Total 7 photos:
https://picasaweb.google.com/wnyfalconfan/FinallyGetToSeeBaronFlyJul82013

Ahh...Rhea Mae and Tiago bonding

for all your great videos, NCA!

DITTO that!  I love being able to see Baron fly back to the nestbox. Thanks!

I think Laura fledged. Haven't seen her on the ledge.

 

It's an invasion!

Who sleeps in the falcon world?   Not this family at 4:41 am.

[!!! 4 fledglinngs observed - so far so good!!]

!!! 4 fledglinngs observed - so far so good!!
June 30, 2013 - Niagara Falls

CPF Postmaster Reports:

Sunday June 30th - 2013
A huge thank you to Wilson for sending us his observation from Sunday of the Niagara falls juveniles. It would appear that all four fledglings have survived and so far have over the worst of the fledge period!!

This is great news indeed!!!

Sadly, the Canadian Niagara Parks Commission would not allow access this year to band the young peregrines (sighting safety concerns that the OPG power house roof would cave in under a humans weight)??, we will have no record to reliably track or monitor them without band identification, but as long as they are still visible before their dispersal or migration in the fall, you should be able to at least watch the young fledglings development over the next few months.

Report from Wilson for Sunday:

No more than 10 minutes after my arrival at the Falls on the Canadian side, one of the adult birds came flying by. One bird flew right toward the rock face disappearing just below me. Not long after I noticed small white pieces of feather drifting up and over the railings where I stood. One blood stained feather landed no more than 4 feet from me. As the minutes passed, larger feathers started to float up and past the boardwalk railings. It was frustrating to not be able to see the bird.

All 4 juveniles were perched on top of a roof on top of the OPG roof. They each staked out a corner of the small roof. One other bird which I could not make out if it was an adult (sadly no binoculars) was perched nearby. Earlier a peregrine had flown directly over a cat that was crossing the road next to the OPG building. The cat disappeared into the bush.
Wilson Hum

[The Trio]

The Trio



Voyager - Baron - Rosetta... look at the size difference.

[http://newyorkwild.org/martin/martin_video.htm]

http://newyorkwild.org/martin/martin_video.htm

(with sound)

[http://newyorkwild.org/osprey/osprey.htm]

http://newyorkwild.org/osprey/osprey.htm

http://www.buffalonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130622/CITYANDREGION/1306296
Western New York’s fledgling falcons are ready to take flight

It’s part of the reason Tulett-Sosa, Skompinski and Joyce Miller of Rochester have been on hand at the terminal every day this week.

Don't believe everything you read. I've been to watch the falcons 2 times in the past week. I can't make those every day trips anymore...even for the birds. They interviewed me that day, and the only thing they got right was the 2008 year Diamante was born

Winspear fledges...(watch screen on left)

http://youtu.be/nJE5VSNyDqE

Beauty has her head tucked in to sleep, and eyas wide awake in the middle of the night.

[Attention all fledge watchers and peregrine enthusiasts! The fledge watches have started and we need your help!]

CPF Postmaster Reports:

Attention all fledge watchers and peregrine enthusiasts! The fledge watches have started and we need your help!

June 17th - 2013
As some of you may be aware, we are currently eyeball deep in 7 different fledge watches that are now running simultaneously, and needless to say, we are incredibly stressed for manpower to cover all of the fledge watches. Never in the 17 years that we have been running fledge watches have we ever had this many fledge watches occurring all at the same time.

This in addition to having so many nest sites to deal with where the hatches have all happened within such a short period of time, thus having all of the young fledge at the same time.

While the season has only just started, we have already rescued and saved 9 fledglings from the ground and returned them back to the rooftops and nest ledges back to their parents care.

That being said, we need your support to join us in the streets at one of many nest sites here in the GTA.

You will see members of the fledge watch team in the streets at the following nest sites:
Please bear in mind that we are limited in volunteers currently at some of these sites and you may have to do some searching for us as some of these sites have vast areas to cover.

Please join us and help us help your young peregrines make it through this challenging time.

Ongoing fledge watches:
Toronto Sheraton Centre hotel nest site - downtown Toronto - Bay & Queen
MEC nest site -1 Robert Spec Parkway - Huriontario and Hwy # 403 Mississauga
225 Duncan Mill road nest site - Don Mills
ICICI nest site - Don Valley Parkway and Eglinton Ave East, Toronto
Etobicoke Sun Life centre - Bloor & Islington - Etobicoke
18 King Street nest site - Victoria Street & King Street - Downtown Toronto
Canada Square nest site - Yonge & Eglinton - Toronto
Kitchener CTV - King Street - Kitchener Ont.
William Osler Hospital - Hwy # 27 & Humber Valley Blvd - Starting June 20th

Starting end of the week: June 22nd:
Scarborough Yellow Pages - 325 Milner Ave & Progress Ave