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Offline Alison

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NY / Rochester - 2015 / Dot.ca & Beauty
« Reply #294 on: May 13, 2015, 17:15 »
The resident female at Rochester is Beauty, born in Pittsburgh in 2007. She is banded black/green 81/Y, and is a daughter of Dorothy and her former mate Erie at the Cathedral of Learning nest.

The resident male is Dot.Ca, born at the Etobicoke, Ontario nest in 2010. He is banded black/black 13/Y. He is known as DC.

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NY / Rochester - 2015 / Dot.ca & Beauty
« Reply #293 on: May 06, 2015, 10:29 »
2015 NESTING SEASON

GCG has been tracking some of the US nests and found this neat Facebook post on the Canton Ohio peregrine site about hatching in response to the recent hatches at Rochester.

 
Photos from the RFalconCam Facebook Page / Rochester, New York
(Nominee for best newly-hatched chick photo in my humble opinion)

From the Canton Ohio Peregrine Facebook Page
At Rochester, NY, the cam can zoom in, and here we can see how the chick inside the egg has to break the eggshell all the way around the end, from the inside.  What a mighty struggle it is!! Imagine being doubled over and using your thumbnail to crack the shell, all the while slowly turning inside a cylinder, with no room to stretch,only a tiny space for your thumb to hammer away enough to hopefully break enough of the way around the end to finally push off the cap piece to be free! Gives me claustraphobia thinking about it!! Quite the amazing endeavor!!


Thanks for passing these along GCG!

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Rochester - 2014 / Dot.ca & Beauty
« Reply #292 on: July 04, 2014, 21:00 »
2014 NESTING SEASON

Those who enjoy fireworks might want to click on “Rfalconcam” live streaming now, as they turn at least one of their cams to the fireworks at 10:00 pm, but they are 1 hr ahead of us. Sorry I just remembered now, have been busy lately.

http://rfalconcam.com/rfc-main/streamView.php


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Re: Rochester - 2011 / Archer & Beauty
« Reply #291 on: April 12, 2011, 07:34 »
Egg #3 for Beauty and Archer this morning!  Archer has also been seen mating with his other wife now they've confirmed!  Looks like Jack has a buddy!

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Re: Rochester - 2011 / Archer & Beauty
« Reply #290 on: April 10, 2011, 10:27 »
...so long as they don't freeze, they can last a surprisingly long time!!

Thanks for clarifying this, TPC. :) I didn't know that.

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Re: Rochester - 2011 / Archer & Beauty
« Reply #289 on: April 09, 2011, 22:29 »
Figures soon as I post...Beauty finally lays Egg #2!!!  Eight days later!!  :-*

Eight days later! :o Is that unusual? :-\

It is yes but it has happened before and eggs hatched ok.  Beauty and Archer have been caring for the single egg so it should be fine.

Incubation is when the eggs "get cooking", before that, so long as they don't freeze, they can last a surprisingly long time!!

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Re: Rochester - 2011 / Archer & Beauty
« Reply #288 on: April 09, 2011, 10:31 »
Eight days later! :o Is that unusual? :-\ 

It is yes but it has happened before and eggs hatched ok.  Beauty and Archer have been caring for the single egg so it should be fine.

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Re: Rochester - 2011 / Archer & Beauty
« Reply #287 on: April 09, 2011, 10:23 »
Figures soon as I post...Beauty finally lays Egg #2!!!  Eight days later!!  :-*

Eight days later! :o Is that unusual? :-\

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Re: Rochester - 2011 / Archer & Beauty
« Reply #286 on: April 09, 2011, 05:54 »
Figures soon as I post...Beauty finally lays Egg #2!!!  Eight days later!!  :-*

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Re: Rochester - 2011 / Archer & Beauty
« Reply #285 on: April 08, 2011, 17:02 »
Well things are certainly not working out here as hoped so far.  Beauty laid one egg on April 1st and nothing since despite a few attempts.  To top it all off, watchers suspect Archer may be two timing with a female who is in an adjacent territory.

And yes ARcher was born in Southern Ontario...I'm telling you it's something in the water  :-\

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Re: Rochester - 2011 / Archer & Beauty
« Reply #284 on: March 12, 2011, 16:23 »
ARCHER IS HOME!!!  No sign of Mr T or a fight so far..hopefully he is okay and safe.  Archer and Beauty flying around together and were seen bowing at the box earlier..everyone is happy he's home down there  :)

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Re: Rochester - 2011 / Archer & Beauty
« Reply #283 on: January 23, 2011, 20:23 »
OMG! This is indeed very exciting news! ;D A peregrine falcon in my home town! 8) And my sister still lives there and works down near the harbour, so now I am going to have her keep an eye out for it! ;D

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Rochester - 2011 / Archer & Beauty
« Reply #282 on: January 23, 2011, 16:17 »
2011 NESTING SEASON

Question marks because Archer migrated as usual and a new male has been spotted bonding with Beauty the past few weeks.  

Anyway, Quest (Mariah & Kaver's daugher with the transmitter) has been photographed on a balcony railing in Kingston, Ontario!

http://www.peregrine-foundation.ca/w/2011/01/sightings/quest-photographed-in-kingston-ontario-jan-4th-2011/

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Re: Rochester - 2010 / Archer & Beauty
« Reply #281 on: June 29, 2010, 16:28 »
I love this ustreaming.......I know they have lots of coverage due to adding other nestboxes, but this is fantastic!

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Re: Rochester - 2010 / Archer & Beauty
« Reply #280 on: June 29, 2010, 13:46 »

Thank you for the info carly  :)