COLUMBUS ~ AUGUST, 2009

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64480

Gulp!!!! Remove those thoughts from your mind...losing Scout? I would be crushed... :sosad

The male does make the bowl, several, actually and the female chooses...I can't remember who chooses the site (will have to go look that one up). I do know in other bird populations, the male chooses the location and the female either accepts or rejects...

I do remember Froona saying that the territory is the most important...then the mate....

rosekk17 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:18 am

I think that you are right SGB about how the falcon is more attached to the site and not the mate - I think too that is why we thought that Victory would be back no mater where they let her go.

I am writing to Donna about the matter and about the web cams as they are down

Beth · **Posted:** Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:29 am

Hi rosekk, we have missed you!!!

Froona said it is about real estate, genetics and good falcon vibes

rosekk17 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:10 am

This posting was taken from the Cleveland blog

Scout won’t really have to do anything to attract a mate. Basically, a male will cruise into town via migration/normal wanderings that would be expected from an unmated falcon without a territory. This can happen at any time of the year but birds will be on the move more in fall and winter just because the nature of migration. The city as a falcon territory will be attractive to him (cliff fronts, nest box, food source). In the absence of Orville, the newbie won’t be chased out of town and will be free to look around. In the course of checking things out he’ll also find that there’s a female on site as well. Then, when the time is right (courtship season based on length of day that get the hormones flowing) he’ll step up and start courting and a bond will form. If there would happen to be more than one male they would compete with each other and Scout would accept the victor just because the loser would be run out by the dominant male. Pretty simple and basic!

and here is how she replied to my e-mail quiry about the situation with Scout

A new male will come into the territory sooner or later. Scout won’t leave just because there isn’t a male around now. Remember it is the “off season” – there are no young to raise and the hormone levels are low since it isn’t nesting. Nothing to do at this time of year except eat, sleep and molt.

Bottom line, this is how peregrines act this time of year. Scout’s behavior this August is exactly the same as it was last August despite there is no male.

kittenface · **Posted:** Thu Aug 20, 2009 11:53 am

Camera is working again
Thanks rosekk17 for getting it taken care of so fast

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64480

Thanks for posting that response, rosekk17...and for getting the cam back....I'm really thankful we still have it...I really thought we'd lose it the end of July....when the company took pity on us viewers and decided to continue the streaming for free....so who ever you are.... :rainbow

SusanE · **Posted:** Thu Aug 20, 2009 6:08 pm

Thanks, rosekk, for sharing the info about Scout and her nest site.

SGB, I had completely forgotten about the unknown company offering to continue the cam for free. Shame on me! Wish we knew who to thank for that.

rosekk17 · **Posted:** Fri Aug 21, 2009 1:21 pm

Here is a message from Lindsay, the tech person for the web cams

The company who generously streamed our Falcon Cam during the budget crunch is called MultiMedia Pros. Rich Chadwick is the president of the company based in Massachusettes.

kittenface · **Posted:** Fri Aug 21, 2009 1:26 pm

rosekk17 wrote:

Here is a message from Lindsay, the tech person for the web cams

The company who generously streamed our Falcon Cam during the budget crunch is called MultiMedia Pros. Rich Chadwick is the president of the company based in Massachusettes.

I wonder if someone could write a Thank You letter and some hoe get all of our signitures and email it to him/company

SusanE · **Posted:** Fri Aug 21, 2009 1:28 pm

WE LOVE YOU, RICH CHADWICK!!! :flowers

MultiMedia Pros. ROCKS!!!! :thanku

I wonder if this is their website: http://www.multimediapros.com/

If so, they have 3 email addresses:

Sales [ sales@MultiMediaPros.com ]

Support [ support@MultiMediaPros.com ]

Billing [ billing@MultiMediaPros.com ]

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64480

Thanks for that research, susan...I'm gonna look into that this afternoon!!!

Thank you Rich Chadwick wherever you are!!!

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64480

I swear I've had the cam open almost all day---recording...a couple of times the "disco ball" kicked in....but it made me think of Orville...he would often set it off when he landed near the ledge cam...its still so hard for me to accept that he is gone.... :sosad2

but, I keep hoping for a glimpse of Scout...I'm sure the kids have moved on to parts unknown..and I bet they are travelling together....having a blast...

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64480

Someone has just landed on the next door ledge!!!! :wave

SusanE · **Posted:** Mon Aug 24, 2009 7:50 pm

Oh darn! I missed it!

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64480

I missed getting the pic, that's for sure...I haven't seen her (?) leave either...but its getting so dark...

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64480

Bummer....looks like we've lost the ledge cam...

SusanE · **Posted:** Tue Aug 25, 2009 4:43 pm

Huh, it must have just gone out cuz I checked it about an hour ago. Nest cam is also out.

rosekk, we need your :help:

kittenface · **Posted:** Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:28 pm

Live streaming up and running again

REENIE · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:57 pm **Posts:** 19893

FOUND THIS ON THE WEB.

http://www.ammoland.com/2009/08/25/ohio ... concludes/

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64480

Thanks Reenie...Ammo Land?! tsk, tsk...

I wish some of these migrating falcons would winter in my neighborhood...leaving my bird feeders alone, of course...

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