[First record for Mauritania:]

For the first time, there has been an observation of a Cinereous Vulture in Mauritania. From SEO BirdLife:

First observation of a black vulture in Mauritania! We banded him, as a chick, at the colony in the Valle del Lozoya, Rascafría, Madrid, on July 13, 2017.

This colony, whose numbers have grown from 60 pairs in 2007 to 120 pairs currently, is the place where Niebla grew up in 2017. 64 chicks were born in the colony last year.



The young Cinereous Vulture was seen in the company of a Griffon Vulture and a Brown-necked Raven.



First record for Mauritania:

In December 2017, the Dutch birding group Banc d’Arguin recorded a first-winter Cinereous Vulture at Iouik (Iwik) which is located in the Banc d’Arguin National Park, north-western Mauritania. The bird was wearing a yellow colour ring, so most likely from Spain. The bird was photographed with two other scavengers, a Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) and a Brown-necked Raven (Corvus ruficollis). This is the first known record for this Palearctic vulture for Mauritania.

http://www.magornitho.org/2018/01/first-cinereous-vulture-mauritania/

   Great news!

Is it me or is there no sounds coming from the nest microphone? Every time I check, I hear no city sounds, no nothing but a crackle! What 3rd camera did they fix??? Roof cam still out! 

Betty posted this an hr ago..

There is no sound yet. We are waiting for our contractor to install an adapter that will allow us to stream sound from the nest box. We will be connecting the 3rd camera to the web soon as well.

http://www.sciencealert.com/birds-intentionally-set-prey-ablaze-rewriting-history-fire-use-firehawk-raptors

After three days of Altera not sitting on the eggs, and a day of temps on the 20s, one of the eggs has frozen and ruptured.

But have hope. We’ve been here before.

This time last year, Altera laid her first of three sets of eggs in what became arguably the most fascinating and adventurous season yet of the OKCOwlCam.

Join us as we await the next twist in Season 6 on our 24/7 livestream at YouTube.com/OKCOwlCam

I’ve been waiting for something bad to happen.  She is a weird bird, for sure, but she successfully raised Owlets last year, after the same strange behavior...hoping for success again this yr.

Workers on site right now working on cams and nest box..

         

Donna,

BettyAnn replied to your question about fixing the roof cam!  We're getting sound too!

Yes Donna: The roof cam is scheduled to get fixed or replaced very soon and a microphone added to the nest cam. We will keep you posted!

             

Aria is I'm sure very content now that the cold snap has broken.  

         

I think, based on size, this is Rhea Mae.  They don't hang out much in the winter so it was nice to see someone home tonight - especially in this wicked cold weather.

     

First egg was laid today!  Altera and Mr. Tiger are now live on YouTube OKCOwlCam! (Pic from FB)

                    Fly free, Erin. 

What year was Cosmo hatched and banded? Were Rochester watchersat that banding?

 2014

Bailey may not be releasable..

Update on Bailey the Osprey, patient 799-17: The imping of her feathers didn't get the outcome we thought we would get. We had hoped by now, two weeks later, that she'd be showing more signs of progress. Unfortunately, she is still having difficulties with high, sustained flights. We'll continue to keep you informed with any updates as they occur.

Thanks for the great E10 pics, Alison!  Hoping E11 appears soon!

Dad meets E10!  Congrats to M15 and Harriet!

http://youtu.be/eza9EpeVRA4