Banding Day 2017 as it happened

[patsy6]

Our Times Square Building watcher, who may remain anonymous if he so wishes. 

[Shaky]

Great job, moderators!

[Shaky]

Thank you to the DEC for another successful banding day!

[Shaky]

Quick Summary:

2 females and 2 males

Seabreeze (M) - Left leg: black 25 over green BA, Right: silver
Name submitted by Judi Miller's 6th Grade Class at Enrico Fermi School #17, Rochester, NY

Ontario (M) - Left leg: black 26 over green BA, Right: blue
Name submitted by submitted by Susan Meyer of Rochester, NY and George Niessing also of Rochester and selected by RFalconcam members
 
Charlotte (F) - Left leg: black 87 over green BA, Right: red
Name submitted by Donna Wiedman Cook

Rachel (F) - Left leg: black 88 over green BA, Right: yellow
Name submitted by Mark Bezinque

[Kris G.]

Great job by everyone and great names for all the eyases! 

[Shaky]

The eyas banding information page has been updated.

http://shakymon.com/bandtable.html

[MAK]

properly pronounced shar-LOT!

Actually, us locals who were raised near the lake have always pronounced it sha-LOT. The r is silent. However,  I'm sure Donna pronounces it shar-lit as in Charlotte, South Carolina. Just sayin'  

[patsy6]

properly pronounced shar-LOT!

Actually, us locals who were raised near the lake have always pronounced it sha-LOT. The r is silent. However,  I'm sure Donna pronounces it shar-lit as in Charlotte, South Carolina. Just sayin'  

There are actually two opinions on that.  I've heard both Sha-LOT and Shar-LOT.  I was raised about a mile from the lake and we always pronounced it Shar-LOT, with the r not being silent.

[MAK]

properly pronounced shar-LOT!

Actually, us locals who were raised near the lake have always pronounced it sha-LOT. The r is silent. However,  I'm sure Donna pronounces it shar-lit as in Charlotte, South Carolina. Just sayin'  

There are actually two opinions on that.  I've heard both Sha-LOT and Shar-LOT.  I was raised about a mile from the lake and we always pronounced it Shar-LOT, with the r not being silent.

Haha Pat! I too, was raised a mile from Charlotte and never heard it pronounced Shar-LOT until I was grown up. Many people do pronounce it that way but me and my peeps leave the r sound out of it. 

[patsy6]

properly pronounced shar-LOT!

Actually, us locals who were raised near the lake have always pronounced it sha-LOT. The r is silent. However,  I'm sure Donna pronounces it shar-lit as in Charlotte, South Carolina. Just sayin'  

There are actually two opinions on that.  I've heard both Sha-LOT and Shar-LOT.  I was raised about a mile from the lake and we always pronounced it Shar-LOT, with the r not being silent.

Haha Pat! I too, was raised a mile from Charlotte and never heard it pronounced Shar-LOT until I was grown up. Many people do pronounce it that way but me and my peeps leave the r sound out of it. 

Well, at least we agree on the most important thing, that the accent is most definitely on the second syllable. 

[Yarak]

It was Banding Day for our Rochester Falcons today.  Our friends from the DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation) arrived this morning around 10:00 am.  On hand, to help out, were RFalconcam members June, Shaky and Carol P.  Also helping out to moderate the forum and live streaming video feed were Donna and...

Link:
http://rfalconcam.com/imprinting/?p=2889

[Shaky]

Mark Bezinque shared his photos from Banding Day.

https://flic.kr/s/aHsm1gQ9hF

[Kris G.]

Great pics and name, Mark!  Thanks and congrats!

[Dumpsterkitty]

properly pronounced shar-LOT!

Actually, us locals who were raised near the lake have always pronounced it sha-LOT. The r is silent. However,  I'm sure Donna pronounces it shar-lit as in Charlotte, South Carolina. Just sayin'  

There are actually two opinions on that.  I've heard both Sha-LOT and Shar-LOT.  I was raised about a mile from the lake and we always pronounced it Shar-LOT, with the r not being silent.

Haha Pat! I too, was raised a mile from Charlotte and never heard it pronounced Shar-LOT until I was grown up. Many people do pronounce it that way but me and my peeps leave the r sound out of it. 

Well, at least we agree on the most important thing, that the accent is most definitely on the second syllable. 

How funny...I just wrote it the way I hear it when someone says it. I guess I hear the "r" even if it's not really there. But I did get the accent right and that's the important part

[Donna]

Listen, you all say Cah-fee, I say Caw-fee. Sounded funny calling her Cha-lot, so I figured the R would be better for her. It would be so confusing like Dot.Ca.

We can call her Char for short....like Shar as I was telling Joyce yesterday! Or Lottie, as Joyce say's!

Well, anyway, however you all say it, I'm honored to have been chosen to name one this year! Thank you guys!! I hope she goes on to live a great life and has a nest like Cadence, with a cam but with no battles! As soon as you're chosen to pick a name, you automatically feel like this chosen Falcon......is your kid! My heart is pounding already and she didn't even hop out on the poop deck yet!! I'm in for some Xanax I feel!! I just became a 1st time G'ma and now I have another to worry about! But that's me, on with the day!!