Pictures from Research area this after noon, adult and a banded juvenile.

[grannywood]

Here are pics from my late afternoon watch at the Kodak Research area.  I am pretty sure the adult today is unbanded, and therefore not Mariah. 

I had a big surpirse with the arrival of a banded juvenile on the scene.   

That makes 6 Peregrine Falcons in Rochester since last Thursday.

Here's the pics from today:

http://tinyurl.com/yz26a6r

[birdlover]

Great photos!  At first sight, I thought the same thing - Mariah.  It's getting interesting round here.

 

[valhalla]

Great pics and narative Dana!  Correct me if I'm wrong, but the only confirmation falcon is Beauty and maybe last years couple?

[MAK]

         

[Carol P.]

Wow!  A 6 Peregrine Week and none of them Mariah.  I wouldn't worry about her.  As I've said, she wouldn't be around much during this time of year.  Looks like we've got a bunch of migrants wintering here in Rochester.  I LOVE IT!!!  

[Joyce]

What a gorgeous peregrine this unbanded falcon is.  We definitely need a nestbox north of the city!!

[valhalla]

We definitely need a nestbox north of the city!!

I was just saying the same thing 

[bess440]

The unbanded peregrine is absolutely beautiful.  Can anyone guess whether it is a male or female?  This is pretty exciting for the middle of winter!  I so appreciate the watchers braving the cold to keep track of everyone.  We need a lot more nestboxes to accomodate all our visitors  . 

Sue (Bess)

[Bird Crazy]

Great pics and narative Dana!  Correct me if I'm wrong, but the only confirmation falcon is Beauty and maybe last years couple?

the only confirmed one is Beauty. There was never a positive ID on last years wintering pair so I would say no way to say if they are the same ones or not.

but hey I'm in Ohio so what do I know 

[birdlover]

Hotel Peregrine or the Falcon's Nest B&B..."a nice flyover in the cold winter season".

[MAK]

    I was downtown with a friend of mine this morning and she was nice enough to take me over to the center on Elmwood Ave. where I saw 2 falcons on the back of the building at 11:00.One was on the right end of the ventilation system with it's back to us and the other was on a window ledge on the far right. I was very excited cuz I have no vehicle and don't get out and about a whole lot.

[Donna]

   I was downtown with a friend of mine this morning and she was nice enough to take me over to the center on Elmwood Ave. where I saw 2 falcons on the back of the building at 11:00.One was on the right end of the ventilation system with it's back to us and the other was on a window ledge on the far right. I was very excited cuz I have no vehicle and don't get out and about a whole lot.

Thanks MAK...how exciting for you. Now to figure out who they are..

[grannywood]

Great pics and narative Dana!  Correct me if I'm wrong, but the only confirmation falcon is Beauty and maybe last years couple?

the only confirmed one is Beauty. There was never a positive ID on last years wintering pair so I would say no way to say if they are the same ones or not.

but hey I'm in Ohio so what do I know 

Actually, with last years winter pair the female had bands - silver on the right, black over green on the left - but we were never able to get a confirmed reading of the bands.  The male had no bands.

Here's some pics from last years pair.  Some nice shots of the female in this album:

Winter Watch - Jan. 12th, 2009

http://tinyurl.com/9rgxqq

And some nice shots of the male in this album:

Winter Watch - Dec. 1st, 2008

http://tinyurl.com/yf3tgcq

Dana