If you're in the area UB KIDS ARE LIKELY TO FLEDGE!!!  One accidentally went to a roof yesterday but got back.
Bring cameras, scopes,boxes, gloves, coffee and bagels!  The rest of this week should be exciting!

Statler kids will be right on the heels of the UB fledges!

Pix on http://www.facebook.com/pages/Peregrine-Place/182371738440433

High temps today - mid-60s!

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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.

North GI Bridge had no active nest this year.  Cement Elevator pair has discovered the box, she made a scrape immediately but they possibly had a failed nest earlier at the grain elevator so it may be a bit late for another nesting.  Niagara Gorge nest had one egg but neither bird seemed much interested in brooding it.

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

Awwwwwwwww....................

How about slipping Unity's eggs into Beauty's scrape?

Very sad situation, especially with the loving following the Rochester pefas have~  very sad

hoping....................

UB's four chicks are hatched and doing great!  BB mantles them during the morning sun.   

  Four eggs now for BB at UB!

Thanks, Joyce!  A beautiful album!

   Wow!  I am thrilled to see such fantastic pefa-watchers spending some time helping keep track of the Buffalo birds!  Especially given the cold temp, snow and wind!   
Rock on, Rochester!   bguitar

Until we return in early April, we'll be tracking eagles and ospreys in southwest florida. 
 
CT and UB are fairly easy, well, very easy!  Statler takes more effort having to work around those buildings.  Grand Island bridges and Niagara Gorge much more difficult, but luckily, there will be an intern for those three sites this year!     And when you go to the grain elevators, if the two aren't right there, look on down the road on the cement elevators, just past the little harbor.  They are seen in both areas and flying over to Tifft as well.

And next time you visit Buffalo, there are two pefas along Delaware Ave between Gates Circle and North St, which desperately need spotting.  With all the trees and relatively narrow street, it's not easy to find them once the trees leaf out.  First photos of them this year get the prize!   Suggestions for where to place a nestbox will also be appreciated!  I'm thinking Millard~

Had fun all morning watching an Anhinga swimming around the lake outside our lanai, going underwater for quite a ways, surfacing, repeating.  A couple days ago I counted 18 Anhingas paddling around, going under, going the length of the lake, then they flew off.  Today also egrets and big turtles.   

   Have a raptorous time your wonderful cruise!

  for Carol P and Joyce!

Have a very Merry Christmas and wonderful New Year, full of lots of new Peregrines!

   Excellent!  Thanks!!!

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Dana doesn't look like a "granny"!   

No luck at CT or UB today but we just made quick stops.  Can someone try to post a (pefa) pic on the pefa Facebook page please?  I just want to know if you can.  Then if you visit Buffalo, you can add your pix. 

   Dana!  Those are absolutely fantastic!  Loved the pigeon episode!     Thanks so much for sharing!