Fixed.

A quick reminder that we'll be shutting down the cameras at the Times Square building to fix Main Cam at 11 AM.

[Starting tonight at midnight!]

Starting tonight at midnight!


Let's stay up late and make our donations right after midnight. It doesn't matter how big a donation it is. Whatever you can afford is always appreciated. In fact, you might want to continue to make a series of $1 donations throughout the day tomorrow so you'll have a chance on the odd hours to win the opportunity to have $500 donated to your favorite non-profit.

I believe the link is https://www.roctheday.org/event/rfalconcam -- no confirmation yet. Stay tuned to this topic for more information.

ETA: link confirmed.

It looks like the electronics inside the digital camera are failing. The camera will need to be replaced.

The streaming video from the camera is okay for now. It's just the photos that are affected.

We're going up there tomorrow to replace the camera.

Main Camera at the Times Square nest box will be replaced tomorrow morning. All of the Times Square cameras turned off for a few hours while this work takes place.

[Only 2 more days!]

Only 2 more days!

[Lisa McK has verified that the ROC The Day bonus rewards will be the same as last year's. Every odd hour they will draw a ROCstar's name and give $500 to the charity of their choice. Every even hour the Rochester Community Foundation will give $1000 to the organization that had the most donors in the previous 2-hour time period.Donate between midnight and 1 AM just like last year. The first $500 bonus drawing will be at 1 AM for the hour preceding it. The first $1000 bonus will be at 2 AM. There's no need to stay up until 2 if you've already donated before 1 AM.So stay up until midnight, donate, and go to bed!]

Lisa McK has verified that the ROC The Day bonus rewards will be the same as last year's. Every odd hour they will draw a ROCstar's name and give $500 to the charity of their choice. Every even hour the Rochester Community Foundation will give $1000 to the organization that had the most donors in the previous 2-hour time period.

Donate between midnight and 1 AM just like last year. The first $500 bonus drawing will be at 1 AM for the hour preceding it.

The first $1000 bonus will be at 2 AM. There's no need to stay up until 2 if you've already donated before 1 AM.

So stay up until midnight, donate, and go to bed!

[Only 3 more days!]

Only 3 more days!

If everything goes well, the female will build a nest high in a tree, anywhere from 40 ft to 100 ft in the air, where she will lay her eggs. She will incubate the eggs, and raise the chicks, entirely on her own. Meanwhile, the male remains at his bower and attempts to attract the next female . . .

                    

What the!!  

Typical pretty boy -- so shallow with his showy trinkets. Ladies, stick with the guy who brings you breakfast, lunch, and dinner and isn't afraid to get his big yellow feet dirty digging in the gravel.

A visitor to the bower. This bird looks fairly small to be a female; females and juvies have the same coloring, soft shades of olive green.

The males do not have their full adult plumage until they are at least seven years old. They collect items to decorate their bower, the favorite color being blue. They like objects such as straws, bottle caps, clothespins, feathers and berries. The site owner, Ken, provides the male with a number of blue objects with which to adorn his bower.

Kaver was fond of blue too.

Top of the Powers building is brighter now.
Before and after

Working on the lights at the Powers building
Tonight
Last night

A ROC The Day contest:

Hello ROCstars,
 
November 29 is the big day...the 6th annual ROC the Day!  We're ready to set the community ablaze with good for some of Rochester's awesome not-for-profits.

Participate in our fun pre-event contest and you could win some extra $$$ for your favorite charity. How? Tell us "This is why I ROC!" with these simple steps:

• Go to the ROCstar toolkit between November 21-29.
• Click on This is why I ROC.
• Print out the sign, and fill in the blank.
• Take a selfie with your sign and post it to social media. Tag United Way of Greater Rochester. Our social media site tags are:
  
  • Facebook - @UnitedWayofGreaterRochester
    
  • Twitter - @UnitedWayROC
  • Instagram - @ROCUnitedWay
• Start your happy dance - because you've just entered to win one of two $500 extra bonuses to your favorite cause.
• We'll notify you with a private message directly to the social media account you used if you win.
  

Don't worry, we'll remind you again before the contest starts. In the meantime, take a look at the awesome #FactsThatROC not-for-profits by clicking here. And save the date to ROC on November 29!

Questions? Contact us at info@roctheday.org.
 
ROC on!

Best,
The ROC the Day crew

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It's a few days earlier this year!

When the rules and bonus schedule come out let us know so we can plan and win !!!

Will do. Hopefully we will hear something this week.

It looks like the electronics inside the digital camera are failing. The camera will need to be replaced.

The streaming video from the camera is okay for now. It's just the photos that are affected.