!!! Some great shots of Sandy from a different view!! Nice!!!!
July 19, 2015 - Toronto - Sheraton Centre
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July 19th - 2015

Trying to catch-up with some of the back logged observation reports, we found this report from Lesley Togawa that got grabbed by the new anti-spam software :-( - (along with allot of other mail)!
Thank you much Lesley for sharing these shots and observation report with us!!!

Lesley writes:
Some photos of Sandy(?) enjoying the beautiful weather today and putting on an amazing airshow flying right by our window. We can see the nest at the top of the Sheraton and have watched Sandy daily since she hatched.
Posted on September 2, 2015 2:59 pm

http://www.peregrine-foundation.ca/w/2015/09/sightings/some-great-shots-of-sandy-from-a-different-view-nice/

Photos at the link!

There are two photos they sent in and I think I can see bottoms of bands? .  As of a few days ago I saw both RM and Tiago - 2 banded adults here.  Worth keeping an eye out though just in case.

http://www.peregrine-foundation.ca/w/2015/09/sightings/someone-new-at-the-toronto-sheraton-centre-hotel/

Though the report is from 8/28 and anything can happen, I have a photo of Tiago from 8/27-definitely read his band 29/H-and another earlier in the day of Rhea Mae in her corner by the camera. And a pair bonding session 8/24. I got a full read on Rhea Mae's band 8/17, though that is very rare to see.

The angle on this camera is miserable for seeing bands but we'll keep an eye open!

This is just conjecture on my part. We know that Seth was hatched at an undisclosed nest site northeast of Rochester. Could Big Frank be a new mate at that site?

I was thinking the same thing.

From our friends at the Canadian Peregrine Foundation...

Frankie Goes to Hollywood… …Um, Ok. Maybe Just Irondequoit, New York!
August 29, 2015 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre
Tracy Simpson Reports:

We have just received news from our friends in New York State that a falcon was photographed by Dana Mulhern at the Medley Centre in Irondequoit! The band number, solid black S over 39, was placed on a bird in 2013 at the Etobicoke Sun Life nest and named Little Big Frank after one of our dear fallen comrades who was a falcon watcher for a decade at this nest site.

My phone lit up this afternoon with texts and notices requesting the identity of the bird Dana had spotted and after looking it up and sharing it with the Etobicoke team, the celebrations at seeing one of our fledglings once again as a potential breeding adult began.

Dana and Margaret found the bird on the peak of a building at the mall where it was hunting and they were able to get photos and confirm the band number. This is amazing news and we are always excited to hear about a re-sighting of one of our own homegrown birds! Little Big Frank was banded in 2013 as a female and it may turn out that this bird is in fact just that. Male or female, well, Big Frank wouldn’t have minded either way. He would have been proud none the less and should this bird turn out to be a girl, she can be thought of as “Big Frankie� and will still carry a great name forward with her.

Thank you so much to Dana and MAK for finding BF and updating us on the status of the bird. All photos posted were taken by MA.
Posted on August 29, 2015 5:13 pm

...have to let Tracy know it's MAK's pictures

Thanks again everyone for your support! A last minute pledge from my Dad got me to $405 total!

The cash donations aren't showing on the team page, but we beat our goal and raised $5,480!

 I'll post our team picture once we get it.

And, if anyone is interested, the Rochester branch of BIANYS is having their walk September 19 in Seneca Park. Maybe a team RFalconcam? Or browse through the teams for anyone you might know and consider supporting them. Or even just stop by if you're in the area to lend your support as they walk!

http://rochestermarchon.bianys.org/

 

WOO HOO! Made my goal! Thank you everyone who has supported me!

Still 2 days left...plenty of time for more if anyone wants to donate!

sigh...hope the other cub continues to do well...

Found the picture on Twitter...

Not going as smoothly as it did with Lun and the twins..paws crossed both survive.

I'm thinking it may actually turn out to be better this way. The first born is so much smaller than the other one...I wonder if it isn't premature. It may be the one that they saw on the ultrasound and expected it to be born 8/28 or so based on its size.

I personally have always thought that the one who didn't survive a few years ago was premature. It seemed to me at the time that it's birth took everyone by surprise.

They'll be better able to intervene if they have the cub in hand.

I can't copy the picture from instagram, but this update was posted there...

Mei Xiang has not been a willing participant in the panda team’s efforts to switch the cubs since 2 p.m. yesterday afternoon. She has the larger cub in her possession. The panda team is caring for the smaller cub and will continue efforts to swap the cubs about every four hours. However, because the smaller cub has been away from Mei, the panda team is now managing it more intensely. The little cub’s behaviors are good. The team is concerned about its fluctuating weight since the cub is now more than 48 hours old. The most important thing for the panda team is to help the cub get enough fluids and nutrients. To accomplish this, they are bottle and tube feeding the cub. The cub has shown some signs of regurgitation which can lead to aspiration in such a tiny creature. To be prudent, the veterinarians are administering antibiotics to prevent possible infection. It’s very important to keep the cub hydrated so they are alternating an infant electrolyte solution with formula and administering fluids under the skin. The cub is urinating and defecating well. The veterinarians have not seen any sign of respiratory distress.

Our observations of the larger cub from yesterday indicate it is doing well and we’re confident Mei Xiang is taking very good care of it. We remain in a high-risk period.

We’ve received a lot of questions about the tiny size of the panda cubs. Bear cubs have the smallest infant-to-mother size ratio of any placental mammal at approx. 1 to 700. Mei Xiang currently weighs about 238 pounds. One of the cubs weighed 86 grams at birth, a 1 to 1,256 ratio of cub to mom. The larger cub weighed 138 grams at birth, a 1 to 783 ratio of cub to mom.

Asia Trail keepers (who successfully hand-reared a sloth bear named Remi last year), additional veterinarian staff and a panda keeper from Zoo Atlanta have been well integrated into the panda team. The entire Zoo community appreciates the outpouring of well-wishes from around the world.

Thank you my friends!

        Hope you make your goal..great cause!

I hope so too...thanks for getting me started!

Thank you my friends!

https://www.facebook.com/nationalzoo?fref=nf

First-born cub exam

can't see by main cam though. 9:01 Ei