DC wanted in, Beauty said NO! He left!

http://sunnydixie.blogspot.com/ 1st hatch!! 

http://vimeo.com/65150727  Let's try this feeding thing again! She's getting better!

Things are progressing very well for the 2-day old chick.  As with human newborns, new hatchlings really don't have much to do other than eat, sleep and poop.  While it is possible another egg may still hatch, as more and more time goes by it looks like this chick might end up as an only nestling.  But, only time will tell and I'm not ready yet to say another hatch won't happen.

Durand is figuring out the feeding process as shown in this video from midday today.  It can be frustrating to watch...but the chick does get food finally!  Spark is doing a great job of providing food and earlier this morning I witnessed him stash a prey item right next to the ledge camera.  Caching is a habit of these birds so that when they aren't successful at a kill, they still have food available as a backup.

Now that different activities are going on in the nest it has a lot of people thinking and wondering--and worrying about some things.  I will attempt to touch on some of the issues folks have been mentioning:

Chick seems lethargic:  as stated above, there is not much for a new hatchling to do.  Sitting up and begging for food can be exhausting for this little critter so when it isn't feeding time chances are for the first week or so the only thing the nestling will be doing is lying around.
Chick and/or eggs falling out of the nestbox:    The nestbox actually sets down in a recessed area of the ledge--the lower part of the ledge is several inches below the actual ledge that connects to the edge of just air and space.  Although viewers can't see it very well, there is a platform immediately in front of the nestbox at the same level as the nestbox itself, so it is virtually impossible for eggs to roll--or the chick to fall--out of the box into danger.
Durand panting/sun:  it's a warm week in Columbus and with the nestbox facing south, the temperature in the box can get several degrees warmer than the ambient temperature especially on sunny days.  Therefore, the chick doesn't always need to be brooded tightly.  And, just like a dog, a falcon cools itself by panting.  When Durand is panting, she is actually keeping cool and all is well--she is not overheating.

Keep in mind this nestbox in this location has raised many fledglings over the past 2 decades.  The combination of southern exposure of the ledge, nestbox and gravel is the right combination to attract peregrines year after year resulting in many successful nesting attempts and fledgings.  I hope this information helps put viewers with questions and concerns at ease and we all can just sit back and enjoy the show!
POSTED BY DONNA DANIEL AT 4/30/2013 05:20:00 PM

You may have noticed that our web pages our loading slower than usual this morning. We are experiencing a problem with our server. Action is being taken, and we hope to have things back to normal as soon as possible.

Thought it was just my pc, very slow for sure! Thanks.

http://blogues.radio-canada.ca/rive-sud/2013/04/30/faucons-champlain-pont-travaux/  Check out the video!

Just putting this under this thread.

Preventive removal falcons of the Champlain Bridge!

They removed the eggs and hope the pair will nest in another location with a nest box.

OK, it's the same thing I posted here! Guess their not protected at this site! 

[Cheyenne]

C&C's Ohio Peregrine Page
Caught a banded male peregrine eating on the Coastguard tower in Lorain last night (and have seen one here near dark earlier last week as well). He whittled down the prey and then took off with it, over the bascule bridge and toward the 21st Street Bridge (where a pair has nested before), but then flew out of view from our angle. It’s likely there’s a nest either at the 21st Street Bridge again or south of there at the Steel Mill (where pairs have also attempted nesting in the past). Tough to zero in, though—hate to say it, but it’s not very safe underneath the 21st Street Bridge in Lorain to check there and there are sections of the Steel Mill that are shut down. So, we might have to just make the assumption that they are nesting “somewhere� in Lorain. Hopefully, we can see this guy in better lighting at some point. Always wonder if it could be Cheyenne, and it certainly could be Zeus, who disappeared from his hunting grounds in Elyria with Evelyn just as nesting time was kicking in.







from fb

  Cheyenne from when he was in rehab in 2010

http://webcams.dnr.state.mn.us/falcon/

There's been some birdy-mama drama at St. Paul's Bremer Tower.
The peregrine falcon that nests in a box on the east side of the downtown building's 26th floor has returned this season. But Jill, as she was named by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, is no longer with her mate, Sota.
Jill and Sota raised 28 chicks, but the DNR suspects Sota died over the winter.
Now Jill has a new mate and has laid three eggs. Her chicks should hatch around Memorial Day, the DNR said.
The DNR is live-streaming its FalconCam, which was installed last year and financed by local businesses, the DNR and wildlife lovers like you.
Sota was nearly 19 years old, a ripe old age for a wild peregrine, and may have died of natural causes, said Jackie Fallon, vice president of field operations for the Midwest Peregrine Society. But it's also possible that the new, younger male could have engaged Sota — who was missing talons — in a fatal territorial battle.
"Peregrines are extremely territorial," she said, noting that a falcon missing talons "would have a hard time trying to fend off a young, stronger bird."
Sota's fate may never be known unless his remains and his identification band are recovered. Fallon said she's hoping to find out because Sota was "very special for me."
"His father was the first adult peregrine I had ever handled, 20-some years ago," she said.
Fallon plans to go to Bremer Tower, the Bremer Financial Corp. headquarters at 445 Minnesota St., to identify the new male next week.

 

Anyone know the purpose of the cam angle at Quest's nest???

I think it was bumped!

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/interactive/article/20130430/news01/304300032/Live-Coverage-Spider-Man-2-begins-filming-Rochester  More videos here.

Food for heaven's Saker!!  

Cute chick

So many surprises and so much sadness this season!

http://www.whec.com/news/stories/S3016259.shtml?cat=566  Video shot from OCSR this am!

8:37 DJC

DJC