[The African-Eurasian Flyway – one of the most important migratory routes in the entire world – runs straight through Lebanon, and it is here that the journey ends for around 2.6 million birds as they are felled from the sky by irresponsible hunters.]

The African-Eurasian Flyway – one of the most important migratory routes in the entire world – runs straight through Lebanon, and it is here that the journey ends for around 2.6 million birds as they are felled from the sky by irresponsible hunters.

*This is very disturbing but what a GREAT LOVE story!! 

  Nice!!

 

[44/R shall be remembered as Faith]

Our chicks have names!!!
60/P shall be called Finn - "Hero" or "Warrior"

04/Z shall be called Nova - An astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright “new� star, that slowly fades from view over several weeks or many months. Our babies are our bright new stars & they slowly fade from view to find their own territories.

44/R shall be remembered as Faith

(Faith is the one from last week who was wobbling, she didn't make it) Fly Free Faith 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVzdkXrko5k&feature=youtu.be Streaming LIVE now on youtube!

Welcome to an old friend from the M&K days, Mary Freeman Dove!

Wow, I remember her!! Been a LONG time!! Welcome back Mary!!

The streams quit this afternoon for reasons unknown. The computers that control the streams are offline, and the building is closed until Monday, so there is no way to reset them until then.

When it rains, it pours!!! 

May 6th - Cadence on eggs.  Just noticed a leg band in the box.

Saw that too, was going to say someone lost their wedding band! 

Beauty goes to meetin!!

A shot of unusually cold air for this time of the year will move into the Rochester region and bring a chance for some snowflakes.
A few areas may see a coating and perhaps up to a couple inches in the hills south and southwest of Rochester

"I'm a little nervous but here goes"

"They're not hungry, take a peek and then leave!"

Did DC pull a hole shot??? He saw 4 heads!!


CONGRATS!!! 4 babies!!!! 

Good thing I didn't say something  in that tweet!   

Good job D & C!!

4 eggs, no trowel and the pot has drainage!!

http://www.realwoodmenlife.com/falcons/foursome

Good news here!

A Foursome! And the Banding Day is Set

It looks like the fourth falcon egg hatched last night – this morning we spotted four heads trying to get food at the first feeding of the day.

Banding Day Scheduled
Nebraska Games and Parks and Raptor Recovery Center like to schedule the banding about 20 days from hatching. When the eyasses are 20 days old, they’re strong enough to handle being out of the nest for a bit, but not strong enough to fly away or fight being poked and prodded.

We’ve scheduled the 2017 banding for Friday, May 19. New this year: a Facebook live video! We’ll be documenting the banding as it happens, so you’ll want to log into Facebook that morning. We’ll announce the specific time at a later date.

Naming Contest Coming
During the banding, the falcon experts will determine the sex of each bird (based on their size – the male falcons are smaller than the female ones), and they’ll be banded so that we can trace their journey throughout their lives.

We’ll launch the naming contest on WoodmenLife’s Facebook page right after the banding on that Friday. Stay tuned for more details!