Quest Goes On A Boomerang Border Hop
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Quest showed complete disdain for citizenship and international borders over the past week or so as she hopped back and forth between Canada and the US. She spent the evening of the 1st and the following morning in the small town of Wilson New York– coincidentally the home town of Falconcam team member Jim Pisello– before zipping over to Port Bruce, Ontario as she continued her westward trek.
On the fourth she was 185 miles (300 km) to the southwest in Napoleon, Ohio. Then, the boomerang part. She went back east, spending two days near Locust Point, a few miles east of Toledo, Ohio. On the 7th she went northeast to Guelph, Ontario, about 45 miles (70 km) west of Toronto. Her most recent moves were north to the edge of Nottawasaga Bay, where she has spent the past couple of days.
It looks like Quest is restless, and she’s really taking the time to explore. Her activity is a good sign, and the fact that she’s moving long distances– sometimes hundreds of miles in a day– indicates that she’s fit and healthy. Keep watching along with us to see where she goes next!
May 11th, 2009 at 11:17 PM
WOW! You go Quest! This is getting very interesting! She certainly is showing her strength.
May 12th, 2009 at 12:12 AM
I sure will, and thank you that update. Quest is quite a fit and remarkable girl.
May 12th, 2009 at 12:34 AM
Woo-Hoo, you go, girl!
May 12th, 2009 at 1:22 AM
Amazing Quest! Thank you.
May 12th, 2009 at 11:59 AM
She’s making her Mama proud! and showing good taste in her travel spots. Wintering over on the Cape has proven to be a healthy choice – those must have been some tasty bird foods!
May 12th, 2009 at 12:41 PM
Very exciting news indeed!! Quest is truly living up to her name 😀 Great post, thank you!
May 12th, 2009 at 1:16 PM
WOW! She has good stock in her that’s for sure! I hope all the sibs are doing as well and the fab four sisters from 2007! Thanks for the great updates on her!
May 12th, 2009 at 2:28 PM
Like Maureen said, she certainly is living up to her name! How
adventurous she is! And these long journeys being indicative
of her health is great news!! : )
May 12th, 2009 at 7:09 PM
I guess this means she won’t be a mommy this year herself.
May 12th, 2009 at 8:39 PM
Thank you! I, too, hope all of the kids are doing as well.
May 12th, 2009 at 8:47 PM
Mariah has so much to be proud of, besides her own amazing strength…Quest is really doing her bit to prove the amazingly adventuous nature of the peregrine…Aren’t we lucky to be following along.? Are we learnig things about the breed with all this following we’re doing?
May 13th, 2009 at 1:53 AM
Ooooh! Maybe she’s enroute to becoming a Chicago Peregrine! She might be right in the area as we speak! Downtown Chicago is FULL of prey but I DO know that there are residing Peregrines there… If Quest likes the city, hopefully she picks an area not necessarily within the territory of the pair I’ve read about in that city.
May 13th, 2009 at 6:59 PM
Where is the update on Mariah?? She was supposed to see the vet this past Tuesday.
I can’t find where Quest is on the map!
Thanks,
AJ
May 14th, 2009 at 12:27 AM
Way to go Quest. You weren’t too far from me a few days ago. Be safe.
May 14th, 2009 at 7:22 PM
I am so happy for Quest = but what ever happened to ” Diamante “?
no info found anywhere –
May 14th, 2009 at 7:40 PM
No news is good news, Betsy. We mostly hear about the falcons when someone turns in a band from a dead bird.
Believe me, if there were information on any of the Rochester falcons, it would not be kept from us.
May 14th, 2009 at 10:21 PM
Speaking of knowing the whereabouts of other “babies”…this just in from the Canadian Peregrine Foundation…Linn (2007) has been positively ID’d again as part of a pair at the Bell Building in Scarborough Ont. Apparently courtship is just getting under way there, so stay tuned for a more details…
May 20th, 2009 at 1:30 PM
Dayton OHio has 3 babies – they have been banded 2 boys & 1 girl go to boonshoft museum to – they have a video speed you see them in real life and they learn to walk and are fed from the parents.
May 20th, 2009 at 4:26 PM
!!! We have some history on the new adult female!
May 19, 2009 – Burlington/Hamilton Canada – Lift Bridge
Mark Nash Reports:
With a huge thank you once again to Juanita, we have some history on the new adult female at the Burlington Bridge nest site.. Black K over Green 83 was hatched in Dayton Ohio USA in 2006 from a nest site on the At&T building. Her name is Cirrus.
May 20th, 2009 at 8:57 PM
Great News about the Dayton Girl – Cirrus – I have asked if Ohio will be tracking any ofthe falcons and they have no plans at this time. – thanks for the update
May 25th, 2009 at 12:37 AM
Is there an update on Quest? His she in the same place? Thanks!!