One of the 3 eggs was found broken today...both adults consumed the eggshell.   

On the positive side at least the egg served a purpose and wasn't just wasted! 

Wow, what a wonderful first flight!!!  Got to work on the landing, though.   

Yeah, definitely needs to improve on that! 

Didn't appear to be injured thankfully!   

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/03/26/u-of-ms-raptor-center-giving-snowy-owl-2nd-chance-to-fly/

He had a feather transplant and will be released soon!!   

Wonderful when humans help wildlife!    

Looks like a Red-shouldered hawk to me.  http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/red-shouldered_hawk/id

Thanks...that's a definite possibility too. I couldn't see anything of the front so I have no clue there.

I agree-Red-shouldered. 

[auntiewood (grannywood):]

auntiewood (grannywood): ST falcon rpt- adult falcon west side roof top rail

It's by 104 on the east side of the Genesee River just past the Veterans bridge and Keeler St. expressway. And we have always called it ST as far as I know. Hawkeye is about 1.5 miles south of Seneca Towers on St. Paul Street



Link:
http://twitter.com/auntiewood/statuses/451794105430200320

Feeling dumb...where is ST?

Seneca Towers - a senior citizen apartment complex on St. Paul Street on the east bank of the Genesee River, about three miles north of downtown.

  Don't feel bad...I didn't know either.  Should probably be added to our Glossary along with some other abreviations watchers use.

Didn't we used to call it something else? I remember when Billy was hanging out near there...it's near the Hawkeye plant & Driving Park Bridge, right?

 

... after 600-year wait!

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-26833379

 

 

 

Remember last evening (3/31) when DC was hollering at something, and we thought perhaps it was a gull?  Well, mystery solved.  This morning at work one of my co-workers shared these photos with me of a possibly injured and stunned juvenile hawk (Cooper's or red-tailed?) near the rear entrance to the Thomson Reuters complex.  It was definitely within sight of the nestbox and the rest of the Times Square Building.  She thought perhaps it had hit the building, but I wonder if perhaps it tangled with one of our falcons.  She wondered whom she should call, other than Animal Control, but it flew away. Hopefully it has recovered and it will stay away.

http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=1IYsWLRsxasIy

Phew, glad it wasn't a falcon and that it flew away indicating that it was probably ok!  

Well it's the last day of an awful weather month-let's hope April warms things up around here. It was clear with sunshine, blue skies and a starting temperature of 26 (F) -3 (C) today
I stepped out the house for my watch after seeing Beauty and Dot.Ca (DC) bowing in the nest box on the livestream...

Link:
http://rfalconcam.com/falconwatching/?p=19911

Was just brought to my attention that the link for my Shutterfly album only had one photo in it. This link should work.

http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0AaN3DFm0ZMWqjZI

 

 

 

Good Ol' Dorothy--if at first (or second, as the case may be) you don't succeed, try, try again! Here's hoping that she will succeed, and have a MUCH easier time with the next egg--she certainly deserves that!

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