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

[Dumpsterkitty]

I may be a Pollyanna, but I truly believe no news is good news...Warrior is alive & well until proven otherwise. 

Look how many hours are spent in Rochester staring at all the usual haunts without a hint of PEFA.  Then all of a sudden, if you're lucky, you're staring at the correct corner of Xerox when a brown bump suddenly appears for a second-Callidora waking up from a nap-then right back down again. 

Brookpark Rd. doesn't have anything close to the nearly full time watchers we have.  She's out there-she just hasn't been found yet.

[MAK]

    I have faith that you are correct Ei!  Positive thoughts are easier on ones soul.   

[Bird Crazy]

I pray you are right but the problem is with no band we really will never know. 

[Donna]

I may be a Pollyanna, but I truly believe no news is good news...Warrior is alive & well until proven otherwise. 

Look how many hours are spent in Rochester staring at all the usual haunts without a hint of PEFA.  Then all of a sudden, if you're lucky, you're staring at the correct corner of Xerox when a brown bump suddenly appears for a second-Callidora waking up from a nap-then right back down again. 

Brookpark Rd. doesn't have anything close to the nearly full time watchers we have.  She's out there-she just hasn't been found yet.

Or the Jail....oh that girl!

[Bird Crazy]

Thing is she should be in training now like Calli. She should be flying with Seneca and Cheyenne. I wish I lived closer so I could watch for her.

[jeanne]

From what I have heard, there just are not a lot of people allowed on the site (NASA owned) and some areas are prohibited.  Warrior might very well be fine but just not in an area easily accessed.  Plus, there are not a lot of watchers.  I agree with Ei.  I think no news is good news.  If the area is that restricted, and people who work there know about the birds, they would be alerted to a problem.  Still, fingers crossed!

[Kris G.]

        Posted by C and C on CMNH Forum-

We've still been checking this site from down below, and still no sightings or sounds of Warrior so it's obvious that Warrior didn't make it. Seneca and Cheyenne have been spending most of their time under the bridge when they're not out and about. Last week we watched Cheyenne go down to the river and bathe on one of the hot days. He flew out of the bridge and perched in this low tree on the cliff overlooking the river, then took off...

[Donna]

        Posted by C and C on CMNH Forum-

We've still been checking this site from down below, and still no sightings or sounds of Warrior so it's obvious that Warrior didn't make it. Seneca and Cheyenne have been spending most of their time under the bridge when they're not out and about. Last week we watched Cheyenne go down to the river and bathe on one of the hot days. He flew out of the bridge and perched in this low tree on the cliff overlooking the river, then took off...

That's so sad, I had a feeling. Tragic for both parents. 

[valhalla]

        Posted by C and C on CMNH Forum-

We've still been checking this site from down below, and still no sightings or sounds of Warrior so it's obvious that Warrior didn't make it. Seneca and Cheyenne have been spending most of their time under the bridge when they're not out and about. Last week we watched Cheyenne go down to the river and bathe on one of the hot days. He flew out of the bridge and perched in this low tree on the cliff overlooking the river, then took off...

Sadly, no surprise, as it was becoming clear that Warrior wasn't around any more.  

[Carol P.]

This is very sad.  I hope they install a nestbox for next year.  I just think it might be better for them.   

[MAK]

 

[jeanne]

Sweet Warrior

I think a nestbox is a good idea.  Maybe those missing feathers were indicative of something on the little one.

[Paul Hamilton]

I'll defer to C&C's judgement, because they have spent a lot of time observing falcons in different environments, much more than I have.  

However, my local site in Cabin John, MD has many similarities with the Brookpark Road Bridge site -- both are beneath major highway bridges spanning a heavily wooded rivercourse.  Between the bridge structure and all the trees, the juveniles have many places to hide.  The very hot weather gives them little incentive to fly unless they are really hungry. Usually, after I have been watching for an hour or two, one will magically appear out of nowhere and start loudly yelling for food.

I agree that there is a good chance that Warrior is dead.  However, if Warrior is alive and behaving like my juveniles, it would be easy to miss him/her, especially if observing periods were limited.

Paul

[MAK]

I agree Paul. You can spend hours waiting for a couple minutes of activity. Right time,right place.

[Carol P.]

I also agree with Paul.  Although it doesn't look good for Warrior, unless you spend hours watching, you have a really good chance of NOT seeing a falcon.  Even here in Rochester, A&B are currently visiting the nestbox, but Callidora is not.  If you kept watching the nestsite area, you wouldn't see much of Callidora at all.