Twitter 2011

[Yarak]

WanderingFalcon (Carol P.): Looks like T is eating while B looks around. Not more than a foot apart. On top Ibeam south side facing TS nestbox.

Link:
http://twitter.com/WanderingFalcon/statuses/32073115982893056

[Yarak]

WanderingFalcon (Carol P.): Wow! That was intense. Just spent 15 freezing cold mins watching the Charlotte pefa hunt over the river. 2 ducks don't know what hit them.

Link:
http://twitter.com/WanderingFalcon/statuses/32106269271662592

[Donna]

WanderingFalcon (Carol P.): Wow! That was intense. Just spent 15 freezing cold mins watching the Charlotte pefa hunt over the river. 2 ducks don't know what hit them.

Link:
http://twitter.com/WanderingFalcon/statuses/32106269271662592

Oh no, poor ducks!

[Joyce]

WanderingFalcon (Carol P.): Wow! That was intense. Just spent 15 freezing cold mins watching the Charlotte pefa hunt over the river. 2 ducks don't know what hit them.

Hoping we get to see some pics.  This peregrine is one feisty female.  I also had an intense minute yesterday watching Charbay=CB (my acronym because it is easy to text) attacking and chasing the red-tail away from her territory on the Irondequoit bridge.  It happened so fast, I didn't have time to get out of the car and take pictures.

I think this pefa is hunting and staying in the Charlotte area during the day, and roosting near the Irondequoit Bay bridge.  It sounds like we have 2 falcons, but comparing the pictures, they look like the same bird.  

Thank you Dana for discovering this beautiful falcon!  If anyone hasn't seen Dana's fantastic pics - check out her Kodak Gallery Album http://tinyurl.com/68atg74

[Yarak]

WanderingFalcon (Carol P.): Transmitter gull finally joined the other gulls on the ice after being chased by a small dog. We've tracked down where XHP came from. St ...

Link:
http://twitter.com/WanderingFalcon/statuses/32140727362265088

[Yarak]

WanderingFalcon (Carol P.): Oops. Sorry about that. Stay tuned for more info on the transmitter gull.

Link:
http://twitter.com/WanderingFalcon/statuses/32142751344631808

[margaret]

  Margaret, we have Beauty and Mr. t downtown,the 2 in Brighton,Lady Pefa at Kodak and our newest CB (CharBay) nicknamed as such because she has been seen in Charlotte and in the Irondequoit bay area. That makes a total of 6.

Thanks, MAK.  Of course, the CB pefa. 

[margaret]

Forgive my ignorance, but why/how would a gull have a transmitter?   Do we have any information from the transmitter, or who would have fitted the gull with it? 
Carol, did the PEFA you saw with the ducks, get both of them?

[Carol P.]

Forgive my ignorance, but why/how would a gull have a transmitter?   Do we have any information from the transmitter, or who would have fitted the gull with it? 
Carol, did the PEFA you saw with the ducks, get both of them?

Imagine how surprised Kathy O, Dana, MAK and I were when a Ring-billed Gull flew over us and I yelled out "Hey, she has a transmitter!"   Hahahaha!  Stay tuned.  I have info to share with you soon.

No, the Pefa did not get either duck, although I believe the female Long tailed (Old Squaw) Duck was injured.  I went looking for it, but could not find it.  So, hopefully she escaped.  I hope be best for her.  The other duck was larger and was knocked down to the ice where it remained motionless.  So to answer your question, the Pefa did not get either of these ducks.

Carol

[Yarak]

MAKfalcon (MAK): Good morning from downtown Rochester! I haven't been able 2 locate any falcons this morning. Sorry!

Link:
http://twitter.com/MAKfalcon/statuses/32420958325186560

[Yarak]

WanderingFalcon (Carol P.): On Broad St bridge. Snowing right now. Traffic was really bad this morning. Rochester bracing for a big storm. No Falcons yet.

Link:
http://twitter.com/WanderingFalcon/statuses/32429301043302402

[Yarak]

WanderingFalcon (Carol P.): Lots of peeps out here walking like Penguins. Could not find LP at KP on my way here this morning.

Link:
http://twitter.com/WanderingFalcon/statuses/32432270853808128

[Yarak]

WanderingFalcon (Carol P.): Yay! Finally a pefa! One Falcon on OCSR south side 2nd Ibeam down.

Link:
http://twitter.com/WanderingFalcon/statuses/32439408670019584

[Yarak]

WanderingFalcon (Carol P.): Still only one Falcon same place. Looks like Beauty. No T in sight.

Link:
http://twitter.com/WanderingFalcon/statuses/32449318103293952

[Yarak]

WanderingFalcon (Carol P.): At lake. Falcon on the north end of the railroad trestle.

Link:
http://twitter.com/WanderingFalcon/statuses/32458356559978496