did however, make fishing conditions a bit more difficult for dad- his eyesight is phenomenal but even he struggles when it rains all day! It just goes to show just how lucky we have been this year with ideal fishing conditions prevailing and an abundance of food for the two chicks.

The chicks are really starting to flap now- don’t worry they aren’t really going to take off just yet, they are strengthening those vital flight muscles. There will be loads and loads of this behaviour for another week probably before their first flight.
Has anyone else noticed too in the last few days how those HUGE feet have suddenly started to be more coordinated and the chicks are starting to use their talons, instead of balancing on their heals?

Lastly, you will have noticed too that the chicks have been starting to ‘head waggle’- the name we give the side to side head movement ospreys use when fishing or trying to focus on something. Their eyesight is developing just as fast as everything else and they are practising eyeing up things out on the loch.

Yes, all of this is happening incredibly fast- think of all the development our children go through fast tracked into 8 short weeks! Never a dull moment with young ospreys!
Emma Rawling Perthshire Ranger

P.S. three fish so far this morning- thanks eagle eyed bloggers- or should that be osprey eyed?

I see Archer on the corner top I beam-where's the babies?

Ei, that may be J..Archer in back of building. C on E shaft...probably lying flat.

Since A is on OCSR.. Beauty on her fav spot
Main Cam pointed at OCSR...where 2 Juvies and Archer are.

The old OCSR

One on base of Mercury...very sunny!

This is where Mariah was spotted last Fall. St Ann's Home in Irondequoit. Thanks Shaky. 

    Ooo  scary! I couldn't even look his way while refraining myself yet again. The things nightmares are made from!   

I can imagine...we have them here too!