Rfalconcam glossary - a work in progress

[Shaky]

Has anyone put together a list of frequently used Rfalconcam terms, acronyms, and abbreviations? If not, maybe we could each post a few in this help topic. Then I could compile them into a list and add it to the FAQ for the benefit of all the new people who will be joining us in the coming months.

[Donna]

    * B=Beauty
    * A=Archer
    * TS=Times Square building
    * OCSR=Old Changing Scenes Restaurant, properly known as the First Federal Building
    * FCT=Frontier Communications Towers
    * KP=Kodak Park, properly known as Eastman Business Park
    * PF or PeFa=Peregrine Falcon
    * Mercury=Statue o...
    * PC=Psyche Center
    *CB=Charbay=Charlotte Falcon
    *NB=Nestbox
    *KO=Kodak Tower
    *BL=Bausch & Lomb
   

[jeanne]

Lady Pefa-- Our other Kodak peregrine
HSBC-- building across from Xerox where Beauty and Archer hang out
M/K-- Mariah and Kaver

[Shaky]

A great start on the acronyms and abbreviations, but let's expand on the definitions. Who is Beauty? What is the significance of Times Square building, etc?

[Bobbie Ireland]

A great idea, Shaky et al. Very useful to people at a distance especially.

Slainte!

Bobbie

[Bobbie Ireland]

Just thought of a couple of things I would like to understand...

e-chupping
kakking

I know they are sounds, but... When are they done? Why? Difference? Song (if there is such a thing for PeFas), call, warning?

Shaky will probably tell me (and why not!) that these are defined in the "Learn More" but they might qualify as glossary terms...

[jeanne]

I added some things.  Question-- where was the hack box?


Mariah-- Peregrine Falcon matriarch-- first falcon on Kodak tower (1998).  First mate was Cabot Scirocco (1998-2002), then with Kaver (2002-2008.  She spent most of her time at Kodak tower until the nestbox was moved to Times Square in 2009.

Archer-- (hatched 2006 in Port Colborn, Ontario).  Mariah and Kaver's grandson.  His father is Freedom (hatched 2002).  He was a mate to Mariah for a very brief time in 2009 before pairing with Beauty

Beauty-- (hatched 2007, Cathedral of Learning, Pittsburg)h.  First was seen with Zephyr (M/K's offspring)in the winter of 2009. She tthen fought Mariah for territorial dominance in downtown Rochester in 2009.

Kodak tower -- original nestbox site and birthplace of close to 50 peregrine babies

Times Square building (TS)-- new site of nestbox, used by Beauty and Archer

Powers Building-- another nestbox site after the box was removed from Kodak.  Birds have been seen near there but the nestbox has not been used.

Old Changing Scene Restaurant (OCSR)-- place where falcons seem to go but not for mating or nesting.  Mariah  and Kaver (M/K) used to store food in the elevator shaft of that building.  Archer and Beauty seem to do the same.  This is still used for those purposes by Archer and Beauty.  Fledglings in 2010 also would go there with their parents.

 Frontier Communication Tower (FCT(-- hang out. This is across from City Hall. A/B seemed to bring their fledglings  there .  Calidora (hatched 2010) used to frequent that, screaming for food from her parents.  

Kodak Park (KP)-- ironically, where Mariah had been seen for awhile after she relinquished territory.  It is a few miles down the same road as Kodak tower.  Lady Pefa is on one of the buildings of that complex

Mercury-- across the road from Times Square building.  Favorite spot of A/B.  Seems to be the the statue they prefer for mating and eating purposes.

Psych Center(PC) -- about 3-5 miles from Times Square.  We have seen Pefas there through the years (including Zephyr in 2009).  Again this winter, 2010, two have been seen on that building.  It is privately owned so viewing is restricted

HSBC-- this is a building in downtown Rochester.  Often, A/B  are seen there at night.  It is across the street from Xerox -- A/B seem to perch on certain areas of that building at night. (They consistently will perch on certain columns).

echupping-- a sound of affection.  Heard often with the adults

kakking-- if done in a hurried manner, can be an alarm call but regular kakking can be done also for attention

wailing-- used by eyases/fledglings when begging for food.  Adults will also wail when laying on eggs to indicate change from one adult to another

Thanks to Jim P. for  help with the sounds!

[Donna]

Very nicely done jeanne! 

[MAK]

 

[Shaky]

Anthropomorphziing - a favorite watcher activity

[Donna]

FF=Falcon Flakes!!

[Carol P.]

Midtown Plaza - Going, going, almost gone.  An almost nest site for Mariah and Archer, then Archer and Beauty.  Watchers witnessed many a coming and going of Falcons at the Midtown Tower, which is the only section of Midtown that will remain in the future.

Good job Jeanne!   

[Penelope99]

No pefa at Powers Building?

[Dumpsterkitty]

No pefa at Powers Building?

You know, I think either winter visitor last year or Whiney Tiny Guy perched there once in view of the camera.  And maybe one of the fledglings last year.  But it really is not a popular perch at all.  There has been some speculation it's the flag on top that makes it undesirable.

[Penelope99]

There is a new box at Kodak Tower?