Quest’s Travels, September 3-7
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Quest continues to make the eastern edge of Cape Cod her home. The last few days’ location data place her mostly in the southeast corner of the cape. It looks like she’s settled down, and we’ll just have to see when, or if, she decides to go elsewhere. It’s a bit boring to watch, perhaps, but you can hardly fault her. She’s found a place where she can thrive, at least for now. It’s good fortune for a young falcon like her, to be able to hunt and keep herself fed. Hopefully the skills she’s practicing now will serve her well when she decides to seek her fortunes elsewhere.
-Jess
September 8th, 2008 at 5:40 PM
Jess, let me assure you that it is not boring to get updates even if it’s on a map. I wish all five of them had little transmitters! I still wonder and think about the FAB 4 of 2007! This is year two for me and I’m so hooked on this family that Mariah & Kaver produce. I’m proud to call it my ‘obsession’ – Thanks for people like you that share all the info on this special breed of falcons.
September 8th, 2008 at 7:44 PM
That was nice to hear, thank you.
September 8th, 2008 at 8:12 PM
A mutual obsession! 😀 I don’t find your news boring in the least either!!
September 8th, 2008 at 9:13 PM
It’s still good news, even if we heard it before!
September 8th, 2008 at 9:35 PM
I wondered how Quest would do over this stormy weekend. Sure is nice to know she’s okay. But then, what’s a little hurricane to M&K’s intrepid surfer girl. 😉
Thanks so much for the update, Jess. And please do continue to “bore” us with further trackings and sightings whenever you can!
September 8th, 2008 at 11:37 PM
Oh yes, good for you……keep us “bored”. We all want to hear every little tidbit of news! We are happy to hear anything we can! THANK YOU, JESS
September 9th, 2008 at 6:56 AM
Curious how sensitive is the transmitter, that is, can you distinguish if she is moving in a very self-confined range vs something unfortunate has happened and she is down? If she is down can she/will she be located?
September 9th, 2008 at 10:57 AM
For some odd reason, the locals call the eastern part of Cape Cod the Lower Cape.
September 9th, 2008 at 11:26 AM
It’s still great news and not boring at all! BTW, I was browsing flickr.com for peregrine photos and found this person’s photostream that he took while at south beach cape cod last weekend and wouldn’t you know it, he took a pic of a juvie peregrine…Could it be Quest???!!! So I posted a comments asking about the photo, hopefully he’ll reply! But I guess it is possible that Quest has another juvie as company and I know I’m daydreaming but if so, I hope it’s a sibling! 🙂
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhode2boston/2811972287/
September 9th, 2008 at 12:51 PM
Glad to see the post! I too was worried about how she would be during the tropical storm.
September 9th, 2008 at 6:45 PM
ENB – There have been multiple sightings/reports of Quest doing just fine, including 2 separate photographers getting wonderful pictures. Sounds like she’s found a wonderful area to strenghten her hunting skills. 🙂 – Carol P.
September 10th, 2008 at 12:19 PM
For me (and probably others as well) ANY news about Quest
is wonderful to hear!!! Living in MA, I have read reports from
a local birding club that has made sitings of a Peregrine juvie
out on the cape….that may be Quest!
No report from her whereabouts will be boring to us! 🙂
September 11th, 2008 at 12:03 AM
ENB, There’s technical info about the transmitter on one of Jess’s previous posts. Basically, When the data’s received they factor in a set of variables (terrain, weather, etc) and assign a confidence level. Jess reports the highest levels possible. Assuming that’s the case, Quest traveled about three miles after Hanna blew through the cape. Of course, the next set of data will confirm and visual reports would be proof. We know Quest is well nourished and in top physical condition. It’s the exhausted migrators who usually don’t make in big storms like Hanna.
September 11th, 2008 at 5:15 PM
@ENB – All of the location data we’ve posted so far is accurate to within a couple hundred meters, and most of it is much more accurate than that. The location data are separated by several kilometers each day, so it looks like she’s still alive and well.
@Carla O – The juvenile PEFA in those pictures doesn’t appear to have a transmitter (the antenna would be visible in the picture), so I’d guess that’s not Quest, though it is a nice picture.
September 12th, 2008 at 6:25 AM
Thanks all for the transmitter info and to Jess on the accuracy and details of distinguishing movement.