I enjoyed your pictures of the Ospreys, the falcons, and of course, your own birds.  Great pics, Bonnie.

Beauty has been at the NB for quite a while this afternoon.  She was there when I logged on, and is still there. 

Just got a chance to look at your video, Carol.  Great video!   
Will they stay in the area or do they migrate?

Lovely pictures as well as  lovely narration.  I love the loons.

Thank God Chewey is without egg now so Donna can sleep peacefully tonight! 

Thank goodness Chewey is alright!  You Too!   That situation happened too many times to my Winnie. 
It was usually on the third egg.   They run out of calcium,  and there are a number of other things that come in to play.   Most of the time, they  could  induce it with oxytocin -- or is it pitocin?  And they would "express" the egg, but one time they had to collapse the egg and extract it.  That was the most serious time. 
If Chewey continues to lay, look into Lupron .  We were finally getting Winnie's  egg laying undercontrol when she developed heart disease. 
We had talked about a surgical solution with Dr Wade prior to trying lupron, but that 's when she discovered the heart murmur and subsequent heart disease.    Lupron may be the answer if it continues, and Donna, once Winnie started with eggs, she kept it up.  Good luck.

I've only worn mine 2 times! The time I went with Joyce to see Quest at the Pickering power plant and the first trip to Toronto to see her. 

So when is the "MAK tour" tee shirt coming out?     Waiting for that...with all the travels you've made this past year!     

wondering whether there will be a t-shirt made by birdorable or other vendors for Quest, Kendal and Harlie  i will snap up a couple of every color available no doubt.

Well, I know our marketing members were working on an update to the "Quest-The Tour" t-shirt...

http://www.zazzle.com/quest_tour_kids_tee_tshirt-235399066591336602

I was just wearing mine this weekend!

I wore my Quest tour tee this weekend too...waiting for the "Happily Ever After"  tee shirt, or the classic
Harlequin "bodice-ripper" shot for the updated tee. 

  YIKES! Can you imagine seeing that huge bird coming at you and you can't run away!?! 

Did I ever tell you that I used to assist at ringing swans in my wasted youth???

Why no you didn't Bobbie!    How often were you wasted in your youth!?!   

So good, MAK! 
 

That is quite a picture! The owl and the duck!

Lucky -- all of you -- to see these creatures!  They are gorgeous.   Thank you for sharing!

The only excitement at the nest so far!

Those darn Starlings!    I know many consider them a nuisance bird, but I've always liked them.  They are such good parents.   Those kids follow their parents around,and the parents work so hard to raise the babies!
And, if legend is true....a fan of Shakespeare released starlings in Central Park, and that is how they came to be here.  I never knew if this is fact or fiction, but as a fan of Shakespeare, I choose to believe it, and love the little starlings.   Sheakespeare  actually mentioned quite a few birds and flowers in  his works, and many have  followed up on those  mentions. 

I don't think Starling babies ever leave. I have the same 5, mom, dad and 3 kids in my yard since they fledged. Like 2 months ago! They go no where without each other. They zoom right by me, back and forth then land on the grass and pick. Cute actually.

Oh yeah...you can set your clock to the hatch date up here...end of May  Those babies...3, 4, 5 and up will follow the parents around forever.  And those parents are such good parents.   They are noisy, though!   
Love that sound of the starling babies every year.  Makes me know that spring is here.    I also love how they change  color  (feet)  and the  dots.   I know that so many people consider them pests and non-native invaders, but I look at them as survivalists!     They do what they have to do.       

Beautiful pictures, Carol.  Are they nesting on some kind of tel-com tower?  I remember seeing lots of osprey nests build on top of telephone poles on Shelter Island!    It seemed that almost every telephone pole on the island had an osprey's nest.   

 
WOW, MAK!  Good for you!  Congratulations!

The only excitement at the nest so far!

Those darn Starlings!    I know many consider them a nuisance bird, but I've always liked them.  They are such good parents.   Those kids follow their parents around,and the parents work so hard to raise the babies!
And, if legend is true....a fan of Shakespeare released starlings in Central Park, and that is how they came to be here.  I never knew if this is fact or fiction, but as a fan of Shakespeare, I choose to believe it, and love the little starlings.   Sheakespeare  actually mentioned quite a few birds and flowers in  his works, and many have  followed up on those  mentions. 

I love Dot's comments. Well said, Dot!    I sense much emotion from everyone who has posted here.
It has been a difficult couple of years.   I "lurked" on the old kfalconcam and followed for a long time, but fell into "PeFa addiction"  in 2007-2008.    The year Quest and her other sibs were hatched was a thrilling year, and I even ventured downtown for the first time when they were flying the gorge and at KT.   I found 2009 a very difficult year -- as so many of you long time watchers did - with the dismantling of the  nest box, Kaver not returning and Mariah's injury.  We all shed many tears. 
I agree with Dot and others that we all lost something when we "lost" Mariah and Kaver.    I still believe that Mariah is somewhere here...I too, thought I saw a Pefa over 590 by St Anne's this spring.  I still believe in Mariah despite her age.  She was one smart, tough, feisty falcon. 
Archer and Beauty  have been confusing, interesting, maddening, but fun to watch.   I loved watching Callidora and Jemison last year, and was thrilled to witness Callidora fledge and would love to know where they are.
The big joy  was Quest!   This was a thrill this year.  I have been a fan of Quest since her hatch,and followed her faithfully since 2008.  To see Quest and Harlequin and the "circle of life"  perhaps brings us closure as well as joy.   To be able to see Linn -- who resembles Mariah so much  -- is also a joy.
I have learned so much about our falcons, and yes, it is an interesting crew who watch and post here.  So we are not just learning about Pefas.
You watchers on the scene ---Carol, MAK, Joyce, Dana, Brian , and Shaky who keeps it all going, and all the rest of you!   ...You have my utmost respect and gratitude  (and envy)...you are out there, rain or shine, snow, hail, rain, winds, darkness and Rochester weather is rough! 

Each year brings new events, so "hope springs eternal".  Perhaps Mr. T will arrive to keep Beauty company this winter.  Since B has been pretty cool to A this year, perhaps she will be more accepting of Mr. T's advances this year. 

Think eggs and eyases for 2012!