Buffalo Falcon News 2011

[grannywood]

Wow!  Very exciting day at Central Terminal!   Chessie, one of the two females,  had an accidental fledge incident.  She tried to fly but the extremely high winds caught her and sent her into a tree.  She was hung up in the branches, flapping around for over an hour while five watchers tried to locate her.  Con't HERE

Many many thanks to our dedicated Rochester friends, Carol P, Kathy O, Dana, Lou and Dan

Here are some additional pics from our Saturday watch at Buffalo's Central Terminal.

http://tinyurl.com/4292xc4

Dana

[Carol P.]

Be sure to check the Falcon Watch Blog for two Fledge Watch reports/pics from Central Terminal (Buffalo, NY) from MAK and I (Carol P).  It was a great falcon fledge watch weekend.  Happy we could help out.   

[Carol P.]

Awesome pictures Dana and Lou!   

[jeanne]

Excellent pictures!!!!!

[MAK]

  Thank you Dana,Lou and Carol for sharing your splendid pics! 

[Donna]

Hmm, Lou/Dana....Lou/Dana....OK....LOVED them both!! Thanks team! 

[margaret]

Thank you to Lou, Dana, Carol...your pictures are always so wonderful.  Thank you for your dedication that allows all of us to see what you see, and what you capture in picture so beautifully. 

[Carol P.]

A HUGE thanks to Joyce, who has spent the last few evenings keeping watch over the young at Central Terminal in Buffalo.

Thanks Joyce!!!   

[MAK]

   Absolutely! Thank you Joycie!   

[jeanne]

Very good, Joyce!!!  I loved the tweet that said "regional falcon watcher!"

[Carol P.]

~Peregrine Place~
Peregrine watchers from Buffalo and Rochester told to leave the grounds of Central Terminal by Mark Lewandowski's guy!

(I wonder what's going on)

Just to get the story straight, Kathy O, Dana and I were never requested to leave the Central Terminal.  We were not there when Sage and Roger were asked to leave and never received a call from Sage about it.  She did call Joyce, who did not listen to the message until later in the day.  We finally heard about what happened that day, later that afternoon, when we received a call from Joyce.  We had seen Sage and Roger early that morning, but left them to go to the University of Buffalo.  It must have happened after that.

To make a long story short, we spent quite a long time at Central Terminal on and off all day long, from morning to night.  We actually sat and ate our lunch there while there were people going in and out of the building.  No one approached us to tell us to leave.  Many people did come over and ask us what we were watching and were very excited to hear about the Falcons.  I even had my scope out to positively ID Commodore.

Again, I just wanted to let everyone know what happened at least from our perspective.

[Carol P.]

Univ of Buffalo Falcons - 7/3/11 - Just a quick observation.  These 4 juvies and 2 adults are a joy to watch.  I so needed a Fledgling Fix after not having any to watch here in Rochester.

The talon tagging just before dark was better than any 4th of July Fireworks!  At least to us.    

One thing we were a little surprised by.  There is one very small male that is probably the youngest.  He is definitely getting more attention from BB (the mom).  She actually took about 15 mins to feed him while another two juvies looked on.  We've nick named him BB Jr (Baby Boy Jr).  

Not to worry about him though, he is flying and landing wonderfully.  We all gave him a 10 on his landing on the water tower when he joined his 3 siblings.  

If you live in or close to Buffalo, you should definitely get to one of the nest sites and check them out before these young ones leave the area.

Enjoy what is out there and keep your eyes wide open.  You never know what you'll see and be sure to share that excitement and observation with the people around you.  - Carol P.

[Donna]

I  happy, successful watches! Thanks girls!! 

[margaret]

Univ of Buffalo Falcons - 7/3/11 - Just a quick observation.  These 4 juvies and 2 adults are a joy to watch.  I so needed a Fledgling Fix after not having any to watch here in Rochester.

The talon tagging just before dark was better than any 4th of July Fireworks!  At least to us.    

One thing we were a little surprised by.  There is one very small male that is probably the youngest.  He is definitely getting more attention from BB (the mom).  She actually took about 15 mins to feed him while another two juvies looked on.  We've nick named him BB Jr (Baby Boy Jr).  

Not to worry about him though, he is flying and landing wonderfully.  We all gave him a 10 on his landing on the water tower when he joined his 3 siblings.  

If you live in or close to Buffalo, you should definitely get to one of the nest sites and check them out before these young ones leave the area.

Enjoy what is out there and keep your eyes wide open.  You never know what you'll see and be sure to share that excitement and observation with the people around you.  - Carol P.

You are a wise and seasoned watcher, Carol P.    Your report and words of advice gave  me goose bumps.
Your love for what you do is evident, and I  hope that watchers in Buffalo heed your advice.

[grannywood]

Here are some pictures from our day trip to Buffalo this past Sunday, 1/3/2011.  It includes time spent at Central Terminal, and the end of the album has numerous pics from the University of Buffalo.  Hope you enjoy !

http://tinyurl.com/5s7thcf