We continue to receive transmitter readings from our friends at the DEC and it looks like Quest is on the move.   She's still spending time at the 220 Duncan Mill Rd nest site, but taking trips along the north side of Lake Ontario.  So where has she been over the past seven...

Link:

http://rfalconcam.com/imprinting/?p=1544

Pretty neat she goes to Pickering and Lennox. Thanks! Wonder if Kendal is venturing off with her!

I was wondering the same thing.

Do you have a voting "committee"?  I didn't see a post about voting.  Any news on when we'll hear anything about the calendar, can't wait

I was wondering the same thing!  Can't wait to see what's on them and when I can place my order!

Picture by Ruth McKee and story from BBC news:

A sea eagle has been rescued on the Aberdeenshire coast.

RSPB Scotland was called to a remote cove, inaccessible by land, near Pennan following reports of an injured bird needing help.

The team managed to rescue the tired, wet but "feisty" sea eagle and it is now recovering from its ordeal and being treated by vets.

The bird has been identified as a young male released in Ireland as part of a reintroduction project in 2010.

The distressed eagle was first spotted by a sea kayaker and the alarm was raised.

RSPB Scotland moved in to help, with help from Banff-based business North 58˚ Sea Adventures.

Rhian Evans, RSPB Scotland's east Scotland sea eagle officer who helped rescue the bird, said: "It wasn't until we approached the beach that we saw that the eagle was alive, but was clearly tired and wet.

"It was still fairly feisty and it actually took a while for us to retrieve it.

"Eventually I had to flush it off the cliffs by swimming towards it. Fortunately we managed to bring it safely back to the mainland."

'Excellent result'
 
Ian Page, the skipper of the North 58˚ boat Buchaneer said: "We had a falling tide and we were losing water and light.

"We could see Rhian running down the beach and then heading into the water. It was quite a decathlon but an excellent result."

Dr Allan Mee, project manager of the Irish sea eagle reintroduction programme, added: "It was a shock to hear one of our young sea eagles was found in poor condition but fantastic that it's been rescued and now has a real chance of recovery.

"This bird is the fifth confirmed Irish released sea eagle to have travelled to Scotland over the last four years.

"We are indebted to Rhian and the rescue team for their efforts."

Shaky said that no one volunteered to help.  ???

He said that no one volunteered to fix the roof of the nest box.

Oh, OK then-no carpenters in the bunch. Thanks for what was done though, everybody!

Today's team included Marcia, Larry, Joyce, Dana, Shaky and I.  We accomplished everything we needed to so we're good to go. 

Big thanks to all that came out and gave up some of their personal time on such a beautiful weekend. 

Now with a new camera and clean lenses, we'll be able to see more of our Rochester Peregrines.   

Shaky said that no one volunteered to help.  ???

Bill and I have been on successful Whale watches in Hawaii, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and Gloucester, MA.  It was such a scary but thrilling experience when these magnificent creatures came alongside our boat or swam underneath it but seeing them breach out of water was awesome!  The last watch we were on was out of Gloucester in 2007 where we got to see 8 Minke Whales, 4 Humpbacks and as we returned to port, we had a pod of over 100 White Striped Dolphins that were swimming and jumping out of the water all alongside our boat! The captain said it was the best watch of that year!  How lucky we were to pick that day and time to go!

A comment by Fred on one of the blogs I visit...

"Only the government can conclude that if you cut a foot off of the top of a blanket and sew it to the bottom of the same blanket, you’ll have a longer blanket."

Good one!

Happy Birthday, Birdmusic!   

Thanks Kris! Good job you guys!!! 

Forgot to add black over green!

BB. N over 58

Thank you, Joyce, for posting that.  I read through it with mixed feelings....sad, happy, grateful,..
Archer certainly has a checkered past.   I don't know if his name should be changed to Tiger or Charlie.   :-)

   

No caption needed!

 

                                                        HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY, PO!!   


Pictures of the event are posted on the Zoo's website:

http://www.zooatlanta.org/1212/panda_cam

  

Cute videos!  That poor Owl!  Glad someone found it!