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NY / Rochester - 2008-15
maggieblue:
Great news that Mariah is back. I sure hope that she finds one of the new nest boxes attractive and that she and Kaver have more gorgeous offspring this year.
It has been great that Rochester has been providing so many Quest updates with stories and pictures from people in Nantucket. The most recent one describes an aerial "dog fight" over the beach between Quest and a smaller peregrine. Any ideas as to what that would have been all about? Defending territory? Talon tag with another young falcon? Or perhaps a male showing interest?
The Peregrine Chick:
--- Quote from: eagle63_1999 on February 06, 2009, 15:48 ---Wow didn't think birds would be back this soon lol
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The birds that nest of us will reach their territories before ours and will usually begin nesting before ours. I think I remember one biologist south of the border saying it a week for every 100km. But I think that is anecdotal rather than fact. Not that it isn't pretty close, just that the raptors follow the food so when the food starts to move en masse, so too do their predators. But when they arrive and start nesting, I interval is probably pretty close - I know the Fargo birds are usually 3-4 weeks ahead of us. The eastern birds could even be earlier because of the more moderate weather ... so upshot is, keep your ears/eyes open, the kids are on their way :D
eagle63_1999:
Wow didn't think birds would be back this soon lol
carly:
2009 NESTING SEASON
Apparently ... the Queen is back in town...woohoo!!
http://www.rfalconcam.com/falconwatch/
bev.:
Thanks Maggie blue for the news :-* :-* I am a member of the Rochester site and I have not had time to check in this week.
I have followed this site for a few years now. I sure hope Mariah and Kyver continue to have many more kids.
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