Buffalo Falcon News 2012

[Donna]

I just found the misinformation about Lancelot, it's on the UB page!  ROFL!

Your not kidding!! Funny!!

[Kris G.]

I just found the misinformation about Lancelot, it's on the UB page!  ROFL!

Your not kidding!! Funny!!

What does it say? Can't find link.

[Donna]

I just found the misinformation about Lancelot, it's on the UB page!  ROFL!

Your not kidding!! Funny!!

What does it say? Can't find link.

http://www.buffalo.edu/falconcam.html Kris go here and go to bottom of page! Says Lancelot has transmitter. ERROR!!

[Donna]

Althena, (Transmitter girl), playing with a feather! Hey, who poohed the cam?

feather playing

[~Sage~]

   Anyone out here have fledge-watching experience?  Oh, wait!  I'm on rfalconcam.com!!!   

   All UB kids expected to fledge over the coming week, so this is the best place for falcon watchers to be!  Come help and get good photos too!  Tweet what you see! 

 June Fledge watches:  UB; then Statler and the N & S Grand Island Bridges; then Niagara Gorge! 

July Fledge watches: 2nd wk? Central Terminal

[Carol P.]

Either the photo where we thought five was an optical delusion or what I don't know but four got banded. 3 females, 1 male.   Carol was at the banding so she may have more to add. 
Names are Rainbow (my request), Double-Diamond, Seven, all females, and the male is Black Jack.
The rock climber endured  continual threats while the banding was going on above and he was still hanging on the rope.
We had quite a good view from the American side though, don't you think?

Nice view indeed Sage.  Nice pictures!   

From the top, we couldn't see how badly Jurgen (the rock climber) was under attack by both peregrines.  Of course he told us all about it when he came back up.  He only sent up the 4 eyases and did not mention a 5th.

I sent some pics to Mark Nash and Sage.  I'm sure they'll be posted soon.   

[~Sage~]

We have fledging at UB!  Experienced fledge watchers needed at MacKay Tower and surrounding campus area today and rest of the week!   Off Winspear nr Bailey.  Please Text me if you can come!  716-430-1917

[~Sage~]

Two UB kids fledged and made it back to tower!  Two are still at box.  Of course you all know this means it's the beginning of a hairy week!     The ledglings were safe and being watched by BB and Yankee, but who knows where they will wind up when they take off again!    



Are any of the excellent Rochester spotters able to come help this week? 

[~Sage~]

I think Yankee but not positive.  My 2nd attempt at creating an "Out of Bounds" effect in Photoshop.  Original shot taken this am, parent looking for two fledges.  We found both in various places on tower and being watched by BB and Yankee, so all six pefas accounted for this morning.  Ken and his workers are watching and Ken would call if there were any problem during working hours. 

We are going back shortly, cuz those kids are bound to take off and not return to the tower.  The best landing spots are nearby roofs around MacKay and the campus, or the water tower and VA Hospital across Bailey.

[Kris G.]

Fantastic picture, Sage!!

[MAK]

Really nice Sage! 

[Wing Goose]

Great photograph Sage!
       
                 Lola
 

[Donna]

Yeah, your good! 

[~Sage~]

Thanks! 
I cannot get back to UB tonight     foot not working and too much pain.  In jammies.  Roger says thunderstorms tonight and it's getting windy.  Hang on babies! 

[~Sage~]

Couldn't get to the sites today.  Watched the antics on cam when BB dropped off a prey item for the three kids in the box.  They fought each other for the black bird, starling?, dragged it around, Athena hopping around  madly and finally they all gave up.  None knew how to self-feed from a whole, un-prepped prey item!  BB then came back and fed the voracious little ones.  
The previously fledged kid apparently stayed the day and didn't want to fledge again!  Ken sent me a pic of BB looking at him from her perch on Kapoor today,  and it was rather silhouetted, so I played with it in Photoshop and here is our great mama pefa!



Plus!  The names the DEC submitted officially are Athena and Andromeda for the girls and Phoenix and Aires for the boys.  I do not have the colors or band numbers yet.