Buffalo Falcon News 2012

[Donna]

Nice playin Sage, cool pic! Oh and I like the new names much better!!   

[Kris G.]

Love the names and the pic is beautiful!

[MAK]

Yeah what they said! 

[Carol P.]

Sage - That Photoshop affect is very cool.  Very dramatic!  Hope your foot feels better soon.   

[Kris G.]

Posted today by Sage on FB:

Although there are some reports of seeing Athena, there have been no official or verifiable sightings of. The tracking info had a different rating yesterday, but it was not a good signal, and apparently cannot be interpreted as movement. The special receiver is not here yet. DEC has been searching the campus. I am holding onto a glimmer of hope that she will be found.
 Jacquie and I observed BB on perch early this morning with a big fledgling, Andromeda I think, at the very top of MacKay. Others seen at Water Tower.

R.I.P. Female fledgling, "Venus", hit and killed by car on South Grand Island Bridge early this morning. We believe this to be the only hatch this year at SGIB.

          Fly free, Venus.   

[Carol P.]

Posted today by Sage on FB:

Although there are some reports of seeing Athena, there have been no official or verifiable sightings of. The tracking info had a different rating yesterday, but it was not a good signal, and apparently cannot be interpreted as movement. The special receiver is not here yet. DEC has been searching the campus. I am holding onto a glimmer of hope that she will be found.
 Jacquie and I observed BB on perch early this morning with a big fledgling, Andromeda I think, at the very top of MacKay. Others seen at Water Tower.

R.I.P. Female fledgling, "Venus", hit and killed by car on South Grand Island Bridge early this morning. We believe this to be the only hatch this year at SGIB.

          Fly free, Venus.   

So tough to fledge from these large bridges.  :-( Fly Free Venus. 

[Donna]

Never liked bridge falcons! So sorry! Fly Free! 

[~Sage~]

Special receiver has arrived which may be able to pick up a "mortality signal", depending... 

At this point, our hearts are just broken, nine days with no verifiable sightings of  Athena, our UB transmitter girl. 

The other UB fledglings are doing great, so this is good.  Their main playground today was above the roofs of the VA Hospital.  They were playing talon-tag and being closely watched by BB and Yankee.  We watched them from VA property though we did not lift our cameras, as that gets us thrown off the property.  They are very strict there and of course these days, they scan the areas constantly from inside via their security cams, plus many guards outside.

 For our Rochester friends who are coming to Buffalo, be sure not to park in the VA parking area on the UB side of the street.  There will be plenty of other spots open on the weekend.

Cameras are not allowed.  Cell service is blocked inside even for texts(!)  Firearms are not allowed, which is not surprising, but when you stop to think about, most of the patients are patients as a result of guns, bombs, etc. 

[~Sage~]

News of our 2010 Statler fledge, named "Statler" as she was the only one banded because bankruptcy court denied the DEC access to Statler nestsite.  "Statler" however got rescued from the street and then banded before she was released from the top of City Hall.  She is now nesting in Kitchner, Ont. 

http://www.peregrine-foundation.ca/w/2012/07/sightings/a-bird-we-call-lucky-a-long-weekend-rescue-story-2/

[Donna]

Yahoo, now they have to ID the male! 

[Kris G.]

News of our 2010 Statler fledge, named "Statler" as she was the only one banded because bankruptcy court denied the DEC access to Statler nestsite.  "Statler" however got rescued from the street and then banded before she was released from the top of City Hall.  She is now nesting in Kitchner, Ont. 

http://www.peregrine-foundation.ca/w/2012/07/sightings/a-bird-we-call-lucky-a-long-weekend-rescue-story-2/

Great news, Sage!  I remember when she was rescued and banded that year!

[~Sage~]

And our two little girls at Central Terminal are so cute right now, coming out front to pose!  

 from the ALBUM

[Kris G.]

And our two little girls at Central Terminal are so cute right now, coming out front to pose!  

 from the ALBUM

Adorable, Sage!

[Donna]

My how they have grown in 2 weeks! 

[BIGFRANK]

We are very happy to have your Statler here. Cant wait to meet her and her chick and try for an ID on the male. There will be frequent reports once fledging starts.