~Buffalo Falcon News 2010~

[~Sage~]

No hatches yet at UB and no known hatches elsewhere in Buffalo...waiting...

[Nic1Pic]

Hi Donna. Spirit and Roger are in Montreal not in Buffalo. Nicole

[Donna]

Hi Donna. Spirit and Roger are in Montreal not in Buffalo. Nicole

YIKES!!! I have heat stroke! Sorry.

[Donna]

Take a look at UB's falcon cam
News 4 is keeping a close eye on the falcon family

Updated: Monday, 03 May 2010, 7:29 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 03 May 2010, 10:40 AM EDT


BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - News 4 is keeping a close eye on a feathered family on UB's South Campus that's about to get a lot bigger.

There's a clutch of peregrine falcon eggs in the tower of the Mackay Heating Plant on campus that are expected to hatch any day now.

As you can see, both mom and dad have been taking turns sitting on the eggs.

[Donna]

http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/education/Watch-a-falcon-family-grow-on-webcam Video from News 4

[~Sage~]

Two eyasses between 3am and 8am today!  Yea BB and Yankee!

[Donna]

Two eyasses between 3am and 8am today!  Yea BB and Yankee!

 

[~Sage~]

By 3pm all three eggs had hatched at UB!  And, hatching has begun at the Statler too! 

[MAK]

Awesome!

[Donna]

Awesome!

YAY 

[Donna]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - Something new is stealing the spotlight in UB's falcon cam.

Two of these webcam stories involving wildlife are catching the attention of a lot of people. The first one revolves around those peregrine falcons at the University at Buffalo.

The falcons have a nest in the tower of the Mackay Heating Plant on the South Campus. One of the eggs hatched on Tuesday. We're still waiting for the other two to hatch. Both the mom and dad have been taking turns sitting on the eggs. You can take a live look at the falcon cam by following this link . This is the second year in a row that the female has laid her eggs inside this nest.

Back in March we told you about an owl cam in California. More than seven million people have been watching Molly the barnyard owl and her husband McGee attend to their nest. All four of her eggs have hatched and people have been watching the chicks on the internet .

The owl cam has been one of the most popular sites on our webpage. More than 37,000 people have been watching the owls in California and in the last couple of days, more than 6,000 people have been watching the falcon cam at UB through our website.

I'm sure there will be a revised article tomorrow! 

[~Sage~]

   All of a sudden, Peregrines are the star attraction again!  Connie has an interview or some news thing tomorrow too.  I always miss them because we don't watch local news since most of the time they just report fires, shootings or stuff captured from national news which we already heard.

Nitety nite now   

[~Sage~]

More news!

Statler - two or more hatches

North Grand Island Bridge - eyasses in nestbox, number uncertain

South Grand Island Bridge - nesting in same spot as 2009 but observers afraid to get close

Central Terminal not due to hatch til about 5/20

Grain Elevator has not been checked yet

Niagara Gorge - active nest on American side

and, we have photos of more pefas in the city!

Photos aren't processed yet so stay tuned!   

[~Sage~]

 Feeding the kids at the Statler today!

 Buffalo's newest pair, at least documentation of the two in the same place!  

[Donna]

 Feeding the kids at the Statler today!

 Buffalo's newest pair, at least documentation of the two in the same place!  

I love where the nest is...looks so cozy. Thanks Sage.