Our web hosting provider will be moving the server that runs our website to a new location Wednesday morning. Rfalconcam.com will be unavailable during the move. The interruption in service will start at approximately 2 AM EDT and last for 5 hours. Please note that streaming video channels will still be viewable on YouTube by entering “Rfalconcam Live” in the search box on the YouTube.com home page.

A new blog has been set up which will contain our Rochester Falcons History, Stories, Mysteries and all kinds of interesting stuff.

From 1998 to 2024, from Mariah to Beauty to Nova. 86 young Peregrine Falcons have fledged successfully from nest boxes located in Downtown Rochester.

Over time, we will share stories and information about our falcons.

So far, there are three posts. Did you ever wonder what names were given to our 86 fledglings? How did it all begin? A Rochester Falcon History – Mystery; who wrote Rhea Mae’s Rime?

Under Blogs, there is now a 3rd link that will bring you to our new Rochester Falcon Blog. Please check it out and let us know what you think. cp

Or click on the following link.

rochesterfalcons.wordpress.com

Please consider subscribing so you get notified when there is a new post. Hope you enjoy! Thank you!

Happy New Year! Happy 2025!

It’s a New Year for the Rochester Falcons. Watchers continue to see both Nova and Neander keeping watch over their territory this Winter.

It’s way overdue for us to thank our current, hard working Rochester Falcon Watchers. Many have been watchers for 20+ years! From 1998-2024, Watchers have watched over 86 successful fledglings! Amazing!

On January 1, 2025, many of the Watchers gathered for the Annual Toast to the Rochester Falcons. It was cold and rainy, but 14 hardy souls (plus Callie, Joyce’s new puppy) gathered under the awning of the Blue Cross Arena.

We toasted all our Rochester Falcons from over the years, including reading the names of our 86 fledglings.

We have 20 current Rochester Falcon Watchers. Over the 26 year history of the Rochester Falcons, there have been many Watchers, too many to remember them all. We have sadly lost many over the years too. Here are our current Rochester Falcon Watchers! Thanks Lou for taking these pictures.

From left to right. Including the year they began watching.

Dan (1999), June (2000), Carla (2008), Ei (2003)

Brian H (2002), Lou (2003), Dana (2003), Shaky (2002)

Jeanne (2005), Carrie (2005), Linda (2010), Joyce (2005)

Kathy O (2003), Larry O (2001), Pat (2012), Lisa (2001)

Carol P (2003), Tim (2003), Lynda (2003), Lukka (2012)

As you can see, we have many long time Watchers and we’re always looking for more! Please consider joining us in 2025 to watch the first flights of Nova and Neander’s young. It can be quite exciting! cp

Thanks Watchers and Happy New Year!

Thanks once again to the generosity of our dedicated falcon supporters, we raised nearly $1,500 yesterday. Thank you, folks!

ROC the Day officials will send us a financial statement and donor list sometime in the next few weeks, at which point we will know who to thank individually. Until then, thank you to everyone who donated. Your contributions will be used to fund Rfalconcam operations and improvements throughout 2025.

ROC the Day is December 3rd !

Join us tonight at midnight to ROC the Day for Rfalconcam.

Get the latest news on ROC the Day activities at our Forum.

Let’s ROC the Day together!

ROC the Day is December 3rd!

Are you as ready to ROC as we are? Join us on Tuesday, December 3rd starting at midnight to ROC the Day for Rfalconcam.

Get the latest news on ROC the Day activities at our Forum.

Let’s ROC the Day together!

Are you looking for that special gift for the Rochester Falcon Lovers in your life? Well you can stop looking. Now available is our new 2025 Rfalconcam Calendar and a series of 2024 Ornaments for each of this year’s Rochester Falcon Fledglings.

Click on the picture below to see our 2025 Rfalconcam Calendar in Zazzle.

Also available are four new 2024 Ornaments showing each of Nova and Neander’s young ones from this year. We all miss Justice, Meng, Mighty and Walker and hope they are safe, wherever they are.

Please click on the links below for each of the ornaments.

Justice 2024 Ornament

Meng 2024 Ornament

Mighty 2024 Ornament

Walker 2024 Ornament

Many thanks to our Merchandise Team, especially Dana who worked very hard to create these. Also to our Rochester Falcon Fans that shared their favorite pictures with us. Thank you! cp

Today was banding day for our Rochester Falcons. The weather was perfect for the occasion. The sun was shining and the temps were in the 70F’s.

Banding day is always a special day for all of us here at Rfalconcam, the Rochester Watchers and fans. By receiving their bands, there is always a chance we may see them again in the future, raising families of their own.

Introducing our 2024 Rochester Falcons Eyases

Justice (Male)

Band 98 Black over W Green; No Colored Tape over the USFW band.

Named by Rochester Falcon Watcher Pat Carey. Pat chose the name Justice.

“Justice, for justice itself and for all the people who work to get it in the buildings surrounding the nest box, particularly the Telesca Center for Justice and the Civic Center Plaza.”

Meng (Female)

Band 88 Black over Z Green; Blue Tape over the USFW band.

Named by Rfalconcam Team Member Eileen Karle. Eileen chose the name Meng.

“Heinz Meng was a world-renowned falconer and ornithologist. After DDT decimated the population of peregrine falcons, he was instrumental in their recovery. He was the first to successfully breed peregrine falcons in captivity in New Paltz, NY. Once DDT was banned and it was safe to attempt to return peregrines to the wild, he shared his breeding stock to help form the foundation of the new population of peregrines we watch over today.”

Walker (Male)

Band 26 Black over R Green; Yellow Tape over the USFW band.

Named by Richard Calabrese Jr, Partner and Manager at the Times Square Bldg in Rochester, NY. Home of the Rochester Falcons! Rich chose the name Walker.

“Walker – After the architect Ralph Walker for his design of the Times Square Bldg where the box is now located, beneath the four glorious wings that adorn the Rochester skyline.”

Mighty (Female)

Band 89 Black over Z Green; Red Tape over the USFW band.

Named by Sue Morse’s students at Midlakes Education Center in Clifton Springs, NY. They chose the name Mighty.

“Mighty means impressive power and strength. Peregrine Falcons possess impressive power and strength to survive as a former endanged species.”

Peregrine Falcons remain on the endangered species list in New York State. Federally they were delisted.

We here at Rfalconcam want to thank our friends at the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) for making banding day possible!

cp

Great news, everyone! The eyases will receive their bands and names this morning!

Our friends from the DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation) will be coming to Rochester this morning to band Nova and Neander’s four eyases. Banding should happen at approximately 9:00 am. When they are banded, each will be given a name with one of them receiving the winning entry in our Internet naming poll! The winner won’t be announced until then so be sure to tune in.

You can watch the event on live streaming video, read commentary and view photos on our forum, or follow us on facebook and twitter @Rfalconcam.

Finally! This is the moment you’ve all been waiting for. It’s time to name an eyas!

The poll is open! From the many excellent suggestions that were received, Rfalconcam’s Naming Committee selected 17 names from over 100 submissions. Thank you to everyone who submitted a name!

Voting is easy. Just click/tap on the link below. It will open the ballot form where you’ll start by filling in your name and email address. Then select your favorite name and click/tap the Submit button. Be sure to read the brief description we’ve included with each name. It might help you make your decision. We’ll announce the winning name when the eyases are banded.

Use this link to vote:

https://forms.gle/jM6QgH4wbhPv1Fhq8

Voting closes at 11:59 pm EDT on Wednesday, May 22, 2024.

Good luck!