This year the Rochester Falconcam is pleased to offer two calendars for 2010, just in time for holiday gift buying! The Peregrine Falcons of Rochester calendar features pictures of falcons new and old that have graced the Rochester skies in the past year. The Rochester Peregrine Falcon Legacy calendar includes Mariah, Kaver and their offspring.

Each month you’ll be greeted with a classic image taken by one of our talented local photographers. That’s 24 pictures in all, each accompanied by an informative caption.

Don’t wait! Click over to The Scrape and order your 2010 calendars today!

With Fall in full swing the holiday season will be upon us in no time. The Falconcam’s merchandising moguls are hard at work creating new items to adorn your homes or to give as gifts to family and friends.

First up is a collection of limited-edition holiday cards. Get into the holiday spirit with these quality 4×6 inch prints set in heavy card stock. Your order includes all ten cards and envelopes to make sending your holiday wishes easy! Plus, all the proceeds will help support the Rochester Falconcam operations.

Just download and print the convenient ORDER FORM to get your Mariah & Kaver Legacy Holiday Cards while supplies last. And look for more 2009 holiday and gift items coming soon from all of us at the Rochester Falconcam!

Despite the wonderful summer we’ve had, the Rochester Falconcam’s Merchandizing team has not been idle. Who’s the Merchandising team? They’re some of the same talented folks who brought you the popular Bricks for Chicks and M&Ms for M&K promotions as well as the custom designs available at The Scrape, RFCasuals and Zazzle stores.

Look for a potpourri of new items like the handsome RFalconcam License Plate Frame (available now at The Scrape) to land in our stores over the next few weeks. Also on offer will be some unique calendars and greeting/holiday cards, as well as other high-quality merchandise you’ve come to expect from the Rochester Falconcam and our partners at Birdorable

Shopping is easy! Just click the Stores link on the Rochester Falconcam pages. You can also see a rotation of featured items on the left side of the website’s pages. When one of them catches your eye, just click on it for more details or to place an order. Remember that all proceeds from our merchandising sales support the ongoing operations here at the Falconcam.

With Mariah apparently relocating to Kodak Park and Archer and Beauty settling in at Times Square, we have the real possibility of multiple nests in Rochester for the first time. What that will mean for us is anyone’s guess but your continued support will help to ensure that we can bring the activity at every Rochester nest site to you.

A few days ago we told you we’d be rolling out a new feature at the Rochester Falconcam. We’re pleased to announce the addition of a Forum to our site! The Rochester Falconcam Forum will allow our fans from all over the world to discuss the latest news about the Rochester falcons as well as to provide the opportunity to participate in a global community like never before. To make it easy to find we’ve added a link to the Forum on the navigation bar at the top of the Falconcam page.

At the Forum you can:

• Use a variety of CATEGORIES, BOARDS and TOPICS to find just the right place to post your thoughts. Check out the introduction to the forum for more information.
• Include pictures with built-in thumbnails, attach files to your posts, and use tons of smilies (AKA emoticons)
• View a summary of previous posts to make it easier to write replies
• See your posted messages instantly
• Easily find new discussions that have been posted since your last visit
• Upload your own picture or Avatar to identify yourself to other posters
• Use the built-in Chat feature to exchange messages with other Forum members in real time. See other members’ Chat status as soon as you logon.
• Send private messages to Forum members
• Build your posting “street cred” by progressing from Egg to Eyas, Juvie, Tiercel and finally to Falcon status!
• Flag favorite topics so that you can be notified when new posts are added
• Easily post Forum information on Twitter, Facebook and other social networking sites
• And much more!

Join the thousands of Rochester Falconcam fans at the Forum and check it out! Registering takes only a few minutes, and we think you’re going to appreciate how much more convenient it will be to get news and discuss the many topics of interest to our diverse community.

Something new is coming to the Rochester Falconcam! We’ve been working on it for a while now, and this Saturday, August 1^st we’ll unveil a feature that we think you’re all going to enjoy.

And while you’re waiting for the big event, keep up with Quest by checking out the map of her latest locations.

On an unrelated note… being sharp-eyed falcon fans, you’ve probably noticed that the Falconcam’s high-resolution Main camera has been “stuck” for over a week. We’ve been working on the problem but to date we haven’t had much success. We have a couple more things to try, but it’s possible the fault lies in a problem with the power connection. If we can’t fix it from inside the Times Square building we may have to go the rest of the year without the Main Camera. Even though Archer and Beauty seem pretty comfortable here, they’re a new pair in town. We don’t want to risk stressing them by going out to the nest box until they (presumably) leave later this year. We’ll still have the four others though, so we’ll be able to keep an eye on any activity in the box.

Our friends at Birdorable have released a unique design to honor Rochester’s newest Peregrine pair, Archer and Beauty! Their stylized bird prints are a big hit, and we really like the vintage look that Birdorable came up with for Archer and Beauty. Beauty’s image even features her hallmark darker salmon breast coloring.

The design is available on a variety of merchandise including clothes, hats and items for home and office. Birdorable designs make great gifts, and they’re perfect for everyday use too. We’re grateful to Amy and Arthur at Birdorable for their continuing partnership with the Rochester Falconcam. Best of all, a portion of the proceeds from sales of all their Falconcam-themed merchandise supports our program.

Order your Archer and Beauty Birdorable items today. It’s a great way to welcome these new falcons to Rochester!