Like clockwork

I see 11 Cams!!! 

For now. The number should eventually settle on 10: 5 at Times Square, 5 at Powers.

10 is good! Best of both worlds!!

"Now watch them nest on OCSR"   

 

I see 11 Cams!!!  

For now. The number should eventually settle on 10: 5 at Times Square, 5 at Powers.

They also pan like Camera 1.

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Testing the new cameras

[!]

If you watch a lot of YouTube videos, you've probably visited a few YouTube channels. Most channels have a short video on their home page that plays for new visitors. YouTube calls this video a trailer, and it's purpose is to describe the channel and encourage visitors to subscribe.

The trailer for the Rfalconcam Channel is currently

! No longer available
This is a great video created by Paul Hamilton and starring Brian H with his fellow falcon watchers in a dance number that surely would have won a Tony if it had appeared on Broadway. While this video has undoubtedly encouraged more than a few visitors to subscribe, it doesn't really fulfill the purpose of describing Rfalconcam.

So here's the challenge: Create a short video about Rfalconcam that is both entertaining and informative.

Interested parties are encouraged to upload their creations to YouTube and post the link in a reply to this topic. The Rfalconcam community can discuss them and select a new trailer for the Rfalconcam Channel.

Good luck!

Again this morning

[The final tally: $1,178.32! Thank you, everyone.]

The final tally: $1,178.32!  

Thank you, everyone.

[We're over $1,100! Woo-hoo!!There's still a few minutes left to donate to Rfalconcam. Can we hit the $1,200 mark?]

We're over $1,100! Woo-hoo!!

There's still a few minutes left to donate to Rfalconcam. Can we hit the $1,200 mark?


https://www.roctheday.org/rfalconcam

[We're over $1000! Thank you!!And there's one last chance for a lucky donor to have an additional $500 donated to Rfalconcam. Make a donation before 11 PM. That's less than 30 minutes away!]

We're over $1000! Thank you!!

And there's one last chance for a lucky donor to have an additional $500 donated to Rfalconcam. Make a donation before 11 PM. That's less than 30 minutes away!


https://www.roctheday.org/rfalconcam

[We're over $900 now! Sooooo close to $1000.And there's still a chance for a lucky donor to get an opportunity to have an additional $500 donated to Rfalconcam. Just over 3 hours to go!]

We're over $900 now! Sooooo close to $1000.

And there's still a chance for a lucky donor to get an opportunity to have an additional $500 donated to Rfalconcam.

Just over 3 hours to go!


https://www.roctheday.org/rfalconcam

2 more donations in my budget...one for the 9PM drawing and one for the 11PM drawing. It won't bring us to the magic number, but every little bit helps!

And still keeping talons crossed one of us may get the 5 year bonus!

Yes, thanks!

And perhaps this may be a bit of an incentive for others to donate.

A couple of new Pancams being tested in my den. Hopefully they will soon be at a nearby nest box.

[Great job, everyone!In addition to the $1000 bonus, we've raised over $800! With a few more donations, we can make it an even $1000 to match the bonus.And there's still a chance for a lucky donor to get an opportunity to have an additional $500 donated to Rfalconcam. Only 4.5 hours to go!]

Great job, everyone!

In addition to the $1000 bonus, we've raised over $800! With a few more donations, we can make it an even $1000 to match the bonus.

And there's still a chance for a lucky donor to get an opportunity to have an additional $500 donated to Rfalconcam. Only 4.5 hours to go!


https://www.roctheday.org/rfalconcam

Well done!!! How do "we" spend the money? Cameras etc.? Obviously quite costly.

 

Aside from any ongoing regular expenses, I'm sure it goes in the "rainy day" fund to be tapped as needed...like the need this year to outfit the Powers Building with a full set of cameras. I'm sure we would have been challenged to do it if we hadn't put some aside.

Quite right. The unplanned reboot of the Powers nest box will cost us about $10,000 when completed. Most of that money was earmarked for upgrades to Times Square, but not all of it. Consequently, we spent more than we anticipated in 2015. Without our nest egg (pardon the pun) built from previous years' ROC the Day donations, we would not have been in a position to cover 2 potential nest box locations.

This is why we are so grateful for everyone's generosity today. So far we have raised nearly $600 plus a $1000 bonus. Since no one has come forward to let us know about receiving the $500 bonus for Rfalconcam, we can assume that it didn't happen. But that doesn't mean we can't keep trying! There's still plenty of time. Not to mention that straight donations could easily top the $1000 mark.  And that would be a big help with our plans to upgrade the cameras at Times Square next year.

[rochfalconflyer (Lisa McK):]

rochfalconflyer (Lisa McK): We did it again!!!  Rfalconcam has won the $1,000 ROC the Day bonus.

Link:
http://twitter.com/rochfalconflyer/statuses/671692385714352128

Good job, everyone!

In addition to the $1000 bonus, we've raised over $400 in the first few hours! No word from anyone about receiving the $500 bonus. One is available every odd hour, so we can always keep trying.


https://www.roctheday.org/rfalconcam