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106  Member Activities / Birthdays / Re: Happy Birthday Birdmusic on: 05-Nov-09, 07:26:25 PM
Thank you to everyone for all the music and bird-themed greetings.  I love them all!!  And thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes!

Joyce - I would love to meet up with you somewhere again next season to do some watching!  You can sure spot them!
notworthy
107  Other Nature Related Information / Falcon Web Cams / Re: Buffalo Falcons on: 05-Nov-09, 11:04:48 AM

I don't have any status updates on the falcons at the Statler, or the Central Terminal.  If Birdmusic takes a trip into downtown Buffalo, maybe she can let us know.

Joyce
Sorry, I very rarely go into downtown Buffalo.  I'm actually in downtown Rochester more often than Buffalo.  Whatever happened to kimmarie?  She drove near downtown quite often and reported seeing them, but we haven't heard from her in a long time.

I did drive by UB yesterday, but didn't see anyone flying.
108  Other Nature Related Information / General Nature Discussion / Re: Hummingbirds Shown to Be Single Moms, Deadbeat Dads, Testy Teens on: 30-Oct-09, 11:29:34 AM

"If our metabolic rate were comparable to theirs," he added, "we'd have to consume the caloric equivalent of more than 2,900 Oreo cookies daily just to keep up. 

We can only dream!
109  Member Activities / Birthdays / Re: Happy Birthday Joyce on: 20-Oct-09, 01:00:41 PM
Happy Birthday from Buffalo, Joyce!

 3postrule
110  Member Activities / Vacations and Holidays / Re: 2009 Senior Tour - Part 1 - Niagara Falls on: 24-Aug-09, 05:28:12 PM
I did leave some questions in the images about some of the buildings and places in Niagara Falls and Niagara-on-the-Lake, so please feel free to respond! 

Well, let's see.  Yes, that is Fort Niagara in your pictures. 

The old, old building you saw from the Maid of the Mist is the old Ontario Power Generating plant.  Ironically, there is a falcon nest in one of the windows, although it is believed that they used a different nest (never found) this year and produced at least one offspring.

The people in yellow raincoats climbing the stairs are on the Cave of the Winds tour.  They do not actually go behind the falls (although early in the last century they did).  Too bad you didn't visit the American side.  I prefer the Cave of the Winds to the Maid of the Mist (although that's really cool, too!)  The American side has more "up close & personal" views of the falls. 

My husband & I got engaged at the end of Three Sister Islands that you reach by going over the bridge to Goat Island that you didn't go on.

The covered Jet Boat is for wusses!  The open boat is the way to go!  What a ride!

birdmusic (who used to be a tour guide at the Falls (NY) during her college years and never, never got tired of seeing it!)
111  Rochester Falcons / Rochester Falcon Discussion / Re: My Rochester Adventure on: 10-Aug-09, 03:51:50 PM
By the time I got to the bridge, it was 4:35, and I saw one falcon flying at 4:40 and took off after it.  The rest of the time, falcon watchers were up at Kodak Park.  I returned to the bridge about 7:00, and still didn't see anything then either.

We were at the bridge from about 5:15 to 6:30.  I don't know where Kodak Park is located.
112  Rochester Falcons / Rochester Falcon Discussion / My Rochester Adventure on: 10-Aug-09, 12:01:02 PM
Yesterday being the occasion of our 35th wedding anniversary, we decided to make the 90 mile trek from where we live just south of Niagara Falls to Rochester and my hubby’s favorite restaurant, the Dinosaur Bar-B-Q.   We had also spent our 25th anniversary there, arriving at the Dinosaur by limousine from Niagara Falls with three other couples.  That was quite a sight… but I digress.

This time we took the Harley and as my husband watched me load the binoculars on the bike he said, “I take it we will be looking for falcons also.”  Smart man!

When we arrived at the Dinosaur I looked up and saw that the Times Square building was right there in front of me!  I could see the nest box and camera!  How exciting to see that famous landmark, watched by people from all over the world!

We went into the restaurant and to my amazement were ushered to pretty much the only table in the place where one can sit and look directly out the window at the nestbox the whole time.  What luck!  Unfortunately, I didn’t see any falcons flying around the box, but it was fun to be able to watch.

After dinner we headed to the High Falls area.  I was excited and hoping to see not only falcons but also to find some falcon watchers who could help me and point out some of the landmarks I have seen pictures of and read so much about.  

“Ye shall know them by their equipment.”  I have read on this board that that is how to find a falconwatcher.  And just as we came to the corner by the Kodak Tower and were waiting to make the turn toward the bridge…there was a man standing there, huge lenses, cameras, bags, and endless paraphernalia slung around his neck.  BINGO!  Surely this was someone I “know” from the forum, someone who could help me find falcons!

I told my husband to stop and I jumped off the back of the bike and walked over to the man.  â€śAre you looking for Archer and Beauty?” I asked him.

“Who?”  he answered.  

Uh oh.

My heart sank.  â€śThe falcons - Beauty and Archer and Mariah,” I said.

“No, I’m here to take pictures of the ball game,” he replied, pointing to Frontier Field across the street.  I suddenly felt really foolish.  But then he said, “Didn’t they move the nest from the building?” pointing to the Kodak building.  Whew, at least he knew about them!  I pointed out the Times Square building to him and told him that’s where the new nest is.  He actually thanked me for the information.

I got back on the bike and we made our way to the bridge.  There were no falcons and no watchers anywhere.  Just a few tourists and lovers and kids on bikes.  We walked across the bridge all the way to the observation deck on the other side.   We walked back and toured the whole High Falls area, reading all the historical signs (at least we learned something!)  I found Pride’s Rock and the high stack, and the little building Baron von Pefa was standing on in Lou’s pictures.  I tried to figure out which tree was the falcon sucking tree, but there are lots of trees.  The only wildlife were lots of woodchucks and some ducks.  

We stayed as long as we could, but we never did see any falcons or watchers.  Oh well, it was still fun to see the area I had only seen in pictures.  Maybe next time!
113  Rochester Falcons / Rochester Falcon Discussion / Re: Can't get no satisfaction (falconless watch) on: 08-Aug-09, 09:43:14 PM
Wunderbar Lou!!!!     bravohysterical


114  Member Activities / Vacations and Holidays / Re: For Joyce and others in the Buffalo area on: 07-Aug-09, 12:46:30 PM
You come to Buffalo and you want SEAFOOD??  Have some chicken wings or beef on weck!!!
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