Re: ALCOA FALCONS: March-October, 2010

PruJoy · **Posted:** Wed Aug 11, 2010 11:03 pm

yes that's right KF - they did change the nest at a crucial time in the courtship/mating cycle & yet they were lucky & S&H made the nest anyway - good on them (S&H that is)!!! So maybe they got spoilt, Alcoa that is, & decided "hey we can just change it any old how, any old time & they'll still nest" ... NOT!!!

PruJoy · **Posted:** Wed Aug 11, 2010 11:09 pm

kittenface wrote:

The closest thing to that nest that I've seen is Poland 2 rooms but opening to the naughty room :laugh

oh that's right KF - Poland did have that "naughty room" - so I wonder why they did that??? Is there some inside info that we are not privvy too???

kittenface · **Posted:** Wed Aug 11, 2010 11:24 pm

PruJoy wrote:

kittenface wrote:

The closest thing to that nest that I've seen is Poland 2 rooms but opening to the naughty room :laugh

oh that's right KF - Poland did have that "naughty room" - so I wonder why they did that??? Is there some inside info that we are not privvy too???

I think that its the eaves of a building or kind of like an attic at Poland here is a pic from the outside

PruJoy · **Posted:** Wed Aug 11, 2010 11:34 pm

A ha!!! design due to the structures available!!! OK - I get it :shock:

PruJoy · **Posted:** Wed Aug 11, 2010 11:39 pm

but then that makes me think that there was NO REASON for the extra room at the new Alcoa nest box - no structures involved at all!!!

ljames · **Posted:** Thu Aug 12, 2010 8:13 am

Yeah, that nest is Poland is more like a two room suite. Heck, maybe it's the poor design of the new nestbox that prevents them from going there. They are like, the home will not be nearly big enough for our growing family. :-)

kittenface · **Posted:** Thu Aug 12, 2010 10:04 am

ljames wrote:

Yeah, that nest is Poland is more like a two room suite. Heck, maybe it's the poor design of the new nestbox that prevents them from going there. They are like, the home will not be nearly big enough for our growing family. :-)

I was thinking that it is a half as-ed atempt at a box in my opinion
they just thru something together and then it dawned on them that it wasn't
strong enough so they put that divider in for stability at the last moment.

PruJoy · **Posted:** Thu Aug 12, 2010 4:24 pm

That could be it KF!!! the reason for the odd wall - good thinking :callonme:

you get the Star stamp

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64475

kittenface wrote:

ljames wrote:

Yeah, that nest is Poland is more like a two room suite. Heck, maybe it's the poor design of the new nestbox that prevents them from going there. They are like, the home will not be nearly big enough for our growing family. :-)

I was thinking that it is a half as-ed atempt at a box in my opinion
they just thru something together and then it dawned on them that it wasn't
strong enough so they put that divider in for stability at the last moment.

oooooooooooooo, now that could very well be!!!! Good thinking...

PruJoy · **Posted:** Fri Aug 13, 2010 7:02 pm

Yeah but why o why did they just not re-use last year's successful new box???? oh brother this is all really confusing

PattiO · **Posted:** Tue Aug 17, 2010 11:08 pm

Quote:

I sure wish there was someone to write to that would actually listen to us I know we aren't bioligists, but we have been watching enough nests that we know alot more than some people give us credit for.

AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

kittenface · **Posted:** Tue Aug 17, 2010 11:22 pm

PattiO wrote:

AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey there PattiO sure have missed you :dancing3:

LeicaEagles · **Joined:** Fri Jul 31, 2009 3:40 pm **Posts:** 2913

Looks like S&H are back but theyve moved the box this year away from the employes :dancing3:

kittenface · **Posted:** Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:42 pm

UPDATE
Tuesday August 24, 2010
The new nest box for Sheila and Havoc remains vacant and any day now it would be expected that Sheila would settle down to lay her first egg. Regular patrols continue
of the Power Station in case Sheila returns here but at this stage there is no
evidence of a 'nest'.
YEH RIGHT I bet they are up there on the tower

PruJoy · **Posted:** Mon Aug 23, 2010 11:02 pm

good on you KF for spotting the Alcoa update :attention:

And I guess it is kinda "good news" that they haven't seen S&H trying to make a nest anywhere around the plant - phewww! (sort of :confusedsun:

)

Hopefully they have found somewhere else on the Alcoa property altogether - afterall they did also originally nest on the quarry wall - I wonder if they have checked out there???

ljames · **Posted:** Tue Aug 24, 2010 9:17 am

Well it sure appears that we won't be watching Sheila and Havoc raise a family this year. I sure hope that they can adapt to this cruel turn of events. :-(

Maybe the woman with the falcons nesting in her window box will post pictures for us occasionally, otherwise we won't see any Australian falcons at all.

SusanE · **Posted:** Tue Aug 24, 2010 10:44 am

ljames, you have given me an idea. I think I'll contact the newspaper where the article appeared and ask them to forward an email to the lady inviting her to join us here.

Pru, in case you missed the article which kittenface posted in the IN THE NEWS section, here it is:

catwoman · **Posted:** Tue Aug 24, 2010 10:49 am

SusanE wrote:

ljames, you have given me an idea. I think I'll contact the newspaper where the article appeared and ask them to forward an email to the lady inviting her to join us here.

Pru, in case you missed the article which kittenface posted in the IN THE NEWS section, here it is:

Great idea, Susan! Maybe if she's really into watching these falcons, she will install a cam! :flirty:

Beth · **Posted:** Tue Aug 24, 2010 10:54 am

Wonderful idea!!

ljames · **Posted:** Tue Aug 24, 2010 11:33 am

Well we might be pushing it to ask her to install a cam. :laugh2

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