Nova and Neander's 4th egg arrived at 10:03 am, Thursday morning! It wasn't long before Neander joined Nova in the nest box to see the new arrival. They chatted with each other and beaked a few times. Finally, Neander left and Nova settled on their four eggs. If there is a 5th egg, it should [...]

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Last night at 10:52 pm, Nova laid a 3rd egg in the Times Square Bldg nest box! This egg came 58 hrs after her 2nd egg. When can we expect to see a 4th egg? If Nova does lay a 4th egg, it should be some time between 9 am and 4 pm on Thursday, [...]

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After an overnight snowfall of about 5 inches and a current temperature of 29 degrees (F), Nova laid her 2nd egg at 12:51 pm. It was a little over 65 hrs after she laid her 1st egg on 3/20. Neander will show up soon to see their 2nd egg. But for now, Nova has settled [...]

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Assuming Nova isn't in the process of laying another egg, we'll be shutting off the cameras tonight at 8:30 PM EDT in observance of Earth Hour. https://www.earthhour.org/

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On this first full day of Spring, Rochester is under a Winter Weather Advisory. The temperature is 27 degrees (F). The winds are gusting at 40 mph and the snow is flying! That did not stop Nova from laying her and Neander's first egg of 2024 at approx 7:31 pm! Many thanks to Rochester Falcon [...]

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We absolutely LOVE to hear about past young from the Rochester nest site. Our friends at the Utica Peregrine Falcon Project posted pictures on their FB page on Friday (3/8/24). Rochester Falcon Watcher Dana shared the pictures with our watcher group, including an enlargement of the intruding female's band. We all agreed, Black 86 over [...]

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Happy New Year!!! It was time for our 2024 Toast to the Falcons! The watchers gathered at the entrance of the Blue Cross Arena on Broad St. We decided to meet at 9 am, which is a little earlier than we usually meet. It was bitter cold this morning. Only 28F. At 9:30 am, we [...]

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Thanks once again to the generosity of our dedicated falcon supporters, we raised over $2,000 yesterday, including two $500 bonuses for the outstanding teamwork demonstrated by those who stayed up late to make their pledges at just the right time. Well done, folks! ROC the Day officials will send us a financial statement and donor [...]

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ROC the Day is November 28 ! Join us tonight at midnight to ROC the Day for Rfalconcam. Get the latest news on ROC the Day activities at our Forum. Let's ROC the Day together!

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ROC the Day is November 28! Are you as ready to ROC as we are? Join us on Tuesday, November 28 starting at midnight to ROC the Day for Rfalconcam. Get the latest news on ROC the Day activities at our Forum. Let's ROC the Day together!

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Hello Falcon Fans! The Rfalconcam Merchandise Team has been very busy. We wanted to make sure that we had plenty of gifts ready for the holiday season! The first item available for your consideration is our updated Quest Tour T-shirt. We first offered this back in 2008 when Quest left Rochester, NY, so we never [...]

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By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P. When I first arrived downtown I spotted a falcon on the Widows Walk. This is the old city hall building located behind the Times Square Bldg. It was Neander aka Mr. White Feather. Neander took off flying towards the Wilder Bldg and landing on the chimney. That's when I [...]

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By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P. Sunday morning falcon watch. It was very cold. Most of my watch was spent watching Neander on the Wilder Chimney.  He did take off once kakking and chasing a juvie Red-tail Hawk out of the area. He soon returned to the chimney. I put down some seed for the [...]

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By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P. Yesterday morning I headed downtown for a Sunday morning falcon watch.  I found Neander on the SW corner of the Wilder Bldg. I followed his line of sight. He was intently watching Nova who was eating her breakfast on the SE corner of the Telesca Bldg.  Feathers were flying! [...]

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By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P. Lost, but never forgotten. Many hearts were broken on August 22, 2023. The day I received a text from our friend Mark Nash from the Canadian Peregrine Foundation. Quest had been found on the ground with very severe injuries by a couple of concerned folks. They remained with her [...]

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