Happy Birthday Joyce!

Hope you had a wonderful day.

Hey, at least you got to see a Peregrine today.

 

Congrats on your first close encounter with a hawk Donna!  Certainly sounds like a Coop or Sharpie.   

Oh, so that was Sir and Cirrus.  Beautiful pair.  They remind me a lot of Mariah and Kaver.   

Finally some some news about something!!!   


 Sir and Cirrus are Hanging In
October 18, 2009 - Burlington - Lift Bridge
Sue McCreadie Reports:

Bill and I stopped by the Lift Bridge this afternoon to see what we could see.  After searching the Hamilton Hydro Tower and under the Skyway, with no luck, we decided to check out the other favourite spot, the face of the Hamilton Tower.  Low and behold, there sat Mom and Dad just a few feet apart.  (We are assuming it’s Mom and Dad as we didn’t get a look at any bands.)   Mom appeared to be standing guard and Dad was enjoying himself preening.  The pigeons were everywhere, so I guess neither were hungry as there was no hunting taking place.  Looks like the adults are going to stay for the winter.

I'll be in chat from 7:30 - 8:00 pm in case anyone wants to know what's going on this weekend.   

Do we know whether Maya and Tor were successful this year?  There is no Part 2 in 2009.

Since we are supposed to be politically correct ( ahem!) describing the Elmwood Ave. property, I'll refer to the old center as the "building next to the RIT staff parking lot."

I regularly check the property on the weekends and have seen nothing as yet.  If Zephyr stayed in the area, maybe he'll return again.  We did see different falcons there in late winter/early spring last year.  You never know, so check the roof top as you drive by.

Joyce

Yep, I check that old, empty bldg to the south once a weekend if possible.  Today there was no falcons over there, but there were 4 Red-tail Hawks soaring above Cobbs Hill.  and lots of Geese walking around the old bldg.  At least the sun was out! 

Very Funny!

I'll be in chat until 8 pm (Saturday) if anyone would like to join me.

He didn't look too happy but these pictures are stellar!

not happy?!  He looks like he's about to eat the camera!
But the feathers, the eyes! Great shots.

Amazing pics!  Thanks for sharing this Dale.  I was glad to read the update that the owl was going to be ok. 

Well, as promised, the Merchandise Team has been working really hard to offer the Rochester Falcon Fans new products and designs.  

Check out this wonderful fresco designed by our very own Lou C.    Those of you that have generously ordered M&M packages will recognize this picture.

http://www.zazzle.com/rochester_peregrine_falcons_tshirt-235278221430389702

More exciting stuff coming soon for the holiday season.  Please keep watching.  

Carol P.

Really too bad the transmitters are expensive and bureaucratic...would have been nice to fit Mariah while she was healing...
I am personally concerned that she was again attacked....
same territory, 2 against 1, and younger birds than she...

Personally, the last thing I would have wanted was a transmitter on Mariah.  As you said, she's an older bird and she was injured. 

We're all concerned that there will be another territorial battle, but that will hopefully not happen until next Spring, if at all.

Carol P.

and here I thought he was going to get his bird book to positively ID the cute little bird.   

  So, as the Peregrine flies, how far away from the Kodak Tower?

I'm just guessing, but a straight route to the Kodak Office Tower from the Greece Marriott is probably five miles?

Carol,

If you recall, I told you last week? that I saw a large female perched on one of the light posts over 104 coming west inbound towards Greece.  I have seen her on the light posts right before you get to the Veteran's Bridge near Maplewood.

Maybe...? she has decidedly moved north in the Maplewood area?

Actually, the Maplewood area is very close to Kodak Park.  Where I saw this Falcon yesterday was a few miles west of Kodak Park.  I've never seen Mariah (and I'm not saying that the Falcon I saw yesterday was Mariah) on a light post before, but that certainly doesn't mean she has never perched on one before.   

Imagine my surprise!   

No sign on needed.

http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLanding.action?c=171aim5l.2rcn833h&x=0&y=-9xggrs&localeid=en_US

Let's hope this works.

Carol P.