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

Yeah, I do consider myself very fortunate to be surrounded by all this beautiful wildlife. I truly couldn't think of a better place to live.

I love my animals :-D

Will be looking for pics when I'm not so crazy busy.

bring it in two weeks.

Walter Hinteler and I will help you unload it from your bicycle trailer.

Im gonna buy it a ticket on the Metroliner, disguise it as a commuter, nobodyll notice.

<I'm going to need another memorystick for this>

ha!

farmerman really will be in New York in a little under two weeks.
Watch out everyone!

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ok - the little featherballs in Pennsylvania seem to have wandered out of the nesting box and over toward the ledge! what are they thinking? that they can fly or something?

Here's the pic of one of our back woods friends. This was taken in 4004 on my back fence, where they seem to like to visit. There were 4 of them total that year, if I remember correcty.

Ever since they moved the cameras, I've had trouble seeing what's going on. Have the babies started growing their flight feathers yet?

Got a better look today. The babies are turning dark and falconlike.

Info from the Web site:

6/20/2007 :: Fledgling Update
All four have now fledged. The blue-banded female was rescued after becoming exhausted and landing in a nearby alley. The males are doing fine. The red-banded female took her first flight yesterday; she appears to be flying well. DEP environmental education staff will continue to monitor the young birds and provide assistance if necessary.


So the kids have flown the coop. Good for them.

From egg to flight. Loved the whole shmear.

The kids are all so grown up.

<sniff>

Aunting and Uncling is so rewarding.

Do you think theyll even write?

Kids these days? Hah! I'm not gonna hold my breath, turn blue, and die. Don't care. Love dem boids.

Did you ever wonder if Canajuns really say "eh"?

farmerman and Roberta - this is for you.

farmerman - just because it's goofy.
Roberta - "kids these days".

My best friend sent me this link of a 'film' made by her son and his cousin.

Awesome, eh.

The lawn tractor's mmm not that environmentally friendly, but my friend's environmental consulting business IS run out of the farmhouse - and there are canoes and kayaks and bicycles in the shed.

bethie, Thanks for the video. My video connection isn't what it should be. It's fine except that the movement is stop and start. Ok when you're watching boids, but less ok when you're trying to watch a movie. I did see the opening though.

I have no doubt that Canadians say eh. I watch Holmes on Homes. He says eh. I figure if he says it, it must be said.

Sad news. I went back to the site to see if there was some info. There was. One of the babies is dead. It flew into a plate glass window. The others are doing fine. According to the report, they still hang out on the ledge. I didn't see one, though.

BIG NEWS--The Pa Dept of Transportation (PennDOT) , this AM, blocked up the Eastbound lane of the Rt 30 bridge that spans the SUsquehanna River at WRightsville/Columbia. Theres been a pair of peregrines who were seen flitting around and getting ready to start courtship. PennDOT installed a nesting box since this pair had attempted to nest on the side of the bridge last year and the eggs feel into the river. (These birds are not known for their great minds). Apparently they dont build nests , they just lay their eggs on a flat rock, high up, and hope the kids hang on. So, weve begun the birdie breeding season in Lower Pa. its a small sign of spring. Next, the eagles will nest long about late JAnuary.


There were 24 nesting pairs of peregrines in Pa last year. 20 were successful and 62 birds fledged(A bunch didnt make it past one or two days of flight training, so, thats why, if they raise five chicks, having 2 make it is considered good, and 3 is outstanding.

Thanks for the news, farmerman. Looking forward to spring.

I heard a woodpecker drumming yesterday.

I also watched one of the lovey-dovey male mourning doves suggest to several ladies that early January was the time to make whoopie.

Female mourning doves have a lot of good sense.

Fingers crossed for this year.

Joe(suffering from empty nest syndrome)Nation

THE FALCONS OF HARRISBURG
To remind you NYers that there is a wideer world out there, the PA peregrines on the Rachel Crson Building in Harrisburg Pa. have been seen courting in mid air and the female was cleaning up the ledge box on the 20th floor.
SO, the PA Dept of ENv Protection (DEP) has once again opened its live streaming and falcon cams and attached them to DEP's webpage. For those of you not remembering it from last year here is the exact spot to where you must be clicked through spaceFALCON CAM OF PENNSYLVANIA

They are late sleepers on Saturdays so dont wake em up by all this weekend peering and gawking. Its also a falcon holiday this weekend.