A comment by Fred on one of the blogs I visit...

"Only the government can conclude that if you cut a foot off of the top of a blanket and sew it to the bottom of the same blanket, you’ll have a longer blanket."

Takes me a solid month to readjust.  It's not just the waking up same time regardless of what it's called, it's the ready for bed an hour "early" too.  My late nights at work I'm ready to hit the pillow before I even leave my desk.

I won't debate whether it had a reason once upon a time, but this is an idea that's long past useful.   

[MAKfalcon (MAK):]

MAKfalcon (MAK): Joyce needs the band #'s for Yankee in Buffalo. Can anyone out there help?

Link:
http://twitter.com/MAKfalcon/statuses/132844489411792896

Yankee banded 42/Y black/black 2008 Niagara Gorge.  Now that was a search!  Finally found it on the CPF site for Niagara Falls...Sage doesn't have his bands listed anywhere that I could find.  And BB, just for the record, is N/58 black/green.

Yankee banded 42/Y black/black 2008 Niagara Gorge

Good morning nest box!  Good morning Orville!  It's going to be a fine fall day with lots of sunshine and temps in the 50's (F).  Enjoy the day everyone!   

It always amazes me that despite all the digging & scraping Orville never gets buried!   

["2011-2002 Rochester Falcons - Names & Bands"]

Updated file "2011-2002 Rochester Falcons - Names & Bands" attached.

Thanks Joyce!  I'm making a note to add Mariah's USFWS band # to the family tree.  Need to add Unity too.  And a whole flock of grand-eyases... and step-great-grand eyases...gonna be busy this winter! 

Excellent news!

Put this under this thread as I didn't want to start a new one.

You feeling OK?  Got a fever or something?

 

[CCB Blog]

Another update from Monday...

CCB Blog

Both the adult eagles were in the nest by 7:10 this morning. The female left twice and returned without sticks then flew without returning. The male went out three times to get sticks then left at 8:10, likely until late this evening. Closeups of the male.

We are planning on doing maintenance on the cameras at the Times Square building this weekend starting early Saturday afternoon. The cameras will be turned off during this period. They should be on again later in the afternoon.

Additional work may need to be done on Sunday. We'll make that determination Saturday.

Aw man!  You're not gonna let us watch!  Bummer! 







But seriously...thank you for all you do!

[Real owl caught in fake Halloween spider's web]

Tibetan Bear In Da Zoo

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Ninja Turtle

Гусь и Трамвай
Commuter goose


Real owl caught in fake Halloween spider's web

Marin animal care workers are warning about the dangers of sticky Halloween decorations after an owl was found caught in an artificial spider web in San Rafael.

The quarter-pound western screech owl was found alive by a resident caught in the strands of a fake greenish-white web strung from a tree in a yard on Riviera Drive in East San Rafael, said Carrie Harrington, a spokeswoman for the Marin Humane Society.



A humane society officer transported the owl to WildCare in San Rafael, she said. "It could have been worse if we weren't called out," she said. "We were able to respond quickly."

The owl appeared to have been stuck in the web for several hours and was dehydrated, but was in otherwise good condition, Piazza said. WildCare treated the owl with intravenous fluids and plan to release it in the same yard where it was found. The family there has removed the fake spider web material.

It's supposed to get to 54 by Wednesday...

 

Just looking at your pictures, Ei, and lots of leaves on the trees.  Do you have many downed trees and power outages?    This is truly a freak event!   Hope all is well .  Sunny and 60 up here!   :-)

My power blinked a bunch last night but never went out.  I'm lucky...apparently a lot of trees down & outages around me.  I had to cut the rose bush that fell over the walk but it needed pruning anyway.  The sun is out and the snow is melting-the oak & dogwood are fine.

Visited Quest and Kendal yesterday and saw both on site. They sat atop Harlequin for photos. Quest wasnt very photogenic today.

   So good to see them!

I haven't been able to get the cam to come up today...anyone else?

It's still snowing.  We just had an emergency alert on the TV that there's a state of emergency in Dutchess county across the river from me...power lines down on the main highways-Taconic Parkway & I84 are both shut down.

It's supposed to get to 54 by Wednesday...