Very sad news. Eve died at the bird of prey hospital this afternoon. They will do a necroscopy to  know why. Nicole

             

Last feeding I see was at 10:30 AM

Awesome, Kris, thank you!!!!!  I think it is such a great name for a Rochester born falcon!  May this little one carry the strength of this name.  I thought it was particularly significant that Mary Jemison had an association with the Seneca tribe and we have our own Seneca (hatched 2008). 

I know, Jeanne!  It is a great name for this Falcon!

!!! Two flying very well, one to go
June 09, 2010 - Toronto - Sheraton Centre
Linda Woods Reports:
This evening, huge wonderful flights by the two fledged juveniles, Star and …. Legacy. Wow, they are keeping their height, while Rhea Mae and Tiago kept a watch on the ledge.
 
Lorenzo, who has not taken his first flight as yet, has stayed on the ledge this evening. Good thing the weather is not the best to take a first flight. Fog and rain today kept activity at a low today.
This evening after the rain stopped and the fog moved out. The two brothers took this opportunity to stretch their wings, giving guests in the Club Lounge a bit of a show.
Staff are commenting “we know when the chicks fly by, they fly close to the windows� The adult peregrines keep a distance.
Volunteers also had the opportunity to see an episode of
“Running of the Gulls� as Tiago moved them out of the area and away from the fledglings.
Hopefully sunny skies tomorrow may entice the remaining peregrine chick into his first flight.
It was a good day… after the rain stopped.


!!! Lorenzo Flies!
June 10, 2010 - Toronto - Sheraton Centre
Harry Crawford Reports:
Just after 9am today, Lorenzo took his first flight.  It wasn’t
elegant.  I think he tried to get back to the nest ledge and did a
gentle face plant on the window just to the left of the nest ledge.
He then slid down to the edge at the bottom and flapped for about a
minute.  Then he flew over to the bottom of the ‘e’, first one in
‘Centre’.  When I repositioned he had disappeared.

Later, from City Hall, I had all three chicks in view.
Lorenzo was on the north roof of 120 Adelaide.  He was running back and
forth and flapping.  The other two were on the north roof
ledge of 130 Adelaide, flying and playing tag.  Lorenzo eventually
moved to the northeast corner and according to Jan, was joined by
one of the brothers.

It won't come up for me. ???

It didn't come up for me either. I thought it was my computer.

Hmmm...I had no problem-just clicked on her link.

Hi,

I have created Banding day of the rfalconcam eyases 2010.

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Greetings
Annette

Great pics!  Thanks for posting, Annette! 

 

Love it!     Rich and I actually read the markers and I take pictures of sites like Mary's in Letchworth.  Living where I do and visiting all of the VA vineyards that I do, we go through a LOT of Civil War and some Revolution battlefields.  In fact, we will often drive through the Wilderness simply because we can.  Thanks for sharing Mary Jemison's story. 

I was born and raised in Wyoming County and my Great great great grandparents are buried in the old cemetery at Letchworth so I've been there countless times in my life.  Mary Jemison is someone who I've known about since I was a child and I was thrilled when I heard this name was chosen for one of the eyases!     

The streaming video is going between pictures too fast and people are complaining it's making them dizzy.  It's making me dizzy too and I can't watch it too long now.  Any chance of it going back to the way it was?

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20100610/NEWS01/100610007?source=twitter-dandc

One of the eyases was named today for a great woman.  Here's a little history:

Mary Jemison-White Woman of the Genesee

It is fitting that beautiful Letchworth State Park, which stretches over 17 miles of Livingston and Wyoming Counties, is the final resting place of Mary Jemison, the White Woman of the Genesee.




Mary was born during an Atlantic Ocean crossing in 1743, the daughter of Irish immigrants who came to settle in the new world, attracted by the freedom and inexpensive land this nation offered.  During the French and Indian War, fifteen year old Mary was captured by a raiding party of Shawnee and French  who killed most of her family.  At Fort Duquesne, she was sold to the Seneca Indians.   She was adopted into the Seneca tribe, took on their customs as well as the name Dehgawanus meaning “Two Falling Voices.â€�
As a young woman, she took a Delaware husband named Sheninjee and gave birth to a daughter who died in infancy, followed by a son she named Thomas, after her father.  In the 700 mile trek from their home in Ohio to the banks of the Genesee river, her first husband died.  The widow  was taken in by her husband’s family, and she eventually remarried a Seneca named Hiakatoo, giving birth to six more children.

