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

Now we're talking. Let me know when you a dozen or so in your freezer. I'll bring the carrots, peas, pie dough and broth.

and then, next week:


Joe(pass the hot sauce!)Nation

Can't tell what's going on in PA. Babies must be ready for fledging.

R(rodents not on the menu)oberta

Wow, the 2011 breeding season is rolling in Pa. I just got a note from the DEP alert line that the nesting pair has taken up residence at the Rachel Carson building in Harrisburg. They know its last years pair cause the falcons had been banded with RFID tags and the reciever is right at the inside of the building on the 20th floor.
Kinda early? Is there any action up in NYC?

Nothing in New York, except for seeing one out my window a few weeks back. The Cam is off... http://falcons.55water.com/birdcam.htm

Joe(mebbe thar ottha cams about)Nation

Ours seem to be engaging in foreplay and nestbuilding. No eggs. tooo early. ALthough we are supposed to be getting into a new jet stream pattern that will be pretty much Med type climate to end out Feb. Maybe our whistlepig was right.

The Rachel Carson building!? Seriously? Was it named after they started nesting on it?

The Rachel Carson HEadquarters building was built in 1990 and serves as the HQs for both, the Pa Dept of Natural Resources and thE Dept of Environmental Protection. It was so named via a contest when it was designed in the mid 1980's.
RAchel Carson was a ntive PAer and , despite gunga snakes protestations, she is still revered as one of the parents of the environmental movement.

Just to get da Newyawkas on da ball, we got a egg here in da PA nest.
http://www.pacast.com/players/falcon.asp

Yea! Um....somebody tell those Pencilvainers to SIT on that egg!

Joe( going to go see about Water Street)Nation

Here's da news!!
Falcon News

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The Peregrine Falcons are back nesting at 55 Water! (posted on March 09, 2011)

We will keep you abreast of their activities...

Jubilee (posted on March 08, 2011)

We idenified the female falcon. It turns out it's Jubilee, the resident falcon that has been nesting at 55 Water Street since 2008.

Good News (posted on February 24, 2011)

Barbara Loucks of the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation has reported that a female falcon named Cynthia, banded at 55 Water Street on 5/22/02, has been nesting at the Heislerville Tower on Delaware Bay since 2009. Cynthia is the second falcon from the 55 Water Street site that has been located. Mario, who was banded on 5/18/06, has been nesting on a cliff at West Rock Ridge State Park in Woodbridge, CT since 2008.

55 Water Street Webcam Is Up & Running (posted on February 23, 2011)

Welcome everyone! The 55 Water Street Falcon Webcam is now up and running for the 2011 season. There seems to be activity with new scrapes being made within the nesting box by two resident adults whom we're attempting to identify. As soon as we can determine who they are, we'll let you know. In the meantime, keep watching.

OOPS ! Forgot. Here: Click of this http://falcons.55water.com/and then Bird Cam ..

Nobody home right now.
Joe(what a nice day for a flight)Nation

remember Mario? he's from our first year with this thread!

no one home, but the view is as cool as ever

I miss sharing this with Noddy.

They dont sit on the egg for any length of time so that when all the eggs are laid, they can synchronize the htchings to be within a day or so. The falcons opnly sit on em to keep the eggs from chilling . Ive heard that the egg will remain viable (just in some kinda suspended developmet) even when the Temp is in the 40s.

If you want to see how far Mario has flown to find his new home, Click here http://tinyurl.com/4kucvqh

Joe( 'tis about 86 miles)Nation

Did he follow you to Connecticut, or did you follow him?

The route is right along the Metro North Railroad tracks. Maybe he flew North up the East River, turned right just above 125th Street and kept on going until things started to look a little greener. :-)

Joe(and duckier)Nation

Jubilee is on the rocks, er, the nest!
http://falcons.55water.com/news.php

Joe(that's our girl!)Nation

This nthread is a sign of spring, all the way from mud time to memorial day

Too true.

Let's get this Springtime rolling I say!!
Joe( bring on the crocuses)Nation