Seneca (2008) Sighted at Brookpark Road Bridge with Mate (Cheyenne)!

[Joyce]

From the CMNH forum...Chad & Chris...

Joyce, you mentioned past Easter battles in Rochester-- well, we had one here today. They drove out a first-year female with Cheyenne taking on the main role as attacker. We'll describe more and post some photos tomorrow night (as it's too late again)!

CMNH forum

Never thought that the Easter battles would continue with a Rochester Falcon and not in Rochester.

[Annette]

The news here today is... Seneca and Cheyenne have their first egg!

This are wonderful news!  bguitar

[jeanne]

From the CMNH forum...Chad & Chris...

Joyce, you mentioned past Easter battles in Rochester-- well, we had one here today. They drove out a first-year female with Cheyenne taking on the main role as attacker. We'll describe more and post some photos tomorrow night (as it's too late again)!

CMNH forum

Never thought that the Easter battles would continue with a Rochester Falcon and not in Rochester.

Oh I hate these battles!!!  Glad that Cheyenne helped!!  And our baby is having a baby

[MAK]

          

[Bird Crazy]

 our baby is having a baby

 

[Kris G.]

I'm glad everyone's OK & so happy about her first egg!   

[Dumpsterkitty]

Just posted by Chad & Chris on the CMNH forum

Thanks to you both, Dumpsterkitty and Joyce-- appreciate you providing a link to CMNH for this great website that they host!

Catching up from yesterday-- here are some pics of Cheyenne and Seneca with their first egg. The first shot shows Cheyenne on one of his favorite perches to the right of the nest as Seneca is in the nest. We didn't know there was an egg up there and couldn't see it here, but then Cheyenne flew up later and rolled it out from behind the concrete mound (in the next four shots). The last two shots show Seneca with the egg...



Cheyenne with the egg
   

   

Seneca with the egg
   

Oh my!  She looks so much like Mariah!

[Donna]

Great pics and thanks for posting, as I can't see the page. I'm kind of worried about the nest...there's really no gravel and nothing to hold the eggs in place. This is concerning, especially for a new mom like Seneca. Any thoughts on this?

Thanks Ei

[Dumpsterkitty]

It certainly isn't ideal, but it looks like there's enough stuff up there to keep the eggs from rolling too far.  Remember, before the neat little nest boxes we're used to they regularly nested on almost bare rock ledges-still do in most cases-we just don't get to see it.

[Dumpsterkitty]

C&C posted a LOT of pics tonight of the fight with the sub-adult...I'll just post 2 here...

Cheyenne giving the intruder a good whack today



Seneca chasing off the intruder from near the nest ledge

[valhalla]

C&C are doing a great job photographing Our Little Girl.  Does someone have the main cam image of Mariah talons down encouraging Seneca to get out of the nest box?

[Annette]

C&C are doing a great job photographing Our Little Girl.  Does someone have the main cam image of Mariah talons down encouraging Seneca to get out of the nest box?

Was it this picture?

[valhalla]

C&C are doing a great job photographing Our Little Girl.  Does someone have the main cam image of Mariah talons down encouraging Seneca to get out of the nest box?

Was it this picture?

Absolutely!    Thanks Annette

[Donna]

Seneca's baby pic. Banding day.

[Caitie]

Seneca's baby pic. Banding day.

I just saw this thread yesterday...Aww what a cute baby she was and what a beauty she is today ! As everyone else said I remember how hesitant she was to leave the box till Kaver gave her a talking to  I so miss him.  Seneca made it and has a mate and an egg of her own! What wonderful news  And the pictures are just awesome! Thank you Chris and Chad !