Yes Donna, she was aggressive.

DEC was called to a meeting at UB about an attack BB made on a man walking to his car, 1600 ft from the nest. The man was quite bloodied and the incident was captured on the UB security cam and played for the DEC.

It was UB's decision which the DEC had to go along with, that BB must be removed from the site. The DEC managed to safely get her in a mist? net on the roof.  Yankee was on hand, screaming. BB was not injured and was surprisingly good on being handled.  She was transported to a safe site. Her future is uncertain but she cannot be released anywhere because of her extreme aggressiveness.

Many attacks by BB have been reported in the past, but they were usually during fledge times.  She has put UB at too much risk now with her strange behavior.  I have always pleaded that she of course attacks during that few weeks around fledge time. I have personally told neighborhood people walking their dogs through the area to leave, and walk close to buildings as they  do so.

UB is okay with having Peregrines on site and Yankee will stay. It is hoped that he can yet attract a mate migrating through the area in time for this season.

BB gave us fifteen chicks and she is in our hearts forever.

So recently, Jacquie retrieved a Coopers with its throat torn out from someone's front lawn, obviously from an encounter with a Peregrine,
Then Carl spotted two pefas in the very same area, flushing pigeons!
Today, Roger and I went to the spot and sure enough, large numbers of pigeons were being flushed from an ADM site.  Two pefas were spotted again and again, though sometimes they all went down on the opposite side of the elevators, so we couldn't be sure if any were caught over there but we didn't see them get lucky from our vantage point.
This could be the Statler pair, OR, it could be the grain elevator pair, whose female was ID'd as Jean from Syracuse by Joyce!
I haven't looked at my pix yet, but most were shot towards the sun so probably just a bunch of silhouettes.
For anyone who may be thinking of making a visit, there are many good spots to view from, but don't come alone.  Let me know and we can likely meet up.  It's in the Old First Ward, Ohio St and St Clair.  Bison Rod and Gun Club parking lot is a good starting point.  Really need to ID this pair!

But Ei, you can come here to see Diamante! And Ojibwa and mate, and Jean, and Gleig, and BB and Yankee then hop over to NF for Onyx and Diamond, and more!   Get more Peregrines-per-mile in Buffalo! 

I just posted the CT news on the Offspring thread.

At UB, BB and Yankee are being seen, here BB is on her perch and Yankee way up top.

 

At the waterfront/grain elevator area, Carl just saw two adult pefas stooping on pigeons and Jacquie recently had to retrieve a Cooper's Hawk with its throat torn out, in the very same area. It could easly be Statler birds but it also could be the elusive Jean and we need to discover where they have been nesting.

The female from the Grand Island North Bridge has been spotted recently. 

Two sightings of a juvie pefa at Squaw Island also, with a red band, but Buffalo would not have a juvie with a red band right now.   Possibly an Ohio bird. 

The title of this thread includes "2012".  If we should continue on with this thread, can that reference be removed or should a 2013 thread be started?

So wake up even if it is January!  These CT birds are playing games!  Here is what I blogged but I need your help as to if I ID'd them right, okay?

~Peregrine Games at Central Terminal~
Usually we find Gleig on the nestbox perch at Central Terminal but today, they saw us coming and decided to play games on us. On approach I saw one pefa flying back to the tower and going to the nest side, out of our sight. When we got in position and got the camera clicking away, the bird at the box seemed to figeting and turning around. It was Diamante!

Then a second pefa flew in, displaced the first, though I was out of camera range because the new Pefamobile has no moonroof. I alert Roger to stop and get some shots. He missed the flying shots but got the second bird who turned out to be Gleig (last pic)..

We were so glad to find Diamante and Gleig and home today, after missing them the past couple weeks.  They were both seen flushing the pigeons, with no apparent payoff.   First Gleig flew back to the tower and onto her perch, waiting anxiously to see if Diamante was more successful.  No, he flew back empty handed too.  Pix 1 & 2 are Diamante, 3 & 4 are Gleig

Thanks for the screencaps, Alison!

All is calm at Central Terminal, with Gleig on her nestbox perch and Diamante on lookout from above~





Diamante all fluffed up by the fierce and freezing winds tearing down the corridor.

ps  Our familiar Pefamobile is history!  We're getting a new something or other...  Could be Sage-green!

All is calm at Central Terminal, with Gleig on her nestbox perch and Diamante on lookout from above~




Diamante all fluffed up by the fierce and freezing winds tearing down the corridor

Diamante was a regular gymnast today preening himself, looking like a pretzel at times.  Gleig perched at the nextbox was very alert and watching us watching her. 

  Gleig

  Diamante

Thanks, Carol!   

Thanks, Carol!  I'm fine now, at least in my estimation! 

I'm hoping he hasn't migrated but we'll have to check more. 

Gleig and diamanté were so tight this past spring, I'm not surprised he is still here! 

I've been to Connecticut, back home, left eye hemorrhaging and emergency surgery, then sent to Buff Gen for other problem and admitted!  Got out next night but today is the first day I've been out with the camera for a week.

Donna saw I posted a shot of Diamante and Gleig on FBPP and reminded me to post it on Diamante's thread here, thank you Donna! 

And here is BB at UB, University of Buffalo, sitting on the perch.  I am not sure if Yankee has left but we haven't seen him lately.

Quest is really huge!  And Diamante is so cute!

Donna, thanks for reminding me to post today's shot of Diamante and Gleig high above the clock on Central Terminal today before I go to bed!  This is Roger's which shows D's face, while mine on FBPP didn't.  So sweet to see them together up there.  One flew in to the other as we were driving in, I think it was him.