When is banding? I want to clear my schedule . . .

Anybody know what was so upsetting to A&B this morning? Walking back from court at 9:30-ish A&B were flying around the top of the Times Square Building, squawking up a storm. This continued for quite some time after I got back to my office. Though I got some wonderful views of they flying right outside my window, it was upsetting to see them so bothered.

I thought it was banding day with how they were carrying on.

Good to see some watchers out on Monday (Lord G and others), but they seemed more interested in the Memorial Day parade!

You watchers have given this watcher watcher little to watch, but A&B have been more than making up for it.

Walking back from court, I heard our pair and looked up; A&B were exchanging prey on the wing. Beauty took a snack from Archer and headed back to the nest.

About 15 minutes ago a few buzzards were headed south above the river when A&B stepped in. The maneuverability of a falcon is much greater than that of a vulture. I felt really bad for the vultures. They just wanted out of there, but A&B were relentless in their attacks, bashing into them and making them dodge, lose altitude and turn so they didn't know where they were going, much less which direction they should avoid!

Today in the lobby of the Times Square Building, Frank, the owner of the little shop down there, had a cake to celebrate the hatching of the eyasses. I took four of the watchers up to my office and after a bit Beauty flew in and out a few times, giving a nice show. She saved a couple closer squawking flybys until minutes after everybody left, though. It was very nice having some watchers drop by rather than peering down at them from my window.

The entire building is shaking right now. They're jackhammering the sidewalk in front of the building with a big skid-steer thing. My 10th floor office, just below the next box, is vibrating and thudding, it feels like some kid is behind me kicking my chair. The next box must be shaking too.

I just want to add that my productivity is WAY down. Every time Archer or Beauty fly by my window I turn to the web cam to see what's going on.

Not much to report on watching the watchers; everybody appears glued to their computers and not hanging out downtown.

Yup, out of the shell at 3:20. Out my office window we see fly up a few minutes later. Mom tells him all about it, so he flies away to sit at the base of Mercury, where he's still sitting.

This is fantastic! Thanks to all who contributed to this!

I especially like the sound. When it's less windy I'm going to open my window and shout to see if I can hear myself on the web cam.

There was quite a number of swifts flying around yesterday afternoon. I don't recall seeing them yet this year, but they were around last year, a lot of them seem to nest at the Thomson/Reuters building (Mercury's perch). The restlessness of our pair happened before their arrival, though.

Pretty quiet this morning, probably due to the wind. Those wings on top of the building act as sails and the whole building moves, especially the upper floors. My chair wiggling about takes a bit of getting used to.

What's going on up there? They're both flying in and out a whole bunch.

Unsuspecting pigeon just tried to land near the next box. Archer stepped in. Unsuspecting pigeon won't be making that mistake again.

As the eggs hatch and the eyases get bigger the show should get much better; they'll be in and out all the time, bringing up tasty snacks.

I'm thinking of selling tickets. 

It must be shift change upstairs. I was looking out my window and Beauty dives past, circles around the Thomson/Reuters building (Mercury's perch) and I watch as she starts heading back my way. She disappears to my left so I look straight out just in time to see Archer flying in. He's headed straight at me as I'm leaning on the window, tucks his wings to pick up speed, then breaks the tuck and veers up.

That was awesome.

It's amazing how quick you guys are. I see Beauty fly off to Mercury, wonder whether anything new is reported on the board, then see Carol P.'s post about the shift change.

Beauty seemed to fly right back after a few minutes, though I didn't get out of my chair to follow where she went.

This has me thinking, when the eyasses fledge, and I have my window open and one happens to fly in, can I keep it as a pet? I always wanted a pet falcon. I can train it to keep the starlings out of my feeders, scare away the squirrels, keep my cats in line . . . oh the possibilities!