Buffalo Falcon News 2013

[Kris G.]

Tonight's news report about the Statler banding!

http://www.wkbw.com/news/local/Peregrine-Falcon-Chicks-209999901.html

[MAK]

UB kids got their jewelry today! Two more girls and a boy.

Bailey - female - yellow tape
Mackay - female - red tape
Winspear - male - blue tape







More pix on FBPP!

Local news media will report on Statler banding where two boys and two girls were banded today! Names won't be determined til later in the week.

North GI Bridge banding tomorrow morning.

Apparently the Niagara Falls eyasses will not be banded this year because the old power plant roof is deemed unsafe! 

I like these names. 

[~Sage~]

THE LIST YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR!!! Straight from the DEC!

UB:
Bailey - F - yellow(missing) -> silver
MacKay - F - red
Winspear - M - blue
 
Statler:
The guys at Statler chose traditional Polish and Irish names.
Zbigniew - M - white (ZBIG-nev. Joe's Polish name. It is a common male name. Nickname is often "Ziggy", so we can call him that.)
Antrim - M - blue (The county in Ireland where Conner is from.)
Saoirse - F - green (SEER-sha. Gaelic for "Freedom".)
Celestyna - F - red (Sel-es-TEEN-a. Polish name meaning "Heavenly".)
 
CT:
Virginia - F - yellow
Billy - F - red
Edward - M - green
 
North Bridge:
George - M - no tape silver

[patsy6]

Ooo, I love the name Saoirse.  And of course her band should be green!

[Donna]

Ooo, I love the name Saoirse.  And of course her band should be green!

Me too!!        They are all nice names!!

[~Sage~]

Joyce, thanks for the excellent edit!

[Joyce]

Photos from UB Watch on 6/14/13 (shared on ~Peregrine Place~) of Windspear/blue, Bailey/yellow & MacKay/red (left to right)...





Photos from CT Watch on 6/14/13 (shared on ~Peregrine Place~) of first fledge Edward/green...

[~Sage~]

Great shots, Joyce! Thanks for coming to Bflo! We will be having fledges ALL WEEK!

[~Sage~]

DEC projected Buffalo fledge dates

CT- 6/17 (but I see that our little male already fledged! Cool!)
N. Bridge - 6/19
Statler - 6/21
UB - 6/23
NF - 6/25
 
But obviously there is some wiggle room with males maybe going early like at CT and bigger females going later. But those are the estimated dates I'm working off of.

CT girls still hanging tight! If they wait much longer, they should be able to fledge all the way to Rochester!

[Kris G.]

DEC projected Buffalo fledge dates

CT- 6/17 (but I see that our little male already fledged! Cool!)
N. Bridge - 6/19
Statler - 6/21
UB - 6/23
NF - 6/25
 
But obviously there is some wiggle room with males maybe going early like at CT and bigger females going later. But those are the estimated dates I'm working off of.

CT girls still hanging tight! If they wait much longer, they should be able to fledge all the way to Rochester!

                   

[~Sage~]

CT-Carl says Edw ok, one girl in box but he cannot see other girl

ST-Carl did not see any pefas there but Jacquie and the new intern will check all the sites today

[~Sage~]

(Sage) CT All kids have fledged! It's a beautiful day for flying lessons and they are paying attention, and fly very well! One at BACK corner of rear arch flew to front, walked up and down arch, then flew to join another atop the back clock. Another was on a tower ledge, took off and flew with parent!
Afternoons are generally more quiet, nap times, but come out for a good show this evening! Pix coming...

[patsy6]

(Sage) CT All kids have fledged! It's a beautiful day for flying lessons and they are paying attention, and fly very well! One at BACK corner of rear arch flew to front, walked up and down arch, then flew to join another atop the back clock. Another was on a tower ledge, took off and flew with parent!
Afternoons are generally more quiet, nap times, but come out for a good show this evening! Pix coming...

Wonderful news!  Thanks, Sage.

[Kris G.]

(Sage) CT All kids have fledged! It's a beautiful day for flying lessons and they are paying attention, and fly very well! One at BACK corner of rear arch flew to front, walked up and down arch, then flew to join another atop the back clock. Another was on a tower ledge, took off and flew with parent!
Afternoons are generally more quiet, nap times, but come out for a good show this evening! Pix coming...

Wonderful news!  Thanks, Sage.

                             

[Donna]

Phew!! Man, those kids can freak the daylights out of a person!!    Great news!!