While we are all trying to deal with the suspense as the time approaches for the first fledge in Rochester,
here is the promised video from last Sunday morning. One of the juvies had just fledged and the remaining two seemed to be at about the same stage as Jemision and Callidora right now. This site, like the Rochester one has a lot of opportunities for ledging prior to flight. As at Rochester, there was a lot of wing flapping and many "hop flights." This film also shows how the parents always have their offspring in sight. Maybe by watching it you can anticipate the behavior of Archer, Beauty, Callidora, and Jemison.
This clip shows what it is like in the strange, noisy world beneath the American Legion Bridge near Cabin John, MD. You can imagine how loud it must be at the nest box, given the sound levels far away where I was filming. Early tomorrow, I'll make another trek to the Land of the Falcons to see how the fledge is progressing. The other watcher has been there every day with his swim trunks, ready to make a rescue.
Clicj the word "here" in the first paragraph. This film is in QuickTime. If you don't like QT, Blip TV also provides a Flash version via the pulldown menu. If your computer is good with Flash, you can even watch a fullscreen video.
Regards,
Paul
Lovely video. Thank you for sharing.
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