Callidora Update – 1/21/12

We have not yet received any updates about Callidora’s condition, but Kate St. John has posted more information about the area where Callidora was found on her blog. You can check it out here: Kate St. John’s Blog

Also, we are inquiring how we can get donations to the rehabber to help with expenses for Callidora’s care. Many of you have shown interest in doing this. As soon as we get this information, we will share it with you.

It amazes us here at Rochester Falconcam how entwined the Rochester falcons have become with the Pittsburgh falcons. We have Beauty, Dorothy’s daughter and Unity, Dorothy’s granddaughter. How incredible is it that Callidora ended up so close to her Grandma Dorothy. It is definitely a small falcon world out there.

We will continue to post updates as we receive them.

Many thanks to all that have helped Callidora, from the person who found her and got her much needed help to the rehabbers and vets that are taking care of her. Thank you!

Get well soon Callidora! Lots and lots of prayers and healing thoughts are coming your way! 🙂

We received this from our friend Kate St. John in Pittsburgh, PA.

“Callidora, hatched in 2010 at Times Square nest in Rochester, NY, was found injured in Monessen, PA today (1/20/12). Her wing is badly injured. She is currently at a rehabber in PA & will be xrayed to see how severe the damage is.”

This is all we know at this time.

Kate has promised to share with us all updates she receives from the rehabber.

Any updates on her progress will be posted here on Imprints.

We here at the Rochester Falconcam wish Callidora a speedy recovery and hope that she is able to be released soon.

We want to thank all of you for your donations to GVAS & Rfalconcam during ROC the Day.

With your help, we raised nearly $1,500! Because of this, we and Genesee Valley Audubon will be able to continue sharing this unique look into the world of an endangered species, the Peregrine Falcon.

But, that’s not all! Because of your generosity, GVAS & Rfalconcam were one of four nonprofit groups chosen to receive an extra $5,000!!!

“Rochester Area Community Foundation has awarded $5,000 prizes to four local nonprofits that garnered the most unique donors during ROC the Day, our community’s successful 24-online day of giving on December 8…..” You can read all about it by clicking on this link.

http://www.racf.org/NewsEvents/ViewArticle/tabid/164/smid/605/ArticleID/78/reftab/36/Default.aspx

Special thanks to Rfalconcam team member Lisa McKeown for entering us into ROC the Day! You ROC Lisa!

We here at Rochester Falconcam want to thank you and wish you all a safe and peaceful Holiday and a very happy New Year!

The 2012 Rochester Falcons in Toronto calendar is now for sale.

We have had the unique and wonderful experience of following our eyases: Rhea Mae (2006), Linn (2007), and Quest (2008), mature into adulthood and raise fledglings of their own. This calendar features pictures of them as eyases and fledglings in Rochester and as adults, along with their families, in Canada. Many thanks to our friends at the Canadian Peregrine Foundation for helping us share this experience.

The Merchandising team hopes you enjoy this calendar as much as we do, and we believe there is still plenty of time to order these as gifts to support rfalconcam.

http://www.​zazzle.com/2​012_rocheste​r_falcons_in​_toronto_cal​endar-158118​029449289907

Also, be sure to check out our other items for sale, including three ornaments that go right along with our “The Rochester Falcons in Toronto” calendar. Check out the new 2011 ornaments for Rhea Mae, Linn and Quest. Just beautiful! Who wouldn’t want these three lovely ladies gracing their Christmas Tree or hanging somewhere to just be admired! There are other ornaments too including Archer, Beauty, Callidora, Jemison & Mariah & Kaver to add to your collection.

http://www.cafepress.com/rfalconcam/6313439

We also have a new 2012 Wildlife Calendar which includes many beautiful pictures taken by fellow Rochester Falcon Fans.

http://www.zazzle.com/2012_wildlife_calendar-158126827922299282

Please feel free to browse thorough our Rochester Falconcam merchandise from the comfort of your home.

Seasons Greetings to all our Rochester Falcon Fans around the world.

ROC the Day has started!

Rfalconcam has a chance to win $5,000, here’s how:

Rochester Area Community Foundation will award a $5,000 prize to local nonprofits in each of these four categories that attract the most “unique” donors (based on billing address) during ROC the Day:
•   Arts & Culture
•   Community Benefit and Economic Development
•   Environment
•   Human Services

Rfalconcam is registered in the Environment category.  So if Rfalconcam has the highest number of unique donors then the Rochester Area Community Foundation will give us $5,000.  The Environment category has under 50 not-for-profits agencies, compare that to the Human Services which has over 300 agencies and the other categories both have over 100 agencies competing for the $5,000.

Being a unique donor means multiple gifts from one donor with one billing address to one organization can be counted only once.  So this is not about how much one gives or how many times, but how many different people give to Rfalconcam.

We know that the Rfalconcam community is unique.  It is consist of many wonderful people.  Now its time for us to show Rochester how unique we are.   If everyone that watches the cameras gave just $5 we could win $5,000!

WOW! WITH YOUR HELP, WE RAISED ALMOST $1,500! YOU FOLKS ARE INCREDIBLE!

Thank You!!!

COUNTDOWN: 4 DAYS TO GO….ONE DAY OF EPIC GIVING.
Calling all ROCstars! ROC the Day, the Greater Rochester’s first-ever, community-wide day of giving, is only 4 days away. Join us on December 8 as we come together to ROC the Day for more than 600 not-for-profits, including rfalconcam.

