PA / Harrisburg - Rachel Carson Building - 2008-21

[Linder]

From the website:

3/15/2012  :: Fourth Egg!
Around 7 AM this morning, the female falcon laid her fourth egg. We'll have to wait and see if another egg arrives.

[RCF]

NG and Lil Dad have three eggs as of 4pm today!

Video Uploaded by RLARRY3 on Mar 12, 2012  http://youtu.be/GVxctT5lWQU

[RCF]

NG and Lil Dad have two eggs this morning.   

[Linder]

Tks for posting the pic of the egg rcf

[RCF]

NG and Lil Dad's egg.  

[Linder]

Received email alert to check latest news from the site:

3/8/2012  ::  First Egg of the Season!
The female exhibited egg laying behavior, late in the afternoon yesterday. This morning, we have the first egg in the scrape! The egg was laid three days earlier than last year. The first and second egg should get only occasional incubation time. When the third egg arrives incubation time should increase. The full clutch will be warmed continuously until hatching begins.

[Linder]

2012 NESTING SEASON

Received email on latest news from nest site:

2/27/2012  ::  Nesting Season Well Underway
The resident male and female appear to be on track for another successful nesting season. The male has been observed bringing food offerings to the female and breeding activity appears to be normal. There have been reports of conflicts in the sky, possibly the unbanded male returning to challenge the resident male. At this point, it is likely that the resident male and female will drive off any interlopers. Their bond is strong and their territory is mutually valued and defended.

The unbanded male appeared at the site around November and at one point it was thought that after a conflict with the resident male that he had injured or killed him. The resident was not seen for awhile but appeared back at the site a few weeks later. There are more reports on this on the Harrisburg webcam site.

[Kinderchick]

Whew!  Tweets, peregrines and cats in one line!

LOL!

[bcbird]

Whew!  Tweets, peregrines and cats in one line!

[The Peregrine Chick]

Twitter source says adults are back on ledge this morning.

Tweets about peregrines?    Holy cats!

[Cooper]

Twitter source says adults are back on ledge this morning.

[Linder]

News of the fledgling from the site:

5/31/2011  ::  Fledgling Update
The fledgling has been seen flying with both of the adults, seemingly getting flying lessons. He's getting stronger each day. Soon, he should get hunting lessons. This involves the adults transferring food in-flight and then assisting the fledgling in pursuit of prey. He seems to be on a fast track to independence. We expect him to gain full independence within five weeks. Then, he will likely leave the area traveling to unknown destinations.

[RCF]

Wow!! That's great news LinderLou

[Linder]

Latest news from the site:

5/27/2011  ::  The Fledge!
The little male ran the length of the ledge and took flight at 9:15 AM. He landed on nearby building. Within 15 minutes he was on top of the Rachel Carson State Office Building, his home building. Soon after, he returned to the nest ledge where he was rewarded with a meal. This fledgling now holds the record for earliest fledge and quickest return to the ledge. Watch and rescue crews will continue to track his whereabouts and ensure that if he gets into trouble they can respond and keep him out of harms way.

[susha]

Thanks for the link, rcf!  It's very cool to see this little guy up close