Do we have any idea who the tiercel is this year? I know there was a change-over...

No idea yet, last I heard unbanded but Bruce will be out checking the sites shortly so stay tuned...

They moved the cam back and Loza caught a photo of an egg!  First egg for Quest and 'mystery man'!

 

Egg #2 has arrived, looks like 2 under her breast?!!  

Egg maybe?  Hard to tell

I went cross eyed trying to tell earlier. 

Was away from my desk but mw caught dad bringing a prey delivery to Cadence around 9.30!  

5.30 am - Dad on eggs and Cadence perched on railing in the background.
6.07 am - Dad left about 45 minutes ago, Cadence still perched on railing.

7.47 pm and Cadence landed on railing.  Food on her beak and talons, thank goodness..I was worried she wasn't getting any food.  She chatted to dad a bit and he took off like a bandit.

That railing is so slippery...be scary to see juvies on there if they slip and fall.

Edit: Yay I figured it out!!  I took this of Cadence tonight, had to save a smaller version to upload it here.  Also posted to Rfalcon.

ps:  Your 'help' feature is excellent!

Expect we'll see an egg by morning...too dark now to tell.

Dad came out of igloo vocalizing and spinning around, just ran out of view.

7.21 pm and Cadence is in, she's on top of igloo chatting and looking up at dad I expect.  And she's off and back on railing now and then in to check out the igloo and waddle down the patio and up to the first ledge and off she goes.

You're right, a few volunteers to observe would be helpful.  Is it just me, or does Little Man's bright white chest look a lot like DotCA?  He is a nice looking tierce.

Not just you, I commented several days ago that he's bright and orange like DC 

And I agree with you and MAK, boots on the ground would be good right about now. 

Not sure why they think she can't lay eggs, she most certainly can at 2 years of age.  She wants food and a canoodle and dad just wants to incubate right now..but he'll eventually realize he's going to have to get with the new program.

9.40 am and Cadence in the gutter drinking water 

From their comments section at the site in reply to Carolyn:  


The great folks at Union County (at the court house and the Sheriff's Dept.) ran a search for the "resident mom" last night, and went out again this morning to search the local grounds. They also checked all the lower roofs of the court house building. No sign of her yet.

The fight between the two females started Tuesday around 1:00 PM and flyovers and fly-bys continued for about 4.5 hours. One observer reported the intruder (banded as 91/BA) hit the resident female around 5:30 PM, which may have been the most serious blow. She hasn't been seen since then. The tiercel remains committed to "his" eggs, incubating them overnight and this morning. It remains to be seen if the new female has truly won this nest site and if she will join in caring for the eggs of another falcon, or seek to lay her own eggs.

9.37 am Cadence landed on railing chupping, male on eggs.  She hasn't eaten, I hope she can get something..ok here she comes... into the box to get his attention...get out here and feed me dude!!  He makes a run for it and flys off!  She's on patio now looking around and off she goes to railing, probably wondering where he ran off to.