2009 was another banner year for Peregrine falcons in New York State. Barb Loucks of the DEC sent us their latest report, which is full of good news for the falcon population. There's a detailed account of last year's activity here in Rochester, including Mariah's troubles and the arrival of Beauty and Archer....
Yep, you guessed it, Beauty laid her fourth egg. We got our first clear look at it at 6:43PM. She and Archer have been sitting on the eggs pretty much constantly since the third egg was laid on Monday afternoon. Four eggs is an average clutch size for peregrines, and they usually...
Quest continued her restless movements over the past week, covering several hundred miles. She went as far east as Portland, Oregon, and as far west as Toronto. She's covered two Canadian provinces (Ontario & Quebec) and two states (Maine and Vermont) in the US. That's quite a road trip for our plucky Peregrine. ...
From Rochester-Falcon Watcher Carol P. I spent a few hours watching Archer and Beauty on Sunday.- It was a beautiful, sunny day and they were quite active.- Twice on Sunday, Archer hunted successfully and brought in food for Beauty while she remained at the nestbox guarding the eggs.- The first time Archer brought in prey and prepared...
We get to celebrate our 400th post here at Imprints with the fantastic news that Beauty has laid egg nuimber three! It looks like the egg was delivered right around 8:45AM, but we had to wait to get a decent look at all three of the eggs. Beauty's taking a well-deserved nap right now, covering...
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