GULF TOWERS ~ 2013

Beth · **Posted:** Mon Dec 31, 2012 3:22 pm

Please start your 2013 posts here ...

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Matrix · **Posted:** Tue Jan 08, 2013 10:10 pm

Hope to hear if this pair has stayed for the winter. Is the construction over with yet?

catwoman · **Posted:** Wed Jan 09, 2013 7:04 am

Matrix wrote:

Hope to hear if this pair has stayed for the winter. Is the construction over with yet?

I haven't heard anything about whether the construction is over & the resident pair has returned to the area. Kate St. John doesn't mention it on her blog, either:

Antilogical, have you heard anything?

Matrix · **Posted:** Wed Jan 16, 2013 6:58 pm

Here is a link to photo's by two people that saw a single fledged peregrine in the vicinity of Dori and Louie's alternate 2012 nestsite.

Kate St. John's blog "peregrine category"---

catwoman · **Posted:** Thu Jan 17, 2013 7:04 am

Thanks, Matrix! Great pictures of Dori & Louie's youngster. I sure hope they go home to nest this season! :snowflake2:

Antilogical · **Posted:** Thu Jan 17, 2013 2:05 pm

The "construction" at the top of the Gulf Towers was completed around the time that Louie & Dori relocated down the street last spring. The road construction in & around the city continues, but I've noticed that the number of pigeons in the area has picked up.

Suspicious footprints in the snow on the old nest would lead some folks to believe there is a good chance that they'll return this season.

:girlluv:

Matrix · **Posted:** Thu Jan 17, 2013 7:36 pm

Your welcome Catwoman! and Thank You Antilogical for letting us know what's happening off cam! :bow

ljames · **Posted:** Thu Jan 17, 2013 8:35 pm

That little juvie was so cute. Really good news about the suspicious footprints. :cheer

catwoman · **Posted:** Thu Jan 17, 2013 8:38 pm

Thanks, Antilogical! That is great news about the footprints at the nest! :hapdance:

mwplay · **Joined:** Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:15 am **Posts:** 10250

New link to cam:

http://lite.wildearth.tv/gulf-tower-falcon/

Matrix · **Posted:** Wed Jan 23, 2013 8:21 pm

Interesting Post, by Kate St. John, on her blog, it's about help needed, and Louie and Dori.

kittenface · **Posted:** Wed Jan 23, 2013 10:44 pm

Thanks Matrix for the heads up at Kates

Tsusan · **Posted:** Wed Jan 30, 2013 11:22 am

Clicked on cam link and it said link is broken(?)

catwoman · **Posted:** Wed Jan 30, 2013 8:15 pm

Tsusan wrote:

Clicked on cam link and it said link is broken(?)

As with the Cathedral link, I don't know what's going on with Wild Earth, but the link to Gulf is there & I got to the nestbox using it. Here is a direct link:

I think they have some tweaking to do cause I was having buffer problems. They might be waiting to see if Dori & Louie are going to nest here this year.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64757

Nothing for me either...just checked again...

Matrix · **Posted:** Sun Mar 10, 2013 8:22 pm

They are not nesting there this year either...Must like the new site better!!!

I believe this info was posted on Cathedral and Harrisburg thread:

The Post by Kate St John (minus the pics):

Peregrine Quest! March 10, 2pm, Downtown
Published by Kate St. John at 7:30 am under Books & Events,Peregrines
Want to help monitor the former Gulf Tower peregrines this spring? Meet me downtown at 2:00pm on Sunday March 10 and I’ll show you where they live.
When the peregrines did not return to Pittsburgh’s Gulf Tower last month and when I heard very few reports of them I worried that they’d chosen yet another nest site.
I went downtown yesterday to check and am happy to report that they plan to use the same site as last year. I found both birds nearby.
Here’s Louie perched across the street from the nest, roosting during a mini snow squall.
This smaller image is the same one, digitally zoomed and cropped.
And here’s Dori at the nest site, digitally zoomed.
My photos aren’t sharp because I don’t have a zoom lens. If you do, you’ll get a nice portrait at this distance. These birds are closer and easier to see than the peregrines at Pitt.
Come on Downtown on I’ll show you where to look for them.
Meet me at the Market Square Starbucks in downtown Pittsburgh (click here for map) on Sunday, March 10 at 2:00pm. In less than an hour I can show you the ropes.
Bring binoculars or a camera. We’ll walk 3.5 blocks to the site and do a short walking tour of other perching spots.
This event will happen rain or shine. Dori will lay her first egg within two weeks of our visit so there’s no time to lose.
Sunday bonus: On-street parking is free in many places on Sundays. For instance, along the Boulevard of the Allies at Point Park University.
Hope to see you March 10!

kittenface · **Posted:** Sun Mar 10, 2013 8:27 pm

Thanks matrix I was just looking today to see if anything was said about the nest

catwoman · **Posted:** Tue Mar 12, 2013 6:23 am

I bet with the "surplus" of falcons around these days, especially in Pittsburgh, some pair is going to snap up the Gulf Towers nestbox! :snowflake2:

Tsusan · **Posted:** Tue Mar 12, 2013 11:19 am

catwoman wrote:

I bet with the "surplus" of falcons around these days, especially in Pittsburgh, some pair is going to snap up the Gulf Towers nestbox! :snowflake2:

Tsusan · **Posted:** Tue Mar 12, 2013 11:57 am

If you go to Kate St Johns blog, she has a link to snapshots of the Gulf nest. They refresh each minute.

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