OH / Columbus - Rhodes Tower - 2008-16

[jadoo]

Just saw some mating going on on the ledge here ( ), between Scout & MM (Mystery Man) - she's also been doing a lot of scraping in the nest box, looks promising for this pair so far...

[Linder]

Have been watching this site off and on yesterday and today. Scout and MM (Mystery Man) were somewhat together yesterday, with her in the nestbox chupping and him on the ledge. Then they had to do some work with the cameras and it scared them away.
Today it has been occasional visits and flybys but who knows they might be visiting in other places. 

[allikat]

This male falcon is absolutely beautiful!!!  I wonder who he is and where he came from?  No bands or anything, too bad, this is where banding is so crucial.  Hope he decides to stick around and raise some chicks with Scout!

[Elaine L]

Perhaps our male is abit nervous about his competition for Scout's affections; he likely is expecting that there is a male around who already owns this territory, so is wondering if there is a battle is in store for him.  I guess he will eventually have to assume from Scout's come-hither looks and her enticing calls that he is safe. 

This morning, it is really foggy there, so perhaps the two of them are laying low until things clear up.

[carly]

Scout left the box, they were both beak to beak for a second and then stupid cam, I had to refresh and both gone now!

[carly]

He's an awfully large male though.  Ranger in Cleveland, the new tiercel there is also quite large..almost as big as the female.

[carly]

Well he's moved to standing on top of the box.  You can see he's looking around and checking it out.

Mark cautioned me yesterday when i was with the falcons..not to walk behind them nor to wave my arms above them.  As a predator bird he explained, they not only hunt but are also hunted themselves so they don't like anything above them or behind them.    If this guy isn't familiar with this type of covered nest box..it might take him a bit to get comfy with it.  Our guys here nest on open nest boxes, no sides or covering so this type of box would be new to them too.

[carly]

No, she's trying to get him into the nestbox - he hasnt' gone in yet!  It's taken a few days for him to even come to the ledge!  So good first step.

[bccs]

Hahahahahaha. every time he moves, she yells at him, louder all the time.
Think she's laying an egg in there??

[carly]

Lol...good point 

[bccs]

She's been inside the nest box for quite some time, yakking her head off
I'm not so sure about him being scared, rather as if he's saying to himself " wonder if I'm hooking up with another Princess? "

[carly]

He's back on the ledge calling!!!

[carly]

No it was just the two I heard.  He is handsome and looks like no bands.  He went to the front of the nestbox and it looked like he bowed to her and then he took off.  He's seems scared.  They are supposed to do some repairs to the nest box cam...hoping they don't scare him off!!

BCAW caught some good photos of him!

[bccs]

Hey Carly, is that a third one I'm hearing??
Uh oh, they're both gone now

[carly]

Two falcons on the ledge right now!!!!