Sorry for the loss of your friend, Paul, but what a beautiful tribute to him. Thanks for sharing.

Great story!

We were very fortunate in San Jose this year as all 4 fledged safely!

 

Wonderful news!

2 hours now

Is that a pellet in front of DC in the first picture?

Nice report by Lyn but what are they males, females?  Hard to tell by names these days! 

I know Solar is a boy and MAK got to hold him 

I heard!   

Hope there's pics of MAK and Solar!

The Yoyo's commenting make me laugh(on the newspaper site). Apparently none of them have seen the swingstage fellows attacked at bandings or been on a rooftop near a nest. The threat is very real. What may save him is he is doing this at 9pm. Often the Peregrines have settled for the night by this time. On the other hand there is plenty of daylight left at 9pm this time of year. If we send representatives there I hope Im one of them. 

Buffalo news night before last said the walk was going to be at 10 PM.

[S2]

Any news on S2? Can't even find info on BCAW!!

I look from time to time but I don't think there has been any sightings since the video showing her looking at the eggs when New Girl came into the box and S2 flew off. Pa still seems attached to the eggs and does incubate them at times so that's why people there haven't removed them. Sad. 

 NO, I mean S2 not OR2. S2 is still in rehab right?

Whoops, too many 2 's-these birds need names!  Lol. I think I read she's with a Falconer and will be released in the fall.

Thanks kris, can't find her thread on BCAW!

You have to go to Board Index and look for DeMortel:Pa and OR2-info about S2 should be there.

[S2]

Any news on S2? Can't even find info on BCAW!!

I look from time to time but I don't think there has been any sightings since the video showing her looking at the eggs when New Girl came into the box and S2 flew off. Pa still seems attached to the eggs and does incubate them at times so that's why people there haven't removed them. Sad. 

 NO, I mean S2 not OR2. S2 is still in rehab right?

Whoops, too many 2 's-these birds need names!  Lol. I think I read she's with a Falconer and will be released in the fall.

Posted on BCAW

Just got home. What an exciting morning! I woke up at 5:30 and immediately tuned in the cam on the Kindle Fire. Both boys were on the ledge, then the internet connection went away and I had to reload. When I got back on, Lil Dad was on the ledge, downscreen from the stick, and both boys were jammed side by side facing him. It looked like he was giving them food. I thought, "good, they're both still home" and turned it off and laid back down. Only a minute or two later, the phone rang. When I saw it was Reenie, I knew what it was going to be. I had my pants half on before she was finished saying "There's a baby on the sidewalk!" Less than two minutes later, I was backing the car out of the parking space and on my way. When I got there, Reenie and a man were standing at the corner of Market and Aberdeen. I got my cat carrier out of the trunk and walked to the corner, where I could see Red crouched against the Carson Building wall. Once we got him
netted, I picked him up, took a good look at his head, eyes and mouth, took a deep sniff of his breath and checked his legs. He is fully alert and seems in perfect health. But since at that point we thought we heard Blue screaming from the top of the Fifth Street Garage, I just put him in the crate without checking the wings. I had called Ann from the Ed Center while I was on my way downtown, and she said keep him in the Ed Center til she got there, so we put Red in the office and went to the Garage to look for Blue. Turned out he was still on the ledge - his voice must have been echoing off the garage walls. So we went back inside to wait for Ann. In the meantime Jane arrived and we all waited together. I expect it will possibly be several hours before he is released, so don't be worried if the day is passing and you don't see him back yet. He is fine and oh, so beautiful!

What a cutie Red is. Glad he's OK.

He's OK and back on the ledge with Blue! 

Any news on S2? Can't even find info on BCAW!!

I look from time to time but I don't think there has been any sightings since the video showing her looking at the eggs when New Girl came into the box and S2 flew off. Pa still seems attached to the eggs and does incubate them at times so that's why people there haven't removed them. Sad. 

News clip of banding:

http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Falcon_Chicks_Banded_And_Checked_153272875.html?mobile=yes

[We saw Quest, Kendal too and could barely see the little ones.]

Has he been seen? I see Quest on the nest ledge looking all around but that doesn't mean anything. Not going to worry! I sent a note off to Kat.

Got an email from MAK this morning: We saw Quest, Kendal too and could barely see the little ones. This was yesterday! Phew, OK then   

 

Oh, Carly, I'm so sorry. That is so sad to lose these 2 babies.

there is a smaller download of the 4-minute video of the owlets, if anyone had trouble with the huge one.
http://gargravarr.cc.utexas.edu/owl/2012/20120522/video/2012%20Owlet%20Family%20Portrait%20Video%20720p.mp4
The video is very, very worth watching. Lots of clacking, defensive ill-temperedness on the part of one owlet; clearly someone died and made him king of everything. The other three are sitting quietly and going about the business of calibrating their brand-new owl headsets.

Those Owls are precious!  Love the chatty one and all of their expressions.  Thanks!

This site contains all the material that Froona had gathered about Peregrine Falcons-their history, life cycle, bonding, mating, egg laying, etc.  Sadly, Froona passed away in 2009 but she left behind a great gift for everyone who loves Peregrines to read and share. She was also a great follower of Mariah and Kaver and her site includes many pictures of them and their offspring.


http://www.falcoperegrinus.org/index-en.html