Quest Gets Into a Clear Pattern
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(Zoom in or out on the map by clicking the small + & – signs. Move it around by clicking your mouse button and dragging the map in the desired direction. Click the falcon icons for more information about each location.)
There was a five-day gap in the data from Quest’s transmitter, but it hasn’t been a problem. In fact, Quest is making it pretty easy for us to follow her daily routine. She’s found a good spot to spend her nights, the Stage Harbor Light House. It’s the highest structure around, so it’s likely she’s roosting on the light tower or possibly the peak of the roof. Here’s a picture of the map zoomed in on the light house. As you’ll see, her night-time locations are all within a couple hundred feet of the structure:
And what’s she doing with her days? Hunting off Monomoy Island, of course. In particular she appears to really enjoy the tidal flats just east of Stage Harbor on the northern end of Monomoy near the mainland (click the Sat button on the map to see the tidal flats). She’s so consistent in these locations that we think it’s only a matter of time before one of the local birders on the Cape gets a good look at her. They ought to have really good luck catching her at the lighthouse near dusk or dawn.
April 25th, 2009 at 2:47 AM
Thanks for the update and I’m so glad that she’s doing well! It’d be great if some birders would see her and send some pictures of her our way.
April 25th, 2009 at 3:47 AM
Yes, we need updated pics of Quest. At least she stays put, good girl.
April 25th, 2009 at 6:00 PM
Is this the longest time we’ve had a successful transmitter signal from one of our Rochester falcons? It seems the previous two (Skye, Havoc?) did not work as long,.
April 25th, 2009 at 8:59 PM
Happy to hear that Quest is doing well; sounds like she is right at home 🙂
April 26th, 2009 at 5:35 PM
I’m so glad Quest is doing well – would love to go see her in person. Can she mate at 1 yr?
I have checked the multi-view camera frequently and haven’t seen any activity, but in the last few days I have noticed the quail moved or such as today one is gone. Is someone removing it or is a falcon visiting?
Thanks for everything!!
April 26th, 2009 at 9:30 PM
When I last looked all the quail were gone and I assume, but do not know not having checked the archive Shakey still has running, that they were removed as they did not serve any purpose.
Quest can mate at one year, Debbie, but such young falcons are not very fertile.
Yes, Sharon, this is the longest we have been able to follow a Rochester fledgling with a transmitter, but it is not on account of previous transmitter frailure – the unfortunate falcons met the fate of more than half of all first year falcons and we actually became aware of this because of the tranmitters.
April 27th, 2009 at 4:04 AM
Good for Quest! She seems to have staked out her territory. Anyone know if PG’s are still listed as endangered in Mass?
Jess, will the Time Warner outage have interfered with your voting contest today?
April 27th, 2009 at 1:58 PM
Alison, On Shaky’s site it showed a crow visiting the box and eating the quail over a period of time.
April 27th, 2009 at 6:03 PM
Sounds like she is having a great ol’ time..good for her..thanks
April 27th, 2009 at 6:56 PM
Ahhh, thank-you, DianaR. Crows are very smart birds and not ones to let a good meal go to waste.