Egg sitting shifts!

Hatching under way at MEC-Mississauga

http://www.peregrine-foundation.ca/Web_Cams/Mississauga/index.htm

Dot's an early riser today!

B on eggs. Ei

(movie)
Well done!  

9:29PM April 23, 2015
Owlet 3 has left the nest box.
Owlet 3 is on the rail, considering its options.
Owlet 3 is being fed while perched on the rail.
Owlet 3 is off the rail and perched in the nest box tree.
Owlet 3 has begun traversing the nest box tree.
Owlet 3 is now in the crepe myrtle tree adjacent to the nest box tree and is being fed.
...and now it's back in the nest box tree.
I've lost sight of owlet 3, but one of the parents is here watching carefully.
I've lost track of owlet 3, but it is mobile, and under the watchful eyes of its parents, and that ought to be good enough.
Good luck kiddo.

Owlet 4 has just exited the nest box.
Owlet 4 is in the nest box tree.
Not climbing, yet.
Climbing.
Owlet 4 is considering its next move very carefully.
I saw my first firefly of the season the night owlets 1 & 2 left. Great to have them around. Not so the Mosquitos.
Owlet 4 is in no hurry. One of adults is on guard nearby, however.
Dead on my feet. Gonna have to give up soon... While I'm still on my feet.
Owlet 4 still considering its next move. Parent(s) still watchful, calling to owlet.
No change with the owls, but I have to give up. Sorry, folks. Good luck owls and owlets.
11:14PM April 23, 2015

I knew they were off line-didn't know they were scheduled to come out, though it makes sense. The birds don't even visit the building.

Next on the agenda...Rochester Peregrine Museum!

I was thinking more along the lines of a shrine at The Church of M&K and Latter-day Poop Shots.

It would be a tribute to ALL the Rochester Falcons; Mariah, Kaver, Cabot-Sirocco, Beauty, Dot.ca, Archer, Unity, Pigott and all the young falcons that hatched on the Kodak Tower and the Times Square Bldg.

and Orville would have a place of honor.   

That would be sweet!

I knew they were off line-didn't know they were scheduled to come out, though it makes sense. The birds don't even visit the building.

Next on the agenda...Rochester Peregrine Museum!

I was thinking more along the lines of a shrine at The Church of M&K and Latter-day Poop Shots.

If ever they take the netting down...but I suspect they'd move there in a heartbeat if that ever happened.

Well, 6 if you count the night video cam. And let's not forget the one on the Power's building. I was thinking this morning looking at the view from cam 4 that in an absolute emergency Shaky could probably get a cam over there working to watch TS.  

Our Powers Building cameras are no longer accessible. I lost contact with them last summer. It was around the time we got permission from DEC to remove the nest box so I didn't bother to troubleshoot the problem. Kenn has been tasked with removing the equipment since most of it belongs to him. When that is done, we will remove the nest box. This is the M&K box, which has historical value and probably should not be sitting out in the elements if it's not going to be used.

If i were going to set up another camera, I'd ask for a volunteer in the Aqueduct or First Federal Plaza buildings to host the camera.

I knew they were off line-didn't know they were scheduled to come out, though it makes sense. The birds don't even visit the building.

Next on the agenda...Rochester Peregrine Museum!

didn't you say that camera had potential problems because of the way it was mounted?

It was mounted too low to see the eggs in the box, but that had little or nothing to do with the cable issue.

Things break. It happens all the time. When you can't get near the broken parts to fix them, you need to have spares in place ready to take over their duties. Also, in the course of the nesting season, there is no single camera that can cover all the angles.

More cameras is better.

Like 5!!!!!!!!!   

Well, 6 if you count the night video cam. And let's not forget the one on the Power's building. I was thinking this morning looking at the view from cam 4 that in an absolute emergency Shaky could probably get a cam over there working to watch TS. 

 

Dot.ca arrives for his morning shift!

Wow this season has zipped past us!

April 21 – Owlets 1 and 2 left the nest box shortly after sunset. Owlet 1 climbed high into the nest box tree and then made a flight to one of the large hackberry trees at the back of the yard, where the owlets always end-up sooner or later. Owlet 2 climbed to a less promising place in the nest box tree, and was considering trying to make the flight to one of the hackberrys, when one of its parents perched in a crepe myrtle tree adjacent to the nest box tree, and began calling to the owlet, who then changed direction and climbed into the upper branches of the crepe myrtle. So, both owlets made it to places of safety.

Still at $975. Do I have to break into song and dance?

My apologies to Sammy...

One minute I'll take so I can harass, hey!
Cuz there's a thousand dollar mark I can't pass, no!
So I'll try my best beseeching move.
Can you do what's right and don't crush my groove again?

Go on and donate a needed 25.
Post on facebook, twitter, and vine.
Make a pledge to this funding drive.
I've raised nine... seventy-fiiiiive!

http://heartwalk.kintera.org/faf/r.asp?t=4&i=1110892&u=1110892-419718630&e=8194265535

Somebody enjoyed the song...congratulations! 

Nice illustration of the curled foot maneuver to avoid stepping on the eggs when rolling them.

Delete the s in https. Sometimes it helps.

Thanks-I'll keep that in mind.