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Other Nature Related Information / Falcon Web Cams / Columbus falcons: The pale egg
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on: 07-May-10, 05:12:34 PM
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State Office Tower in Columbus, Ohio. Tuesday, May 04, 2010 The Forgotten Egg...?! More and more we are noticing that Scout seems to be "forgetting" about the egg that lacks pigment. Oftentimes it has been left out at her side and not incubated while the other eggs are warm beneath her. This afternoon it is even cast off to the side away from the others. We can't say for certain what is going on, but I suspect that because the pigment it did have seems to have faded, it could indicate a “dead” egg. If the egg is infertile or the embryo has died then it isn’t developing as the others and so it would be a different weight/mass then the other eggs. This would make it not “roll” the same as the other eggs. The adults would be able to pick up on this difference when they are moving the eggs and settling down on them. It will be very interesting to see if it hatches but if it continues to be left out and off to the side it doesn't look promising. At least we can assume that the other 3 eggs are doing well!  |
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Other Nature Related Information / Other Nature Web Cams / Re: Beleef de Lente online
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on: 07-May-10, 04:58:45 PM
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Haven't seen the pigeon today and dad just brought in...a worm. I thought she ate it but now I see it crawling around and some how got attached to her. When it tries to pull away, it's caught on her under side. I can see her butt moving when the worm pulls...(gross). It's a huge worm..you can see it in this pic. I outlined it in red. Yuck
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Other Nature Related Information / Falcon Web Cams / Re: Harrisburg, PA Falcons
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on: 07-May-10, 02:44:04 PM
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Recent News Title
5/7/2010 :: Status of Eggs
One of the two remaining eggs was broken sometime overnight. There is one unhatched egg remaining. Since there was yolk in the broken egg, it most likely was infertile, or at least, any embryo had little development. If the other egg is not viable, it will begin to decay, and will be vulnerable to breaking under the process of decomposition.
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Other Nature Related Information / Falcon Web Cams / Re: Canada Falcons: All but Rhea Mae & Tiago, (they have their own thread)
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on: 07-May-10, 07:04:21 AM
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No Hatch Yet.
May 06, 2010 - Mississauga - Executive Centre
CPF Postmaster Reports:
A quick check in at MEC caught the adult female talking a stretch and she exsposed her four unhatched eggs.
!!! Port Colborne now has 4 eggs!!!
May 06, 2010 - Port Colborne - ADM Mill
Doug Garbutt Reports:
Believe it or not, another egg appeared today. For a brief moment, the female was off the scrape & I clearly saw 4 eggs. The 4th egg could have been there before Monday (when full incubation started) but out of camera view. The camera covers most of the scrape but not the whole thing. Another good thing is that dad (who we call Buffalo Bill) is now pitching in with the incubation process. Hopefully he wasn’t shooting blanks & the eggs are fertilised, as they are taking very good care of them to date.
!!! Some Interesting News From North York
May 06, 2010 - North York - Nest
Bruce Massey Reports:
Over the Winter and Spring I have been monitoring the North York Birds. During the Winter they were seen individually but not together until around the first of April. Since the beginning of May the Birds have been concentrating in the Yonge & Finch area, predominately on the North American Center. As I work in the area I usually see one or the other first thing in the Morning and again in the early PM (1230-1300 Hrs).
Since a pair of peregrines nested 2 years ago I have been keeping watch on them, and last year they spent the summer checking out various buildings from Sheppard to Finch but to my knowledge did not have a successful Nest since 2008. I also touched base with the Building’s Maintenance Supervisor, last year and again this year, and got some very Interesting reports, and if confirmed, Important Information. The Male is Banded, (This alone makes it a New Male, if you remember the two birds that nested in 2008 were not Banded) but the most Important News was that the Band was “Reddish” in colour. This colour would suggest the Bird is a ” Canadian Hack Released Bird”. It also represents the first time one of these birds have been reported nesting here from Canada or the US. In the following days and Weeks I will attempt to confirm the Above and also try to see and if possible the Female is also Banded. Of course I will also determine if there will be a nest this year or not.
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Other Nature Related Information / General Nature Discussion / Red-tailed hawk soaring above competitors in search for Canada's national bird
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on: 07-May-10, 06:22:50 AM
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TORONTO - Canada's Quest for a national bird appears to be taking flight.
With a Maple Leaf adorning the flag, a beaver on the nickel and lacrosse and ice hockey as national sports, Canada seems well-endowed with national symbols.
But as the country's 143rd birthday nears, there is no national bird.
Hope may be on the horizon, however, as the Canadian Raptor Conservancy has collected a few thousand signatures on its online petition asking the government to take the bird issue in hand.
The survey asks Canadians to suggest a bird and explain why it's a good pick. Six weeks into its campaign, the conservancy has received about 20 suggestions, with the red-tailed hawk soaring high above the flock with 85 per cent of the vote so far.
Conservancy director James Cowan, who was in Toronto performing a birds of prey show for students on Thursday, said the Canada goose and the loon are tied for second place at about three or four per cent.
Ontario residents are flocking to the red-tailed hawk and the loon. Even Premier Dalton McGuinty has thrown his support behind the red-tailed hawk, perhaps swayed by a nesting pair at the legislature. Atlantic Canadians appear to favour the Canada goose.
Crows, ravens, Lincoln's sparrows and whiskey jacks all have some votes. But with 450 different types of birds spending at least a few months in the country each year, Canadians have plenty to choose from.
Cowan said provincial birds such as the loon, which is Ontario's bird, or the snowy owl, which is Quebec's shouldn't be chosen. The national bird of another country would also be ineligible. He'd prefer an endangered bird not be selected, in case it becomes extinct.
"It should be a bird that every Canadian I think sees in day-to-day life," said Cowan.
"Personally I feel it shouldn't have any natural enemies, because I really don't want my national bird being picked on by some other animal out there."
A handful of people questioned in downtown Toronto were surprised Canada has no winged ambassador, but all had their own suggestions.
"I like the robin redbreast. It's a plain one but it's red," said Melissa Ware, 26, a fitness instructor. "I agree with promoting the natural wildlife that we have here."
Legal assistant Eduarda Tavare, 44, likes the loon, eagle or hawk.
"The hawk would make more sense. I don't think anyone else has adopted the hawk and they actually live in the city," she said. "As long as it's not the pigeon, we're OK."
Legal assistant Julie Carter, 48, thinks it's high time Canada gets a national bird.
"I always thought the goose was our national bird but I guess I'm wrong. So I vote for the cardinal," said Carter.
Bird watching is the No. 1 hobby in the world and digital photography is helping boost its popularity, said Cowan.
The conservancy, which performs 1,600 shows across the country each year, discovered Canada doesn't have a national bird while researching its new show season and hatched a plan to get one.
Cowan said it would strengthen Canada's identity and could be used on currency.
"You can see where the bald eagle has shown up in the States, it's on their seal. When the president does his speech there's the bald eagle right behind him," he said.
The group will offer a paper petition at summer shows including at Toronto's CNE, Ottawa's SuperEx, Vancouver's Grouse Mountain and the Western Fair at London, Ont.
The group will take the petition to Parliament once it gets 200,000 signatures.
The bird that wins the most votes may not end up as the newest Canadian symbol unless politicians agree it is the best one to represent the country, cautioned Cowan.
The petition can be found online atwww.canadianraptorconservancy.com
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