Don and Suzanne - What day is this scheduled for?

   Wow!  Love the new smilies.   

Casey is a canine hero!  You go Casey!   

It's the first post in this string of posts.

 

Thank you!  Thank you very much!

Thanks, Carol!
I wonder whether all three (four?) birds will be spending more time in the gorge due to the hot weather.  Has anyone been spotted flying through the spray from the waterfall?

Paul

Last week, during a noon hour Watch, Beauty flew into the gorge passing back and forth in front of the falls.  She ended up landing on the west side of the falls, which was a first as far as we know.

Carol P.

It was a really hot, humid day today, so Dan and I planned on getting out to Kodak Park early this morning to hopefully see Mariah or the unbanded Juvie.

Dan and I were sitting on the street on the gorge side (east) of KP. At 7:15 am,
Mariah flew in from the south, low over us and then up to the Research Lab Bldg.
where she circled the building and landed on the antenna.

For 45 minutes we were able to get really close looks at her through the scope.
Her left leg was bandless, but I was unable to see the right leg to verify the blue/yellow band.

I am 99.9% sure this was Mariah. It looked like Mariah.

Kathy O joined me near the building and took a look through the scope. She
agreed that it was Mariah.

At 8:00 am, she flew off of the building and headed towards the gorge. We
didn't see her again after that.

It was wonderful seeing her looking so well.  She was beautiful in the early morning light.  

Needless to say, Dan, Kathy and I will be out again tomorrow morning.

Afterwards, I picked up Brian H, and we drove around downtown. We found Archer
on the Widows Peak building. No Beauty sightings.

Carol P

I've been wondering too Carla.  Hope your mom's doing better. 

Shhhhh!  It's a surprise for Mariah.   

Ahhhhhh, the lovely Rhea Mae!  Thanks Lou!   

Shaky Cats!  What a wonderful idea!  and what better way to honor our Shaky!   

  Happy Birthday Annie!  bguitar

Maybe you should have a banana split!   

You can tell that Hammie and Archer are related.   

From Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

Tonite, Lynda and I kept Watch on the west side of Kodak Park, with the sun behind us.  It was a gorgeous evening.

We kept a close eye on all the birds flying through the area.  Pigeons, Gulls, Geese, Startlings, etc, etc.

At 7:30 pm, Lynda told me that she saw a bird flying on the far side (east) of Kodak Park.  The bird was flying over the gorge, circling higher and higher.  It was definitely a Peregrine Falcon (good eye Lynda!) and it was definitely on a hunt.  I’m fairly certain that it was an adult, but because the bird was so far from us, I never saw a split wing tip.

For about 10 minutes we watched as the Peregrine circled above the river gorge.  The Falcon then headed north, following the gorge.

We waited for awhile to see if the Falcon would return.  No such luck.

Lynda was going to head downtown and I headed north down Lake Ave, towards the lake.  I had hoped to find the Falcon, but again, no such luck.

We’ll definitely be keeping an eye on this area.  I hope to see Mariah and the unbanded juvenile again soon.

 

  The unknown juvie was on the research lab bldg at Kodak Park again this afternoon, but not for long.  S/he was being bugged by a bee and soon took off.  Also, saw 4 Red-tail Hawks.  No Mariah.