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Offline maggieblue

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Re: Rhodes Tower - 2009 / Orville & Scout
« Reply #134 on: February 11, 2009, 11:08 »
She might be housekeeping, but more likely they both are establishing/reaffirming their hold on the territory.  US birds are starting to reappear on territories further south so Scout and Orville will soon have company ....

The reports on the Columbus blog probably explain Scout's increased presence.  New cams have been installed and both Scout and Orville were defending their territory against those human intruders.  There is a great picture with the earlier February update.

http://ohioperegrinefalcons.blogspot.com/

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Re: Rhodes Tower - 2009 / Orville & Scout
« Reply #133 on: February 11, 2009, 10:52 »
She might be housekeeping, but more likely they both are establishing/reaffirming their hold on the territory.  US birds are starting to reappear on territories further south so Scout and Orville will soon have company ....

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Re: Rhodes Tower - 2009 / Orville & Scout
« Reply #132 on: February 11, 2009, 10:48 »
Every morning for the last few days our falcon friend has been at the nest site, for hours at a time; I am pretty sure it is Scout.  I do believe she is getting her house in order for her courtship/mating with Orville, who flys in every now and again to see how the housekeeping is going.

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Re: Rhodes Tower - 2009 / Orville & Scout
« Reply #131 on: January 25, 2009, 13:06 »
He's still there. I thought he'd be gone by the time I looked but he's staying put amid this snow that is falling.

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Re: Rhodes Tower - 2009 / Orville & Scout
« Reply #130 on: January 25, 2009, 11:25 »
One of the Ohio duo, Scout I think, is sitting on the nestcam preening while a snowstorm goes on.   ::)  It is intersting to see this pair in the snowy conditions.

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Re: Rhodes Tower - 2009 / Orville & Scout
« Reply #129 on: January 15, 2009, 12:18 »
One of the Ohio falcons is now sitting right in front of the camera.  He/she is sitting in a lot of snow, and I don't know if the falcons are used to such weather down there.  He/she looks abit chilly.

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Rhodes Tower - 2009 / Orville & Scout
« Reply #128 on: January 09, 2009, 11:12 »
2009 NESTING SEASON

In case anyone is interested, one of the Ohio falcons is busy preening itself on the ledge - that is one big bird, so I assume it is Scout.

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Re: Rhodes Tower - 2008 / Orville & Scout
« Reply #127 on: December 20, 2008, 11:44 »
Falcon alert for those of you needing a fix.   ::)  Scout and Orville are both on the ledge preening.  Lots of nice feather closeups courtesy of Orille  ;D ;D

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Re: Rhodes Tower - 2008 / Orville & Scout
« Reply #126 on: December 11, 2008, 12:30 »
One of the falcons is pressed right up against the camera, but it still is not possible to read the leg-band.  It has a very healthy supply of feathers, and spent a good part of the morning grooming each and every one!

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Re: Rhodes Tower - 2008 / Orville & Scout
« Reply #125 on: December 11, 2008, 11:34 »
Oh they are still there. It's not a nice day there so maybe they will be staying here for awhile :)

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Re: Rhodes Tower - 2008 / Orville & Scout
« Reply #124 on: December 11, 2008, 10:28 »
Both adults are at the site right now for anyone who needs a peregrine fix.  One is doing alot of preening lol

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Re: Rhodes Tower - 2008 / Orville & Scout
« Reply #123 on: December 11, 2008, 10:03 »
And one is back this morning (9:00 MST).  He/she looks somewhat agitated, looking around alot, and has very ruffled feathers, so I suspect that another bird was eyeing the ledge as a possible home, or place to perch for a while. 

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Re: Rhodes Tower - 2008 / Orville & Scout
« Reply #122 on: December 10, 2008, 21:23 »
I was happy to see both Orville and Scout on the ledge today. They stayed for a while, then the one at the far end left. The other one left after the last pic.













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Re: Rhodes Tower - 2008 / Orville & Scout
« Reply #121 on: December 03, 2008, 08:57 »
Nice to see Orville and Scout back on the ledge this morning  ;D
They appear to be enjoying the morning sun after a few days of rain and snow. 

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Re: Rhodes Tower - 2008 / Orville & Scout
« Reply #120 on: November 27, 2008, 10:46 »
FYI....the ledgecam is now working (thank goodness!!) tho' it is fickle...both Scout and Orville continue to visit...Couple of pics from today...