And one other interesting tidbit...

If she's 73/H - Female banded at the Bayshore Power Plant, Lucas County, OH 2009- Name: Shay, then she hatched at the same scrape where Millie (Archer's sister) nested in her final year with Swifty, before moving on to Monroe MI with Leopold. 

Here's the piece I'm not sure of...Is Shay the daughter of Swifty & a new mate?  If she is, she's ALSO a relative of Beauty, though a bit more distant.  Swifty is the son of Roosevelt, Roosevelt is the brother of Erie, Beauty's father. 

And Erie, Roosevelt & Leopold are full brothers.  And Hunter, who was with "our" Ranger in Toronto, is their half brother (all sons of Bandit).

Ei

Wow!  You know your PeFa  family tree!   I don't think I know that much about my own family tree :-)
It will be an interesting nesting season. 
Thank you for all the information..

I'm just trying to keep all of our pefas straight for now.  We don't know who Beauty's winter-friend is, but maybe we have an ID on LadyPefa at Kodak Park.   IF, as Joyce's pictures show, the Lady Pefa  has a band of 71 H, and is Unity from Toledo, Ohio, does that mean that Beauty and Lady Pefa's mother (Belle?) are sisters?    I need a score card.  But do I have it kind of correct for now?   

It looks and sounds as if there has been some pair bonding going on between Beauty and the Unidentified Male.  I think I saw some bowing to each other in the pictures the other day.
What does this mean?  And what happens if/when Archer returns?  Will there be a territorial battle?

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011 TOO ALL OF THE FALCONCAM VIEWERS AND DEVOTED  MEMBERS.
MAY 2011 BRING MANY EYASES TO ROCHESTER.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2011 to all of the dedicated watchers, reporters, and members who make this such a wonderful site.   May 2011 bring a return of Archer, and lots of hatchlings in the spring.  

I agree with Bobbie.  MAK, your reports and pictures are wonderful!   Your dedication to the falcons and to reporting what you see to rest of us out here is inspiring.  Your pictures are the best!  Congratulations and lucky you for receiving the new scope for Christmas.  I could not do what you do  (techno-challenged me).  Keep on doing what you are doing.  My day begins when I see your reports about Beauty.   

Sorry for the ruckus I've caused. It wasn't my intention to store my pics here. I have alot to learn.  Still a rookie.

"MAK admits she is a little techno-challenged"  This is an understatement!

MAK, your boundless enthusiasm and total dedication to the Falcons overrides everything else! 

More young at the mystery nest site!  That's great news.  Have the parents been identified?  Are they banded  (the parents)?  Will they be able to get to the fledglings to band them now, or is it too late?

Did anyone just see what was going on in the nest box?   Callidora either had something or some remnant was stuck on her foot?  She was flapping and now she is pretty agitated.  It wasn't clear to me what was going on.  Did someone else see?

After her morning adventures, Jemison has reverted to full pancake mode:


It's amazing, at this age, how quickly they can turn from falcon to amorphous blob.  The splayed out leg and foot is a particularly nice touch.

Paul

Whose leg and whose foot?  Funny picture.  Jemison with her/his?  leg out, and a an "extra" one on the porch, and yet another one (I think)  in the nest box.   

People here reported that their computer was "jiggling"  for a few seconds.  We received an email from our district office.
(Wayne county)

Great angle from camera  1 on the streaming video right now.  Beautiful shots of the juvies! 

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wnyfalconfan (Joyce): Looks like Archer tried to coax one to move farther out on ledge. A&B up above.


 
But it looks like the girls just want to relax and doze  out on their veranda with their full bellies.   

One of them just jumped up on top of nest box!

Jemison    

You can just see her feet (better when you go full screen)

Thanks. I thought it was Jemison.  She is daring.  Huge dinner was just flown in by mom.  They are feasting.   

One of them just jumped up on top of nest box!

I just spoke to Carol having watched Jemison flapping out of the cam1 shot, and she has here in sight.  Jemison is on the ledge where the Main camera sets but just further down closer to cam 1 position.

On the video, it truly looked as if she left the ledge.  Impossible to see her from that angle.
They are getting ready!