!!! Olivia not seen
July 01, 2014 - Toronto - Sheraton Centre

Linda Woods Reports:

This evening,  I had three juveniles making flying around the south side of the hotel making stops on various roof tops. At one time I had three clearly in view and could I.D them through the colour tape.  Buzz, Ralphie and Trout were all together. How nice. Unfortunately, Olivia has not been seen since midday.  She could be on a lower roof level, but both Bruce and I looked and could not spot her.

When I was looking north along York St at King St. Two individuals were walking along the south roof line of the Sheraton Hotel. They approached the area just above the nest area and west facing logo. They are not connected with any Wildlife Association or Ministry of Natural Resources and they are certainly not with CPF.

. The individuals were, male and female both wearing black clothing, the male carrying a camera with long lens.  I have seen this couple illegally on the roof of the King Edward Hotel as well.. Security at both locations have been notified.

This activity stirred up a lot  agitation from Rhea Mae and Tiago. Lots of vocalization from the adults in turned agitated the juvies into flight.  That is not what I wanted to see at that time of the evening, just as the young ones are settling down and finding a safe place to rest for the night.  Who knows where Olivia is now after all that.  I am not pleased.  I hope both individuals got theâ€� what for â€� from Rhea Mae.

Mark Nash has been informed and will be in communication regarding this activity.

GREAT!!    Hope they nab these two!!

Nice pic Dana  djc

djc

I'm with Dana!! YAAAAAAYYYY  djc

D & C article.....already!!!

Elbowed by her bossy brother out of the nest, falling through the air before she was quite ready to handle the drop, landing on a ledge 15 feet off the ground – this was not the way Tesh envisioned her first flight.

But that's what happened. One of four 40-day-old peregrine falcons nesting high atop the Times Square building in downtown Rochester, Tesh was the last to fledge. Her brothers, Mercury and Nor'eastern, and her sister, Nettie, had already sailed off the tower under the watchful eyes of volunteers from the Genesee Valley Audobon Society.

Tesh was next, but the moment came prematurely when Nor'eastern apparently knocked her from the nest with the swipe of a wing. Bird-watchers saw her half-tumble, half-glide through the air, wavering over busy traffic on State Street before landing on the ledge of the Telesca Center for Justice, just over the heads of pedestrians and certainly closer to the ground than she would have preferred.

"She's very lucky," said Carol Phillips, who's been watching the falcons for about 12 years. "She would have been ready to fly tomorrow, but she just got caught off guard."

The lucky bird stood poised on the edge of the ledge for about 45 minutes; volunteers manned every corner, shooing away pedestrians who stood too close to watch. In case Tesh fell, they had rescue kits with lightweight blankets and water spritzers.

"No one's going to jump in front of a car if she falls," Phillips said. "We're trained not to do that, anyway."

Luckily, it didn't come to that. After getting acclimated to the new altitude, Tesh paced along the ledge to Main Street, then back again. It took an hour to work up the courage for her second flight – this one on her own terms, more or less – but when she took off, it was a thing of beauty.

She winged it east on Main Street and was spotted by a Rochester police officer landing on the Canandaigua National Bank building, then gathered her strength and traveled up the river to higher ground.

"She did good," Phillips said.

The hope is that she'll rejoin the family on the Times Square building by tonight.

To see what the falcons are up to, go to http://rfalconcam.com/rfc-main/.

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2014/07/01/young-peregrine-falcon-tesh-stuck-ledge/11921337/

Pat grabbed this photo of Tesh from the doorway. Thanks Pat

This was on twitter!  Tesh, young peregrine falcons from @Rfalconcam took off early from her nest. Not yet ready for flight.

Tesh, a young peregrine falcon, took off early from her nest located on the Time Square building. In this photo, she is perching on an overhang located on the Tolesca building right next door. She is not quite yet ready for flight.

Too see what the falcons are up to, go to http://rfalconcam.com/rfc-main/.  From D & C

This IS the posting.

Oh OK, thought word got out and people freaked!! Thanks

djc

Apparently Tesh got blown off the wall, she is on a small roof next to the Talesca building, which is right next to the TS building!! Watchers on it.

I didn't even hear about this!! Was it posted??

Looks like Nor'e hit the wall and fell in the well but he's OK

up the ladder he comes

 Yikes Nor'e
 

As Barb in LA says "Lean on me"
These 2 are so cute, Nettie was actually falling asleep on her sisters shoulder!

http://www.rochestersubway.com/topics/2014/07/high-falls-repaints-old-ghost-signs-building-advertisements/

Love it! Thanks

Saw this on the fb page where the Providence juvie is being treated.

Born To Be Wild Nature Center
Can't we all just get along? The falcon and the hawk have formed an unusual friendship during their stay at BTBW. They even eat together.