Three polls have been posted (male name, female name, gender-neutral name). The voting period ends Sunday night at 11:59 PM EDT.

One of this year's eyases will be given either an appropriate gender-specific name or a gender-neutral name, whichever receives the most votes. In case of a tie, the number of times each of the 2 names was submitted will be used as a tie breaker. If that is a tie too, a coin will be flipped.

[Apollo]

Descriptions:

Apollo is a half-brother of Mercury.

Bran was a Celtic God of Health. Also known as Bran The Blessed..

Chase refers to a hunter.
 
Elsu is is a Native American name that means falcon flying.
 
Gawain means uncertain, from the Latin form Walganus used by the 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth. This was the name of a nephew of King Arthur and one of the Knights of the Round Table in
Arthurian legend. He can be identified with the earlier Welsh hero Gwalchmei, and it is likely that the name derives from GWALCHMEI. Alternatively it may have a different Celtic or even a Germanic origin. Gawain was a popular hero in medieval stories such as the 14th-century romantic poem 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'..

Glenn is in honor of John Glenn, United States Marine Corps aviator, astronaut, engineer and United States Senator from Ohio. John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth, and the oldest person to fly in space.  He passed away on December 8, 2016, at the age of 95.

Letchworth is for William Pryor Letchworth, instrumental in creating one of the nation's most beautiful parks and a haven for local wildlife!

Theron is Greek for Hunter.

Tobias is a Greek version of the Hebrew name "Toviyah" which means, the goodness of God.

Uncas was a sachem of the Mohegan tribe in Connecticut and considered to be one of the most influential Native American leaders in colonial New England. (Also title character from Last of the Mohicans.)

Three polls have been posted (male name, female name, gender-neutral name). The voting period ends Sunday night at 11:59 PM EDT.

One of this year's eyases will be given either an appropriate gender-specific name or a gender-neutral name, whichever receives the most votes. In case of a tie, the number of times each of the 2 names was submitted will be used as a tie breaker. If that is a tie too, a coin will be flipped.

[Artemis (Artie)]

Descriptions:

Artemis (Artie) is the Goddess (god) of the hunt.

Genesis is for the beginning.

Ontario is for the lake falcons fly over and to remember the year Lake Ontario rose to some of its highest levels in recorded history.!

Pi is the ratio between circumference and radius of a circle. The circle is a symbol of soaring flight forever..

Saor is the Gaelic word for free.

Sequoyah is for the Cherokee who invented the written Cherokee language and/or for the great trees.

Sokol is falcon in polish.  These 2 sites can give you much information: http://scienceinpoland.pap.pl/en/news/news,391240,growing-population-of-polish-peregrine-falcons.html and http://peregrinus.pl/en/peregrine-falcon/157-peregrine-story-in-poland .

Survivor is for those that have been the victor and survived challenges in life - breasts cancer, other forms of cancer or disease, relationships, high school, college, jobs anything that life dishes out!.  

Teufel is for Little devil.

Welkin is a synonym for sky.

Three polls have been posted (male name, female name, gender-neutral name). The voting period ends Sunday night at 11:59 PM EDT.

One of this year's eyases will be given either an appropriate gender-specific name or a gender-neutral name, whichever receives the most votes. In case of a tie, the number of times each of the 2 names was submitted will be used as a tie breaker. If that is a tie too, a coin will be flipped.

[Diana]

Descriptions:

Diana is a half-sister of Mercury.

Inanna (Sumerian goddess) was the personification of the morning
and evening star.  Her beautiful name means "lady of the sky.".

Iris is named for the Glen Iris Inn, famous landmark within Letchworth State Park!

Juniper is for beautiful juniper trees that can soar high into the sky..

Kozi is Swahili for falcon.

Marielle is in memory of Mariah. This is a variation of the name.  See https://www.behindthename.com/name/mariah.

Matoaca is the birth name of Pocahontas - of the Powhatan tribe in Virginia.

Rose is for the roses we grow in Rochester.  

Shaelin possibly means "admirable" or "hawk-like" in Gaelic.

Tia is Greek for Princess.

Just a little more than 5 hours left t to submit a name. The deadline is tonight at 11:59 pm EDT.

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Don't forget to submit a name for one of our eyases. The deadline is tonight at 11:59 pm EDT.

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We have received many excellent suggestions for names!

But we could use some more. There is still time. The deadline for name submissions is 11:59 pm (EDT) on Wednesday, May 17, 2017.

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Feeding chart updated!

It looks like there are more early-morning feedings than last year at this time.

Indeed! And no feedings between 9PM and midnight. The latest evening feeding so far has been at 8:39PM.

None after 9 PM this early in the season last year either.

Like they say, "the early bird catches the early bird."

Feeding chart updated!

It looks like there are more early-morning feedings than last year at this time.

Uh oh...she caught him trying to feed us!

Busted!

Welcome to an old friend from the M&K days, Mary Freeman Dove!

It's fixed! Thanks, June!

The streams quit this afternoon for reasons unknown. The computers that control the streams are offline, and the building is closed until Monday, so there is no way to reset them until then.