Those windows downtown are hard on the little ones.  This one was Dominic, named after the Stater owner's son.  

I've seen our CT juvies follow a parent as the parent flies directly towards the building, then veers off sharply, as if to teach the kids how to safely execute that maneuver.  Heart-in-throat time watching this!

[Con't HERE]

Wow!  Very exciting day at Central Terminal!   Chessie, one of the two females,  had an accidental fledge incident.  She tried to fly but the extremely high winds caught her and sent her into a tree.  She was hung up in the branches, flapping around for over an hour while five watchers tried to locate her.  Con't HERE

Many many thanks to our dedicated Rochester friends, Carol P, Kathy O, Dana, Lou and Dan

Ten eyasses were banded Thursday in Buffalo, five males, five females.  Four eyasses at UB were not banded because they were too big, already spending a lot of time on the flight deck and all the way over to the far side of the ledge. 

South Grand Island Bridge had 2 females and 1 male, approximately 26 days old, all healthy. 1 unhatched egg was recovered.
 
Statler had 2 males and 1 female, approximately 30 days old, all healthy. 1 male bird was named Dominic, after Mark Croce's son (as requested).  Mark Croce is the new owner of the Statler who allowed the DEC access to the 18th floor nestbox for banding.

Central Terminal had 2 males and 2 Females, approximately 20 days old, all heathy. Chicks were named with railroad themes: Phoebe Snow, a train that ran from Buffalo to NYC, Commodore after Commodore Vanderbilt who ran the NY Central RxR, Chessie after the Chesapeake RxR, and Lehigh after the old Lehigh Valley RxR.

For our Rochester fans who may visit Buffalo, especially CT,  here are the right-leg tape colors:

Phoebe yellow
Commodore green
Chessie red
Lehigh blue

Carol, Joyce has some band colors printed out
One of the fledges was believed to be seen at the post office on William St

There is a big party at CT tonight ,so it may be a mess around the parking lot, but it seems there are plenty of potties!  My granddaughter's graduation is tomorrow but we'll try to get by.

Got pefa-mobile back this afternoon!  If I haven't posted the emergency numbers, just call 911   There are usually police around CT.

Thank you and big hugs to the wonderful Rochester helpers!

Thanks so much for the report, Carol!  I wonder where the little stinkers were today!  Roger posted a pic of two on the ledge this afternoon, but I can't find a way to repost the FB pix here.  We left CT this afternoon just as the thunderstorm was starting. 

My granddaughter's HS graduation is Saturday so I'm glad the Rochester watchers will be on hand to keep an eye on the kids.  At CT, it's safer to lean against the concrete posts along the perimeter! 

At UB, set up in a parking lot facing the VA.  The lot on the right though is VA (federal) property and you can get intercepted by officials who appear as if from thin air.    

I swear it's the crappy pot-holed roads between UB and CT that cause our cars to break apart! 

And Barb is the wonderful rescuer of our BB at UB when BB made a pre-mature fledge in Detroit.  She carried BB up the 14th floor nestsite of an apartment building.   

Thanks for the info, Joyce.  I'm afraid someone will lower the blind behind Harlie or do something to startle her.  Do Canada's pefa kids all leave the box so early?  I like our nest boxes with their flight decks, roofs and perches much better. 

Last year the CT fledglings and ledglings were easy to find and I could always find them.  Please let me know if you see them all.  Sorry about your pefa-mobile too.      Besides the car being out of commission, I've been feeling crummy and can't keep up the pace either.     Last year we'd be out for hours making the rounds and go back out in the evening.  Can't do it this year. 

UB fledges are flying around between UB campus, the VA and water tower.  One took off towards the city hopefully to circle back as there is nothing very high nearby to land on.

At CT,  Stash and Stella were perched above and next to the box and seemingly unperturbed, not sharing my uneasiness at seeing only one ledgling below the box.  None of the other kids were seen on any roofs, ledges, peaks or in the well.

This Friday night from 5-11 is that big party at CT so if anyone is able to do pefa-watching, it would be really great.  Marty said we wouldn't be charged if we were pefa-watching in the parking lot, as the party will be inside.  The parking lot will however be very active during the party and if there is a fledge incident...  

Plenty of other fledges to be seen around Buffalo too, UB, Statler, South Grand Island Bridge (view from Collins Marine) and Niagara Gorge (view from Terrapin Point, US side)  

I'm so nervous watching Harlie and hoping nothing inside that office scares her into a premature fledge!  Is there any plan to install a more protective box for next spring?

Pefa-mobile stil gone for extensive repairs................ 

Hahahaha!

Hmmmm, will we decorate our pefa-mobiles to look like Peregrines?   I'd do that!

Yea!  I got on from the iPad!  Thanks, Shaky!

4 fledges at UB!  Two are across Bailey on the water tower (WT) one on a roof and the other may be o. The MacKay Tower.  Pix on FBPP.  I can get new pix on the iPad but can't get them here from iPad which is in bed with me as I feel crummy.

Great idea about a Ford pefa-mobile!  we aren't anything official though that would qualify.  Mechanic said today he has to keep the pefa-mobile til sometime next week now. 

Jacquie was checking on the Statler today and I hope Joyce posts her report after work.

Great idea to bring MAK to help, Joyce!  Tues may work and we'll likely have two sites with 7 fledges then.  
We just found out the pefa-mobile is gone for the rest of the week and with no garage, everything from two cars is crammed into my little car.  A couple thou in car repairs this week but Roger decided to keep it and get the work done.  Monday a doctor appt and I may be getting a bunch of shots in my head.  

I can't get on this site to post updates during the day when we're out.  Site tells me I don't exist!  

Two pefas fledged early this morning!  One went to the roof, the other was on the opposite side of the tower, in a little niche that was fairly low.  Later in the day, both fledges had made it to the top of the tower!  One was walking along the edge and flapping, lifting off a bit. 

At the Statler, we saw just one on the perch and hope the others were inside.  We couldn't find any on the ledges.

CT - the kids are getting their dark feathers and losing the fluff which mixes in the air with the cottonwood fluffs.  Both parents were on the tower above the nest, Stash always higher.  Stella fed the kids then flew off and away.

Oh, Yankee was on lookout and BB took off after a vulture who made the error of entering the UB campus!

Move here, MAK!     Car...yeh...our main pefa-mobile, 13 y/o,  is about to cost us $3500 in repairs this week.     fix it?  or diminish retirement to replace it?   ???  took it from one mechanic to another today.  inspection month. 

UB birds were still there today and we didn't see anyone at the pefa-watching station UB set up!  One year ago today, we were on hand when Harry Potter got in trouble and had to be rescued, boxed up and returned to the roof. 

 

And after UB>Statler, then CT, then North Bridge, then Niagara Gorge

btw, eggs in nestbox at South GI Bridge were broken open and apparently looked like Beauty's~
  What's up with that?  The very cold weather this late-winter/early-spring?