I think Yankee but not positive.  My 2nd attempt at creating an "Out of Bounds" effect in Photoshop.  Original shot taken this am, parent looking for two fledges.  We found both in various places on tower and being watched by BB and Yankee, so all six pefas accounted for this morning.  Ken and his workers are watching and Ken would call if there were any problem during working hours. 

We are going back shortly, cuz those kids are bound to take off and not return to the tower.  The best landing spots are nearby roofs around MacKay and the campus, or the water tower and VA Hospital across Bailey.

Two UB kids fledged and made it back to tower!  Two are still at box.  Of course you all know this means it's the beginning of a hairy week!     The ledglings were safe and being watched by BB and Yankee, but who knows where they will wind up when they take off again!    



Are any of the excellent Rochester spotters able to come help this week? 

We have fledging at UB!  Experienced fledge watchers needed at MacKay Tower and surrounding campus area today and rest of the week!   Off Winspear nr Bailey.  Please Text me if you can come!  716-430-1917

We're excited for Chessie on her first successful nesting!  Chessie was named for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad line.  She herself just hatched in 2011 ar Buffalo's Central Terminal, so her progress to date is astounding!  She is nesting with Hurricane at the William Osler Health Center in Etobicoke, Ont., Canada.  You go, girl!

   Anyone out here have fledge-watching experience?  Oh, wait!  I'm on rfalconcam.com!!!   

   All UB kids expected to fledge over the coming week, so this is the best place for falcon watchers to be!  Come help and get good photos too!  Tweet what you see! 

 June Fledge watches:  UB; then Statler and the N & S Grand Island Bridges; then Niagara Gorge! 

July Fledge watches: 2nd wk? Central Terminal

 I just found the misinformation about Lancelot, it's on the UB page!  ROFL!

Either the photo where we thought five was an optical delusion or what I don't know but four got banded. 3 females, 1 male.   Carol was at the banding so she may have more to add. 
Names are Rainbow (my request), Double-Diamond, Seven, all females, and the male is Black Jack.
The rock climber endured  continual threats while the banding was going on above and he was still hanging on the rope.
We had quite a good view from the American side though, don't you think?

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2012 Peregrine Falcon Banding online album

Alternative title:  Peregrine parents Diamond and Onyx (Gorge's George) dive-bomb rock climber hanging on rope

taken from here

Feather was used but without Locklear!  TG! 

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Whew!  So busy I can't keep up!  Meet Athena!

     

Athena no longer Eubie and not Dr or Claw, ever!  DEC refused to give the magnificent falcons silly names.  I hope UB stops having those contests.  Last year's submissions, even those made by professors, were obscene.  The UB 2011 Pefas did not get banded.

Anyhow, at the transmitter fitting Connie officially named the largest female, Athena.  This is the name of record in Albany.  

I just blogged the event with lots of photos HERE!  

Also, Niagara Gorge banding will be June 7th.  Reports HERE!

CT pefas should be hatching by the end of the week.  Statler and Grand Island Bridges bandings have taken place but I have no banding info yet.

Good thing it rained today or I wouldn't even have the blog updated!    Busy pefa season collided with kitchen plumbing problems so I was without a working sink for a week.  

Good luck to all our little Peregrine babies about to venture out into the big world!  

[Lancelot (male, green tape, fitted with GPS tracking device to help the DEC learn more about Peregrine falcons and help protect this endangered species.)]

Dr. Eubie Claw (female, blue tape)
Feather Locklear (female, white tape)
Talon Alda (male, yellow tape)
Lancelot (male, green tape, fitted with GPS tracking device to help the DEC learn more about Peregrine falcons and help protect this endangered species.)

Thought the female had the transmitter on! This says the male!! I'm confused!!

Donna, Don't know where that info came from.  Not, negative, Lancelot. See my next post.

The UB kids are banded and named!    

Blue tape, large female, black over green, 50 over AD: Eubie ATHENA!
 
White tape, next largest female, black over green, 51 over AD:  Feather
 
Yellow tape, male, black over green, 16 over AW:  Talon
 
Green tape, male, black over green, 17 over AW: Lancelot  

Mackenzie, the tiercel here (Burlington lift Bridge) is DotCa's brother...he's a year older than DC but both born to Jack and Angel.  

(Note to self-will need Jack & Angel branch of family tree)

And he is a good hunter!