I don't know Madame X by sight, but I would guess the female was on the near ledge and the tiercel on the far ledge..

   

That's my take on it too Kitty.  That bird on the far ledge is very distinctive looking. 

Hamilton cams came on line yesterday.  Caught two falcons on cam today at the 12:53 mark (in Hamilton archives if you want to see).

Spring is in the air....well somewhere at least 

C or F?  Either way, that's c-c-c-c-c-cold!

'C' for 'Cold' 

Minus 39 with wind chill right now and Quest is in front of her nest box getting some sun...

Yes Kris, you are correct..good memory. 

Was it the James River Bridge that had an Igloo for a nest?? Not sure now but I have seen a few and they were used!!

Might be Richmond. There is another igloo nest box in New Jersey, I just can't remember where.

Yes Cobb Island, VA is the one with the igloor=.  James River is the one on the bridge and it's a normal box.

Oh my, I missed it, painting but checking all the time!! THANKS Carly!!! Is it Lucky, I wonder!!

Wait.....where is that sound coming from???

Guessing the sound is from the person recording - background noise.  I don't know who it is, I suspect Lucky but who knows. 

Just got home and found photos (at BCAW) of Quest and tiercel at nest box..video too..scroll down the page:

http://www.peregrinefalcon-bcaw.net/viewtopic.php?f=368&t=1864&start=20

ps: from this morning I should have mentioned so a 'recent' sighting for us.

Minus 33 and.my squirrels came down from the trees this morning for their breakfast.  The things we do for love of animals  

It's that time of year again I'm afraid, I hope no one was hurt or worse.

Terka posted a photo of the two of them on January 25th over at CMNH. Here is the link - scroll down a bit and you can see them.  As to why he's not around more, I'm not sure..his age? Not all falcons mature at the same rate and he is still young.   His hormones may not be turned 'on' yet but maybe as the days lengthen that will change. 

http://www.falconcam-cmnh.org/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?78066

Posted on Hamilton FB site:

I'm at a seminar at city hall today with great view of the Hamilton nest ledge area. I know Surge is at a rehab recovering from a possible territory fight ( I recovered him) I have seen 2 PF's that seem very conferable with each other around the site. Do we have a new male here? Who could he be!

Quest is at the nest again today.  She was there for over 3 hours yesterday. I wonder if she is peotecting her nest or trying to entice a mate?? Started watching today again at 11AM.

This is one cam I can't get at work.  Hopefully everything was fine and Quest was just keeping out of the blistering cold and keeping warm.

Has it been determined that he was in a fight or just hit a building chasing after a bird? He has no other wounds except for the beak and eye!

Without an eye witness, all we can do is speculate.  He could, like Milton, have tangled with a hawk even..who knows.  It's very very cold up here but I expect people that work nearby will be keeping an eye out for Madame X today.  Apparently she and Surge usually roost on the CIBC sign so we'll see what they see.  My concern is that she's now vulnerable - if it wasn't another male then she's now an older female having to defend a site on her own.  We're only a few weeks away from courtship time and there are many single falcons down by the lake area so someone will likely jump on this opportunity.  Let's hope there's not a 'pair' looking for an opening!