This mornings watch was short but sweet! I arrived earlier than usual so I could walk over to under the elevator shaft of the OCSR building. Yesterdays watch with Joyce included seeing a falcon fly up in there so we wanted to confirm that someone was sleeping there at night. I'm sorry to say I...

Link:
http://rfalconcam.com/falconwatching/?p=1199

Ok, let me get this straight. She flies UP an elevator shaft??

This one needs a visual assist...



OK-the white structure on the right side of the building-once upon a time there was an exterior elevator that went up & down there.  The larger structure at the top is the "elevator shaft" the falcons fly into.

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My guess is it was Beauty who stayed to finish her meal, but I'm not 100% sure.  Any reports from falcon watch central?

Mercury's based sure has been "painted"!

Good thing for smart phones-thanks Shaky!

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She was only there for a minute (or 2 or 3), but I did get to see her!

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Make it 4 times today

MAN!  You have all the luck...haven't caught her once today...

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Has her first hatch of this clutch!  http://phoebeallens.com  Lost track a few clutches ago.



Not even all the way out of the egg and it's getting supper!

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(Reuters)

It's catching on!

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http://www.enature.com/challenge/BirdCallChallenge.asp

I got 3 out of 5 correct.

Me too, though I don't recall ever hearing a barn owl or Black skimmer before.

Great pictures, Joyce! 

I see they still have the netting up around the playpen to block the old nest site on Kodak.  Sigh!

And my take on the interactions between Beauty & her friend...he's behaving more like a juvie than an adult.  And she's behaving more like a mother than a mate.  He's happy enough to grab a free meal and a few lessons in urban peregrine life.  She won't chase him away just yet, just in case.

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Does cam 1 have preset stop controls?  Just wondering since it visited favorite hangouts...

Yes, it has 21 presets.

Cool!



I didn't realize on prior trips what a good view it has of the communication towers.



Is this the pedestrian bridge? 

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Taking a cam 1 on a tour...

Does cam 1 have preset stop controls?  Just wondering since it visited favorite hangouts...

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That one works!  Thanks!  Great bird!

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From today's D&C, a video about the crows in downtown Rochester:

http://bcove.me/ylefrq43

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Only thing missing is Beauty sending them scattering...

[Somewhere in a south Boston neighborhood, Little Johnny is walking through the living room with his Nintendo DS in hand when he sees Grampa sitting in Dad's recliner, half napping, half watching some random news program. The story Grampa is paying no attention to is about the latest YouTube sensation, the homeless Ohio fellow named Ted Williams, the man with the golden pipes."Hey, Grampa. Do you know who this Ted Williams is?"Grampa stirs from the drift into Dreamland."Huh? Wha--? Ted Williams?"The old man sits up, beaming with pride. His grandson actually knows the name Ted Williams!"Of course I know who he is! He is only the greatest hitter in history. He is the greatest player in Red Sox history. They called him 'The Splendid Splinter.'"Grampa continues excitedly, "Ted Williams is the last batter to bat over .400 in a season. He had a career batting average of .344 and hit 521 home runs! He was the greatest ever. Forget the Babe. Ted Williams was the best. The day he died was a sad, sad day."Little Johnny's jaw drops as if it has come unhinged. His eyes are wide and filled with a strange mixture of fear and wonder. He looks from his grandfather to the image of the haggard, homeless man on the TV. "O-OK, Grampa. Thanks!"The boy turns and sprints through the house, calling, "Mom! Mom! Where are you?"He finds her with her head in the washing machine, swapping out another load of laundry."For Pete's sake, son? What is it?""It's Grampa. I think he is losing it, Mom. I think he is going senile or something.""Huh?""Yeah! He thinks Ted Williams is some dead baseball player!"]

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Somewhere in a  south Boston neighborhood, Little Johnny is walking through the living
room with his Nintendo DS in hand when he sees Grampa sitting in Dad's recliner, half
napping, half watching some random news program. The story Grampa is paying no attention
to is about the latest YouTube sensation, the homeless Ohio fellow named Ted Williams,
the man with the golden pipes.

"Hey, Grampa. Do you know who this Ted Williams is?"

Grampa stirs from the drift into Dreamland.

"Huh? Wha--? Ted Williams?"

The old man sits up, beaming with pride. His grandson actually knows the name Ted
Williams!

"Of course I know who he is! He is only the greatest hitter in history. He is the
greatest player in Red Sox history. They called him 'The Splendid Splinter.'"

Grampa continues excitedly, "Ted Williams is the last batter to bat over .400 in a
season. He had a career batting average of .344 and hit 521 home runs! He was the
greatest ever. Forget the Babe. Ted Williams was the best. The day he died was a sad, sad
day."

Little Johnny's jaw drops as if it has come unhinged. His eyes are wide and filled with a
strange mixture of fear and wonder. He looks from his grandfather to the image of the
haggard, homeless man on the TV.
 

"O-OK, Grampa. Thanks!"

The boy turns and sprints through the house, calling, "Mom! Mom! Where are
you?"

He finds her with her head in the washing machine, swapping out another load of laundry.

"For Pete's sake, son? What is it?"

"It's Grampa. I think he is losing it, Mom. I think he is going senile or
something."

"Huh?"

"Yeah! He thinks Ted Williams is some dead baseball player!"

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One item I LOVE & need to get a few more of...a crank charging flashlight.  I got a little one from LL Bean to test & it works like a charm.  A cousin of mine has a crank radio and swears by it.  Might check out one of those too!