Has Quest Had Enough of Nantucket?
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With the warmer weather we’ve had recently, Quest may be deciding to expand her orbit a bit. From the 5th through the 12th she repeated her familiar pattern in Nantucket, but on the 13th she headed north. She didn’t go far though, stopping at Cape Cod where she’s been recorded in Chatham, Eastham, and Wellfleet harbor.
Could this be the beginning of a spring move, perhaps to scout out a possible territory? It’s still way to early to tell what she’s going to do, but keep watching for more updates!
March 18th, 2009 at 3:57 PM
Jess,
I just looked at Quest’s navigation:
(41° 53′ 49.20″, -70° 4′ 15.60″) on 25 October 2008, at 17:46
(41° 53′ 24.00″, -70° 4′ 15.60″) on 16 March 2009, at 06:46
She returned to within about 500 feet or 150 meters of where she was five months ago!
On a side note, she has now been tracked the longest of any of the Rochester falcons. Go, Quest!
Thanks for the update.
March 18th, 2009 at 6:54 PM
Thank you for the Quest update, was a bit worried about her but she’s doing just fine!
March 18th, 2009 at 9:02 PM
I sure will, thanks for the news.
March 19th, 2009 at 8:45 AM
Fascinating stuff! It’s very exciting to see what spring will bring for Quest. Thank you for the update!
March 19th, 2009 at 9:11 PM
Tracking Quest this long has been such a wonderful experience. Thanks Jess for the updates.
March 20th, 2009 at 3:58 PM
It’s so amazing that we can track Quest’s movements so closely. I am grateful that there has been so many posts about her. Its too bad that we do not have this ability with all of Mariah’s living offspring. I’d truly love to know where they all are and how they fare.