Bird Cams Around the World

bell
when one came back yesterday

missing so much, you can see cam buffers a lot

all 4 slept in box

cute video from Emyrauld from yesterday.
https://youtu.be/j3h58b7s1Ns

u of A june12

all spread out

misericordia

I kept cam on record 24 hours a day , since no history, to catch hatches

first hatch was not on JUne4 as reported on ACA. there were no shell fragments then, just pebbles.
hatch one

feed for one

male in to see his chick

hatch2

2fluffies


female in to feed 2



hatch3


feed for 3


part 2 in nest reply

Misericordia(part2)
female out


hatch4




female

male


people do not like watching a site without history, that is why I put recorder on.

U of a

bell
june13

june14




june15

mis

will be updating all sites in next two days. lots of photos.

with continued inconsistency of cams, it is difficult to do what I normally do . but trying my best to monitor keep all safe at this important time in their lives.
I am deeply troubled that we continue to have no insert or sound at Bell. In recent years we have saved birds that have accidentally fallen while flapping at the edge. If they were hiding behind a pillar we could hear them, and know where they were. now we have nothing. this is the one site is near impossible to monitor from the ground, and with the construction in area , we need to know where they go. like right now they went o mid ledge out of view. it is rainy and windy and ledges are slippery.

u of A
june17
radisson

using wing as pillow

june18
Chase sneaks in

checking over his shoulder

but radisson comes in


june20

wet radisson( there are 3 kids0

u of A
few bad ones from ground so yo u can see where adults are( these are taken by us, not to be copied)
chase

radisson


june21

mis ( cam has been down since june 18 so who knows ho w they are) we were still monitoring to make sure all fed
these were june16-


june17

all in a row

bell
june15-


june16


june18

bell june20




will be back to finish posting

but now is the time we really need sound and insert. if a kid falls , I will not know so I can let Gord know. so for me, I am beginning to wonder why I monitor any more.

bell june20





june21

june22




june23



june24

u of A
june23

u of A
gord banded today. a little alter than usual but he wanted to make sure they were as old as possible as biggest on e is going to hack site.

will back in a few

u of A - I will play a little catch up first
june24
a family affair

june25
very wet. we have had rain every day for last while. I am ready to take winter parka ou. it has been very coolt

june27- stole a prey

june28

nice

lala land

june30



broke my heart to see RAdisson so terrified during the fireworks last night. she has always had a hard time with thunder and fireworks

july2

...and then there were two.

Why was one taken Bev? Any idea on sexes yet?

- Trish

bell july2
Gord banded here and one chick had frounce and he took one to hack site. So we were left with a male and small female. He was able to treat with one pill

Since 2006 , I have faithfully watched these and other falcons in the Edmonton area and beyond, and then Emyrauld offered to help me monitor cams, which has been a real God send. this year, it has presented a real challenge.
At the worst possible time, they decided to take out history , sound and insert. This is a site, which is nigh to impossible to monitor from ground, and this year with more construction south, it was even more crucial to have cams functioning .

In previous years, we have saved many chicks that have accidentally been knocked off or went too soon, because we could see in insert and could go back in history , if we did not get cams up , as soon as we would have liked.
I was able to notify Dr. court and most times , he was able to retrieve chicks not far from where we saw them go off , or where we last heard them. The sooner chicks are located the better their chances for survival.

One year when E4 was here , we were able to see her being challenged via the insert and could hear it from the sound. After monitoring for years , you know when it is a defending sound, or friendly.
When she and Big Red did not nest at site, I was able to notify Dr. Court and we went looking. and voila, she was found by Dr. Court nesting elsewhere.

Other years , when we could not see kids we could hear them. Sound tells a lot.

So I guess I find myself reevaluating, why I bother to do this. Most people who take the time to monitor cams, do get some enjoyment from watching chicks grow and develop, but more importantly, we use them to learn and document habits , and daily activities to keep the adults and chicks safe. This is not a fairy tale , it is reality. The falcons reality.

So this is why I have not been keeping things as up to date as I usually do. Spending many extra hours, with cams . Luckily , I spent money on a recorder , as I do have a life. But if cams buffer or go off air , I am not always around to restart, then all is for naught .

bell july 2

some pictures coming later