NYCbird, did you see 2 birds fighting?

Maybe another female? Good grief, not good if there is a battle over there.

I saw Quest about an hour ago in the nest box, been doing laundry since so I"m up and down but didn't see anything unusual earlier.

???  What did you see?  I can call Tracy if you like but need to give her some facts especially if I'm calling her this early.

I don't know what is wrong with people anymore, what a disgrace. 

Fast line of storms moving through our area and headed Rochester way....no thunder or lightning just short, heavy downpours - about 10 minutes and then it moves on and clears up, rinse, repeat.

Happy Birthday and thank you to everyone that supports and maintains the forum!  


ps:  It's also BCAW's 4th birthday today too - great minds must have been thinking alike on this day!  It's a real testament to how many people world wide love and support the falcons and their progress!

 

 

 Saw this on fb, it's that Skye dude as it was posted.... On Quests corner across the street!

Thanks for posting this photo as I've not seen Skye as an adult close up.  I can see he has his mom's markings and coloring in this photo.  

Panda Updates
Wednesday, July 31

Like Rebecca stated before, we have an amazing team working around the clock to make sure these cute little furballs grow up healthy and strong, and that Lun Lun stays healthy as well. I just started my rotation as a nursery keeper, and it’s pretty cool to take part in a group working so smoothly like a well-oiled machine. The first 24-48 hours after the cubs were born were stressful for everyone as they had to find a rhythm of swapping out the cubs that worked best for Lun Lun and her newborns. This was complicated by the obvious fact that Cub A was smaller than his brother and in the early days was getting hungry far quicker. But very quickly the kinks were worked out and everyone relaxed a minuscule amount because at least we had a routine. Even Lun Lun settled into the (roughly) three-hour swap schedule without much fuss at all.  So much so that on my first day, she kept getting up and become more active right around the three-hour mark, as if she knew what was going to happen.  I am constantly amazed throughout my shifts at just how awesome Lun is in allowing us to take her cub, as if it’s no big deal. It’s a testament to the relationship we have with her and her trusting nature that she allows this.  Currently, Cubs A and B are pretty close in weight; weighing 394.7g and 405.5g, respectively.

Jen W.
Keeper I, Carnivores

Yep.  Looks like Skye may be another two-timer like his dad and his brother. 

He'd have to be Houdini to dual nest in this situation given the distance.  Likely they had a failed nest or the site wasn't conducive to nesting so he moved on.  Rosie could also have been with him as well but perhaps didn't want to challenge Quest or she got shown the door. Remember Q&K moved around quite a bit before they finally picked this location - not unusual for first time nesters.

I was watching the cam on Sunday with Birdlover and I saw some fly-bys and suggested Quest might have a suitor but we couldn't be sure because it was so fast.

Scott has posted photos of her foot taken yesterday.

http://www.falconcam-cmnh.org/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?73750.170

SW spent 10 hours laying down today.  C&C and Scott were there and they will have a report when they get home.  She just finally got up and flew off. 

Only 2 candles lit for poor Kendal.  

http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=Q%26K

Thanks for the reminder Kris.  Might have forgotten to relight the candle but have definitely not forgotten Kendal!  

ps:  Don't know if you saw Tracy's post on the extent of our Lizzie's injuries and her amazing recovery but it's a good read.

http://www.peregrine-foundation.ca/w/2013/07/sightings/the-story-of-lizzy-an-amazing-success-story/

Thank you for the update Donna. 

                            Congrats on your 20,000 post, Donna!

Congratulations Donna!