After the Revolutionary War broke out, and as settlers began to take more and more of the land that was once home to the Native American, life became increasingly difficult for Mary’s adopted people.  Through negotiations at the Treaty of Big Tree, Mary was instrumental in helping safeguard almost 18,000 acres of land known as the Gardeau Reservation.

Eventually, most of that land was sold and in 1831, Mary sold off title to the last 2-acre parcel of land reserved to her use and moved to the Buffalo Creek Reservation where she passed away in 1833.


Mary's Statue and the cabin she built for her daughter

In 1874, after being contacted by her grandchildren, William P. Letchworth invited them to bring Mary’s remains “back homeâ€� to his Glen Iris estate on the banks of the Genesee.  In 1910, he mounted a bronze statue atop the granite marker erected on the site in tribute to “the White Woman of the Genesee.â€�

Today, on a bluff above the Middle Falls, visitors can find her marker and statue next to an original cabin built by Mary Jemison for her daughter Nancy.  Across the grove is the 50′ x 20′ Revolutionary War-era Seneca Council House, discovered in Canadea, NY, preserved by Willaim Letchworth and moved to its current location in 1871.


The Council House

Good job, everyone!!  

 

Hmm, very strange.  I also can't look at previous posts on that site.

Head scratcher for sure, Jeanne.  And on the banding video, it said that Legacy is the oldest of the eyases and on the CPF post it says he's the youngest.  

From the Sheraton:!

!!! Way To Go, Star, First Flight For Legacy
June 08, 2010 - Toronto - Sheraton Centre

Linda Woods Reports:

After over nighting   at the old day care, Star, finally made another flight.  He ended up on the Keg Restaurant.  For many years now, volunteers have wondered what it might be like to enjoy a meal at the Keg while watching a fledgling on an adjacent building.  But once again we are teased as we watch from the outside, while Star stood directly over the entrance. I found star shortly after arriving on site.

 The group of volunteers had to endeavour the day around the Keg, with the wonderful aromas of Grilled foods, knowing Star was there but could not see him.  I guess with all the BBQ smoke, enough was enough for the little guy and he took flight again around 7p.m.

He came towards York Street and banked left and headed south along York St. to Adelaide and gaining height. As soon as he turned left at Adelaide Street. I started to question myself, â€� was that really a Juvie and not a peregrine wanna be pigeon?â€�  I last saw him gaining height heading towards the Lombard building on Adelaide ( party hat).  I lost track of him.  Bruce and I started searching this general area. I retraced my steps, re visioned the flight path.  A ha! I found him, and good for him. He had made it all the way up to the west facing side of the Lombard building and landed dead centre of the west facing glass panel window, sitting at the base. Dead centre. The sun was shining on this area and when I looked. He was sitting straight up and looking proud as punch.  Good Job, good strong flight.

From that area, he took a few more flights west, ending up on the Dominon Building at Adelaide and University, tried to head for the DBRS across the street, circled back and headed west towards University. At one time Star had given Marion and I a scare. He was last seen headed for the  Shangra La construction site, but had circlled back and ended up on a tight window ledge behind the Dominion Building.

Legacy ( Red ) Took first Today and I was not there to see it.  But Zoe and Harry did.  At last light for the day, Legacy was still on the west, south west corner of  the Bell building on Adelaide St. Where he had been for the most of the day. This building is high, so a good flight for him.

Lorenzo ( yellow) the youngest was fed on the ledge, this evening around 7:00p.m.  He is the youngest and I guess he’ll enjoy the room to himself for the next day or so until he takes his first flight.

That's odd that when I looked just now at the CPF site it says that Lorenzo (red) fledged and that Legacy (yellow) hasn't yet and was fed on the ledge.  They must have changed it since you posted, Jeanne.  Confusing as to who else fledged.   ???