Re: ALCOA FALCONS: March-October, 2010

ljames · **Posted:** Sun Sep 26, 2010 3:52 pm

Nice to see some Australian falcon chicks again. Aren't they the cutest little things? :hearts:

Thanks for posting the pictures.

Mick · **Posted:** Mon Sep 27, 2010 1:10 am

Thank you for posting the wonderful images that Robyn took of her falcon family. The last family portrait is perfect in every way! What a handsome pair!!

Thank you Robyn

Yikes... to be so close!!

kittenface · **Posted:** Mon Sep 27, 2010 12:19 pm

Orange NSW Australia
Charles Stuart University Campus
UPDATE
Same old
Posted on 27-09-2010
Little to report up the tower at the moment.
The single egg is still looking good, and both parents are taking their shifts sitting.
Plenty of scraping gravel to form the nest itself. We’ve noticed a broken piece of
shell to the rear of the eyrie and can presume that’s from the second egg that was unfortunately crunched last week.

We’re still on track for a very early October hatching so we can but wait.
In the mean time the Orange weather pattern has vastly improved, with days
between 16-18degC, which will make it easier for impending chicks.
We’re currently putting together a movie presentation of our progress over
the last 4 years and are realising how much better the climate is at the moment.
Last year, for the 3 hatchlings, it was in the high 30degC’s and impossible to get comfortable up top.
There’s currently more action out on the ledge:

Stepping in; the changing of the guard

catwoman · **Posted:** Mon Sep 27, 2010 3:05 pm

Thanks, Kitten! It would be nice to have an active cam by the time the chick is born, but if not, I'm sure they will post a recording of the hatch.

ljames · **Posted:** Mon Sep 27, 2010 3:49 pm

What a familiar sight, the nest exchange. :dancing3:

Thanks for posting kittenface.

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

OMG! LOVE THE AUSIE FALCONS! HOW SWEET! WAS HOPING THERE WOULD BE A CAM BY NOW, BUT I GUESS NOT.

FOUND THE ARTICLE BELOW AND WAS WONDERING ABOUT THIS PAIR. THANKS SUSANE FOR POINTING ME IN HERE. I JUST CAN'T SEEM TO KEEP UP! I GUESS THAT TREE BRANCH WILL HAVE TO GO FOR NEXT YEAR! MAYBE ROBYN NEEDS THAT SPECIAL COATING ON HER WINDOW SO THEY DON'T SEE HER LOOKING AT THEM :-)

http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/st ... own-a-mum/

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64414

I loved the article...but had to chuckle when she said she expected the falcons to stay several more weeks...Has someone told her that if they like where they are, she can expect their return next year...and maybe they'll even hang around even after the kids are gone...she may not get too much use out of that area again...but, boy would I like to have that problem!!!

gigi · **Posted:** Mon Sep 27, 2010 7:16 pm

WOW! That is just fantastic. I love seeing them in a "natural" setting, even if it is a planter. c Does anyone know how high up that is?

SusanE · **Posted:** Mon Sep 27, 2010 9:32 pm

gigi wrote:

WOW! Does anyone know how high up that is?

I don't know but I'll ask her.

kittenface · **Posted:** Mon Sep 27, 2010 11:11 pm

Alcoa Anglesea Peregrine Falcon Webcam

Tuesday September 28, 2010
What’s in a name? Here at Alcoa Anglesea our Peregrine falcons have assumed
human identities with official names bestowed upon them all.
Our adult male ‘Havoc’ derives from the old English word hafoc for falcon (or hawk)
dating back to the middle ages of falconry. Our new adult female has been named
‘Ava’ chosen as a derivative of avis of latin origin meaning 'bird'.

kittenface · **Posted:** Mon Sep 27, 2010 11:19 pm

MAYBE NEXT SEASON :dancing3:

I posted at Orange Australia and got a nice reply and alot faster
than I thought they seem so nice now remember I'm no good at asking questions
so if it sounds stupid just chalk it up to being me
Comment on FalconCam website template changes by Jannice Mull
Yesterday, September 27, 2010, 1:35:33 PM | Jannice Mull
Will there be any live cam here there are alot of us at a forum that would love to see them.
We have watched Alcoa for years and now they are not viewing we love to hear about the Australian falcons

Comment on FalconCam website template changes by ScottBanks
Yesterday, September 27, 2010, 10:33:14 PM | ScottBanks
Hi Jannice, many thanks for your interest in this project.
Our main focus at the moment is to obtain good quality cameras and recording systems
to improve our results,
but we will also be talking to Charles Sturt University
here once more with the specific purpose of creating some web pages to include
live camera video streams.
Currently we’re an entirely voluntary project.
With some luck, and with the help of this month’s fund-raising push in Orange,
this should happen sooner than later.
We’ll miss this breeding season but will be all set for next year.
Thanks again,
Scott

catwoman · **Posted:** Tue Sep 28, 2010 7:54 am

Thanks for emailing them & sharing the reply with us, Kitten. So we won't have an Australian falconcam to watch this year. :-(

Well, what can ya do?

SusanE · **Posted:** Tue Sep 28, 2010 8:03 am

SusanE wrote:

gigi wrote:

WOW! Does anyone know how high up that is?

I don't know but I'll ask her.

Robyn's reply: "It is a high rise building of apartments. 11th story :) "

SusanE · **Posted:** Tue Sep 28, 2010 8:06 am

Thanks for the news from Orange Australia, KF. Something to look forward to next year, but yes this fall will be pretty boring . . . no excuses for not getting our housework done. :wink:

Darn!

Beth · **Posted:** Tue Sep 28, 2010 8:38 am

Thanks to everyone :flirty:

for the info/news on the Aussie falcons, we appreciate the updates!!

Lots of yardwork and housework this fall ... :smile:

kittenface · **Posted:** Tue Sep 28, 2010 9:17 am

SusanE wrote:

Thanks for the news from Orange Australia, KF. Something to look forward to next year, but yes this fall will be pretty boring . . . no excuses for not getting our housework done. :wink:

Darn!

Are you kidding I can find all kinds of excuses not to clean :laugh

SusanE · **Posted:** Tue Sep 28, 2010 9:21 am

Mick · **Posted:** Tue Sep 28, 2010 4:55 pm

SusanE · **Posted:** Tue Sep 28, 2010 8:16 pm

Robyn wishes to share this screen shot of the newspaper article with same text as Reenie's link but different photos:

catwoman · **Posted:** Tue Sep 28, 2010 10:10 pm

Susan, thank you for posting these new pics from Robyn, & I'm sure you let her know how much we appreciate these pics! :flirty:

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