Jersey City

[Bonnie]

They are great parents, but maybe it is time for Athena/Beatrice to rest and enjoy retirement.

[MAK]

They are great parents, but maybe it is time for Athena/Beatrice to rest and enjoy retirement.

 

[Bird Crazy]

They are great parents, but maybe it is time for Athena/Beatrice to rest and enjoy retirement.

I think the instinct is to raise and nurture young, this will give her a chance to do this again. I know Beauty was not happy the year hers did not hatch.

[Bonnie]

Yes, their instinct is to produce young.  I was very surprised to see her back at the scrape this year.  I thought a young one would kick her out.  She is a very tough bird.

[carly]

Athena and Six got a baby today!  Estimated to be around 9-10 days old.  Links to Mike's photos posted over at BCAW.

[Donna]

That's so cool?? I'm happy for them!!

[Kris G.]

Athena and Six got a baby today!  Estimated to be around 9-10 days old.  Links to Mike's photos posted over at BCAW.

How sweet!  Hope it works out!

[Bonnie]

They are already feeding it. They are awesome parents.

[MAK]

Fabulous news! 

[Donna]

May 28: We were dead on with the aging of the nestling (9-10 days old) when we fostered it into the nest last Wednesday! Today the nestling is 16 days old, and its primary coverts (flight feathers) are just starting to come out of the sheath. You can see the dark feather tip (circled) in the above photo. I believe it's a female. From looking at photos of her with her siblings, she looks bigger than her former nestmates. Female raptors are larger than males, and with falcons, they all hatch around the same time, so aging them is much easier since they're all the same age.
At this age her feathers are really starting to develop. Her tail feathers have emerged and her down is looking even more fluffy. By 20 days her downy feathers will be very heavy and her contour or body feathers will become visible on her wing margins and tail. She is now four times her birth weight and is moving all around the nest. It really is amazing to watch how fast they grow! -Ben



  fresh catch for the young eyas!

[Kris G.]

May 28: We were dead on with the aging of the nestling (9-10 days old) when we fostered it into the nest last Wednesday! Today the nestling is 16 days old, and its primary coverts (flight feathers) are just starting to come out of the sheath. You can see the dark feather tip (circled) in the above photo. I believe it's a female. From looking at photos of her with her siblings, she looks bigger than her former nestmates. Female raptors are larger than males, and with falcons, they all hatch around the same time, so aging them is much easier since they're all the same age.
At this age her feathers are really starting to develop. Her tail feathers have emerged and her down is looking even more fluffy. By 20 days her downy feathers will be very heavy and her contour or body feathers will become visible on her wing margins and tail. She is now four times her birth weight and is moving all around the nest. It really is amazing to watch how fast they grow! -Ben



  fresh catch for the young eyas!

So happy this worked out!   

[Donna]

It's all good in Jersey City!

[Dumpsterkitty]

Have they posted where the eyas came from?

[Kris G.]

Have they posted where the eyas came from?

They said a coastal nest site in Ocean Gate, NJ that had 3 eyases, including this one.

[Donna]

Today we'll be visiting the falcon nest at 101 Hudson St. in Jersey City to band the 23 day old nestling.



http://www.conservewildlifenj.org/education/falconcam/ cam

June 3: Banding day is here!! Today the young eyas (young falcon) is 23 days old. Ben Wurst will be visiting the nest for the last time this year to tag the bird for future tracking. The bird will be banded with two bands, a black USGS band and a bicolor alpha-numeric band that can be used to identify the individual bird using a spotting scope or a high powered telephoto lens. The bird will be sexed and examined to assess its health. Ben will be arriving at 9:30am to the building and will meet with guests and make their way up to the roof floor. The nestling will be brought inside for the banding. This will help keep the adults more calm. We'll be capturing video of the banding to share with you all once we're done.