Twitter 2010

[Carol P.]

They are definitely behaving like a pair.  Kathy O reports that one of them just chased a Crow over their heads.  Very cool!

[Annette]

Breaking News!  This just in from Brian H, Joyce and Kathy O.  There are TWO Peregrines at Kodak Park.  They've been standing in the pouring rain watching them for the past hour or so.  Brian says that the Tiercel is very large and the female is REALLY big!  Joyce will check her pics tonite to see if she got any pics of the bands.  Stay tuned!

This is very exciting! Is the one falcon Mariah? 

[Yarak]

wnyfalconfan (Joyce): KO, BH, MAK, & me still watching 2 falcons from Ridgeway cuz we got booted off Weiland by Kodak and Greece Police. Larqest pefa just flew.

Link:
http://twitter.com/wnyfalconfan/statuses/24688325675

[Carol P.]

Breaking News!  This just in from Brian H, Joyce and Kathy O.  There are TWO Peregrines at Kodak Park.  They've been standing in the pouring rain watching them for the past hour or so.  Brian says that the Tiercel is very large and the female is REALLY big!  Joyce will check her pics tonite to see if she got any pics of the bands.  Stay tuned!

This is very exciting! Is the one falcon Mariah? 

Annette - They don't believe either falcon is Mariah, sorry to say.  They do think the female is the purple banded Falcon we've been seeing at KP for a few weeks now.  This is the first time that two have been spotted there.

[Yarak]

wnyfalconfan (Joyce): Beauty on SW corner of HSBC.

Link:
http://twitter.com/wnyfalconfan/statuses/24691823300

[Bird Crazy]

oh I hope they got an ID this is exciting. pooy on the Kodak security

[Donna]

Same here BC...would love to know who they are....especially the (big) male.

On another note, as curious as I am lately, was wondering: if Mariah and Kaver met outside the Kodak area, would they recognize each other, say after 2 years?

[Carol P.]

Same here BC...would love to know who they are....especially the (big) male.

On another note, as curious as I am lately, was wondering: if Mariah and Kaver met outside the Kodak area, would they recognize each other, say after 2 years?

I'd like to think so.   

[Bobbie Ireland]

Same here BC...would love to know who they are....especially the (big) male.

On another note, as curious as I am lately, was wondering: if Mariah and Kaver met outside the Kodak area, would they recognize each other, say after 2 years?

I'd like to think so.   

As Donna is asking a question, I have one.

Some posts speak of Peregrine Falcons migrating... will "ours"? Or do they stay in ROC for the winter? Why do some go and some stay?

Thanks, Experts!

[Dumpsterkitty]

As Donna is asking a question, I have one.

Some posts speak of Peregrine Falcons migrating... will "ours"? Or do they stay in ROC for the winter? Why do some go and some stay?

Thanks, Experts!

Last year Beauty stayed the winter and Archer migrated (the last watch report with him in it that I found on a quick look was 09/26).

Why some do & some don't is really a good puzzle.  I don't know that anyone has quite figured it out, but there has been some discussion on one of the Red tail blogs I follow-I'll have to do some research this weekend...

[Carol P.]

As Donna is asking a question, I have one.

Some posts speak of Peregrine Falcons migrating... will "ours"? Or do they stay in ROC for the winter? Why do some go and some stay?

Thanks, Experts!

Last year Beauty stayed the winter and Archer migrated (the last watch report with him in it that I found on a quick look was 09/26).

Why some do & some don't is really a good puzzle.  I don't know that anyone has quite figured it out, but there has been some discussion on one of the Red tail blogs I follow-I'll have to do some research this weekend...

I know it has to do with availability of prey.  Some birds of prey will follow the migration of the prey birds or relocate to a warmer climate where prey is plentiful during the Winter months. 

Rochester has a lot of prey available all year round, so why Archer (and Kaver) migrates is a puzzle.  In fact, every Winter, we seem to be home to multiple wintering Peregrines that find the Winters in Rochester a nice place to be. 

[Carol P.]

As Donna is asking a question, I have one.

Some posts speak of Peregrine Falcons migrating... will "ours"? Or do they stay in ROC for the winter? Why do some go and some stay?

Thanks, Experts!

Last year Beauty stayed the winter and Archer migrated (the last watch report with him in it that I found on a quick look was 09/26).

Why some do & some don't is really a good puzzle.  I don't know that anyone has quite figured it out, but there has been some discussion on one of the Red tail blogs I follow-I'll have to do some research this weekend...

I know it has to do with availability of prey.  Some birds of prey will follow the migration of the prey birds or relocate to a warmer climate where prey is plentiful during the Winter months. 

Rochester has a lot of prey available all year round, so why Archer (and Kaver) migrates is a puzzle.  In fact, every Winter, we seem to be home to multiple wintering Peregrines that find the Winters in Rochester a nice place to be. 

Maybe our Tiercels migrate because their prey are the smaller birds, which there might be less of during the Winter.   While the females take the larger birds, like Pigeons that remain in the city all year.  Just thinking out loud.   

[Donna]

As Donna is asking a question, I have one.

Some posts speak of Peregrine Falcons migrating... will "ours"? Or do they stay in ROC for the winter? Why do some go and some stay?

Thanks, Experts!

Last year Beauty stayed the winter and Archer migrated (the last watch report with him in it that I found on a quick look was 09/26).
Why some do & some don't is really a good puzzle.  I don't know that anyone has quite figured it out, but there has been some discussion on one of the Red tail blogs I follow-I'll have to do some research this weekend...

I know it has to do with availability of prey.  Some birds of prey will follow the migration of the prey birds or relocate to a warmer climate where prey is plentiful during the Winter months.  

Rochester has a lot of prey available all year round, so why Archer (and Kaver) migrates is a puzzle.  In fact, every Winter, we seem to be home to multiple wintering Peregrines that find the Winters in Rochester a nice place to be.  

Maybe our Tiercels migrate because their prey are the smaller birds, which there might be less of during the Winter.   While the females take the larger birds, like Pigeons that remain in the city all year.  Just thinking out loud.  

Is it possible that males leave to warmer climates to mate and have another family? Could happen in those few months, NO? Just thinkin. Females too. Prob not.

[Carol P.]

Is it possible that males leave to warmer climates to mate and have another family? Could happen in those few months, NO? Just thinkin. Females too. Prob not. - Donna

Let's see.  Let's use Kaver as an example.  If Kaver left Rochester in late October , and returned in mid February (I think that was his timing), that would give him only 4 1/2 months away from Rochester.....  Interesting question though.  Wonder if it's ever happened.   

[Bobbie Ireland]

Thanks so much for those insights re migrating Peregrines. So much we do not know, which, I guess, is why they fascinate us.