It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3.
Do your kids have to program your cell phone for you? Is your remote just a little too tricky? If yes, rest assured…giving during ROC the Day is going to be simple. Here’s how it will work:
1. Go to www.ROCtheDay.org
2. Choose rfalconcam (listed in the Animals or The Environment categories)
3. Give with a simple, one-time online donation

500 reasons to give on December 8.
Every ROCstar donor, INCLUDING YOU, will have a chance to win an extra $500 for the charity of your choice. All you have to do is give a gift on December 8 to any participating organization preferably rfalconcam. Twenty-four people will be randomly chosen to get a free bonus added to their gift. Think of all the great things rfalconcam can do with $500 extra FREE bucks!

See you there.
We can’t wait to ROC the Day together on December 8. See you there!

We continue to receive transmitter readings from our friends at the DEC and it looks like Quest is on the move. She’s still spending time at the Duncan Mill Rd nest site, but taking trips along the north side of Lake Ontario. So where has she been over the past seven days? You may recognize some of the locations she’s been visiting.

On October 30, we received three readings;
12:45 – Pickering
14:49 – NW of Cobourg & Port Hope
20:47 – Lennox Power Station

October 31
22:06 – Lennox Power Station

November 2nd
06:51 – Quest & Kendal’s Nest Box – Duncan Mill Rd.

November 3rd
20:59 – Quest & Kendal’s Nest Box – Duncan Mill Rd.

November 5th
10:50 – Quest & Kendal’s Nest Box – Duncan Mill Rd.

November 6th
15:33 – Lennox Power Station

The Rfalconcam merchandising team is working on calendars for 2012, and we need your help! We would like followers of Rfalconcam to submit one wildlife picture they have photographed. Yes, this photo needs to be one you have taken yourself.

Here are the criteria for the 2012 Wildlife Calendar submissions. Remember, we are looking for Non-Peregrine photos.

1. Wildlife image for the calendar needs to be a photo that you have taken of animals (mammals, birds, etc.) that are neither human nor domesticated. Only ONE submission per person.

2. Image must not contain any ‘hand of man’. This means no bird feeders, bird houses, fences, telephone poles, building, etc. The spirit of this is to present the animal in its most natural environment. Note: Images CAN be edited to remove hand of man elements.

3. Image should be sent as one of these file types: JPEG, PNG, TIFF, or GIF

4. Image size should be 2200 x 1700 pixels (11 x 8.5 ratio).

5. Image should be sent to Lou at this email address: LTCapuano@gmail.com

6. Provide a title and brief description of the image in the note to Lou.

7. Do NOT post your submission to the board.

8. Last day to submit is October 16th, 2011.

Many thanks from the Rfalconcam Merchandise Team!

For those of you that have been wondering where Quest is, we continue to receive weekly transmitter readings from our DEC friends.

Quest remains very close to her nestsite in North York (Ontario, Canada) usually within a mile. It will be very interesting to see what she does. Will she stay there or will she return to her wintering spots on the north side of Lake Ontario? Stay tuned!

There hasn’t been much to report, but here’s a quick summary of what’s been happening this summer . Although there were no young fledglings to watch, the Rochester Falcon Watchers have been busy keeping an eye on the two nest sites here in Rochester, NY. Beauty remains in the downtown area, and is seen frequently on camera at the nest box on the Times Square building. Unity is seen almost daily at Kodak Park. Currently, Archer seems to prefer the company of Beauty and the downtown area, but is seen periodically with Unity. The Watchers will continue to report their sightings.

The Rochester Falcon Legacy continues to grow. Three of Mariah & Kaver’s daughters successfully nested in Ontario, Canada.

Rhea Mae (2006) & Tiago at the Sheraton, Downtown Toronto. There were four successful fledges this year. Sunshine (female) was first to fledge and she did extremely well. It wasn’t long before she was chasing Rhea Mae and Tiago around the high rise buildings that surround the Toronto Sheraton. The Canadian Peregrine Foundation (CPF) volunteers were quite amazed by her flight skills. Next came William (male), Kate (female) and Cinnamon (male) . Sadly William and Kate did not make it. But, Sunshine and Cinnamon are still seen on camera now and then.

Linn (2007) & Reuben at the Scarborough/Yellow Pages nest site successfully raised three eyases named Rhiannon (female), Jet (male) and Striker (male). All fledged successfully. Many reports and pictures have come in showing how well these three have been doing.

Quest (2008) & Kendal at the Toronto/Don Mills nest site. Happily Quest has finally settled down from her wanderings. She and Kendal chose the building across from Harlequin Romance headquarters. The folks at Harlequin took the young Peregrine couple into their hearts. They contacted Mark Nash of the Canadian Peregrine Foundation when they first arrived. Mark and the CPF folks quickly sprang into action and a new nest tray was installed. Quest seemed quite familiar with the nest tray, and laid one egg, after losing her first egg on the ledge. Harlequin set-up a camera and pointed it at the nest tray. Falcon fans around the world witnessed the young eyas named Harlequin aka Harlie, break out of her shell and grow into a beautiful fledgling. Quest, Kendal and Harlequin continue to visit the nest tray.

We are very thankful to Mark Nash and all the folks from CPF who take such good care of our girls. We applaud their efforts and special thanks to the volunteer Watchers who put in so many hours watching the young fledglings take their first flights. Also, thanks to the Harlequin folks who made Quest, Kendal and Harlequin a part of their family. Thank you all.

One more thing. Yes, Quest still has her transmitter. We’re not quite sure how much longer it will remain on her. I do believe her transmitter readings are still being received, but of course they are currently all from the same area.