They're back. The Falcons of Water Street, New York.

The report from NYC:
Nothing doing on Water Street.

Joe<sigh>Nation

Has somebody been grooming the gravel??

I can't tell.

Joe(or won't tell. )Nation

They've shut down the camera at Water Street. Going to have to watch some other birdies....

<sigh>

Joe( really wanted them to show up)Nation

sorry senor dude.

We could use some help blowing warm moist air at the nest in Harrisburg. The stupid hawk doesnt understand that youve gotta keep the eggs warm.

yeah,
As you well know, Farmer, all this crap about how 'natural' motherhood is is crap. We were out at a farm yesterday getting some topsoil and got to see a one week old goat. Her 'mom' dropped her, took one look at her and said "So, you're what's been giving me this bellyache." and walked off.
The farm mistress gave her three or four more chances to let the new little one nurse but the nanny would have none of it. (I think I married someone like that once.)

Good luck to the birds of PA.

Joe(brrrrr, ma, brrrrr)Nation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=w2n9ooRkjhE<br />

New York Bird!

Joe(not Water Street, but hey... .)Nation

What, they use paper plates over there?

Little fluffballs born in PA. Can't tell how many.

Mazel tov to the parents.

http://www.pacast.com/players/falcon.asp

As best I can see, there are two fuzzy babies and one unhatched egg.

Two babies and TWO unhatched eggs.

http://www.pacast.com/players/falcon.asp PA

WELL, its that season again. Here we are , for the seventh strait season, tracking the sex lives of the Peregrine Falcon in Harrisburgh and Big Apple
The Harrisburg falcon cam has undergone some readjustments for focus.(They m,ay as well insert a proctocam while theyre at it). Mrs Falcon needs her beauty rest but you can watch her incubate her ass off .
http://www.pacast.com/players/falcon.asp

I'll have to check on the New York site. Water Street was especially hard hit during Hurrricane Sandy (42 had it's basements and first floor completely flooded.)

I'll let you know.

Joe(here, birdie-birdie-birdie)Nation

Here's New York. It's 55 Water Street. http://falcons.55water.com/

The cam is off line, I guess until somebody sees some.

Joe(hello?)Nation

ohh man. Sorry about that. Ive only been near NY twice since Sandy and both times we met in a town called MAWHA NJ cause of sandy damage to my clients offices

Sandy did a LOT of damage to lower Manhattan (how about ten feet of water in the South Ferry Subway Station -the brand new part that they built twenty feet lower the old station. ) Coney Island's boardwalk, about a mile of open wooden platform, disappeared. They are replacing it now by working 24/7 .

New Jersey didn't escape either. My favorite boardwalk in Belmar, new modern indestructible fake wood......disappeared!! And the island that my sister lives on -Long Beach- was cut in two.

Joe(okay. now back to the boids)Nation

Mahwah is farther inland in the Jersey "Alps"

I think I've been there or at least rode a train through there on the way to New Providence or Convent.

Joe(at Convent, there is a hotel with a great buffet.)Nation

There are a bunch of fluffy white babies in PA. Can't tell how many. They're all smooshed together.

NESTING SEASON IS, ONCE AGAIN, OFFICIALLY ON in PA.
For those of you who are new, a nesting pair of Ospreys has been given a nesting box(rent free) 20 stories above the pavement of Harrisburg PA. The box is located in the Rachel Carson HQ building of the Pa Dept of Environmental PRotection.

There is a NEw Ywk counterpart pair of Ospreys who, for the l;ast two years, ahs been infertile. Joe Nation or Roberta will post the web cam of the NEwYawk boids whenever the web cam is turned on at the

Water Street Location.

http://www.pacast.com/players/falcon.asp