ROCHESTER 2011

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64479

Archer out and Beauty coming in...

obxbarb · **Posted:** Fri May 20, 2011 9:11 pm

Wow, so I guess he's not spending much time helping Unity these days. What a saga this has become. Yikes!

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64479

WOW....such a shame, Not only for Beauty and Unity, but also for Archer. Its looking more and more like there will be no babies in Rochester this year..but, here's the other puzzling issue for me - what's wrong with the eggs (if anything). I've been consistently checking the archives everyday now since about the 12th. Regardless of who has been on them, they have been consistently incubated. (I haven't checked archives prior to the 12th). So, are they infertile? Did the embryos die early during incubation? They didn't have the best record last year either. (4 eggs, 2 hatches)

Well, it is what it is...I just hope no falcon ends up getting injured during all of this...Its just really sad to see all the falcons put this time and energy into a nest only to have them fail...not to mention all the very dedicated Rochester falcon watchers. They've got to be so disappointed... :cryinggirl:

That is also very sad about Reuben's mate being gone....has she been gone all season or just recently?

obxbarb · **Posted:** Sat May 21, 2011 10:17 am

Thanks for the info Carly. A sad situation to be sure. I'm sorry Reuben is missing too.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64479

well, egg check for the morning...

Incubation's been fairly equal this morning...but, Beauty may be losing interest...hard to tell with the archived pics..

Beauty right before Archer took over at 10:42

Archer coming in

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64479

8 am egg check...nothing....I guess the question now is how long will they stick with the eggs...and I wonder the status of Unity's eggs?

Donna C · **Posted:** Sun May 22, 2011 8:53 pm

We can't give up until Beauty gives up. Today is like 40-41 days. Miracles do happen...YES!

bev. · **Posted:** Mon May 23, 2011 8:18 pm

I am wondering i f the females were just under too much stress this season.

Let us hope they get their boundaries figured out and that another male comes to the fro fro Unity.(with no altercations that is.)
Yo are right Donna. Never say never. We have already learned this this year.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64479

So very sad here...I just pray the eggs weren't fertile...I feel so bad for Beauty and Archer and all the dedicated Rochester fans... :sosad

This has been a tough season for some nests...

Beauty in the box now..

bev. · **Posted:** Tue May 24, 2011 10:43 am

this is sad
but I was reading and saw the slideshow on the Rochester forum. I was a member of their blog but not forum.

So if this can be relayed to them.
when I stand on the roof of the Weber building in Edmonton I can see the clinical science building at the university. the falcons are aware of each other also. And our downtown falcon are very clsoe also. I think the difference here , is one male. And they seem to have worked out their territoiries. the juveniles are who invade the other spaces and get ushered out.

but Carly, are the two sites of your male at etobikoke in view of each other???

the idea of contaminants is a possibility. But I think Stress and uneasiness are more of a factor right now.

Hopefully they test those eggs.

I am going to download a report of all the findings on our eggs and read it over and see what they found in our area.

I sure hope the falocns can get this sorted out.

Donna C · **Posted:** Tue May 24, 2011 11:19 am

One of Archer and beauty's eggs has a crack in it, not a pip. It's going inward. This may be the 1st egg that was laid, 2nd was 8 days later. 43 days is a long time for incubation. Still praying one or both will hatch but as each day passes, it's not looking good.

bev. · **Posted:** Tue May 24, 2011 11:32 am

Well let us subtract 43-8 and we have 33 days. So let us keep our fingers crossed for at least one.

CArly, Jack is more mature also right. Al sorts of speculation but they have to sort it out. there is room there for more than one falocn, that is for sure.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64479

Donna C wrote:

One of Archer and beauty's eggs has a crack in it, not a pip. It's going inward. This may be the 1st egg that was laid, 2nd was 8 days later. 43 days is a long time for incubation. Still praying one or both will hatch but as each day passes, it's not looking good.

It isn't looking good at this point...but you never know...let's hope this is the first egg...

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64479

carly wrote:

Report just in that Beauty and Archer just mated. Reclutch incoming or they're just reaffirming their bond...stay tuned.

OK...now that's exciting...I was so hoping for a report like that for Durand...but heck...we can't even get word of a male in the area!!!

Any word on Unity's nest?

bev. · **Posted:** Wed May 25, 2011 9:40 am

Well reaffirming bond or bonding that is good.

My fingers are still crossed here.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64479

From the archives..this morning..

Currently there is no one on the eggs...I'll need to check the archives to see how long they have been unattended..correction...someone has just come back...not sure who yet..

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64479

The eggs were unattended for about 15 minutes...

Couple more pics from recent archives..

Beauty is just gorgeous..

Archer is currently on the eggs..

bev. · **Posted:** Wed May 25, 2011 11:52 am

sure looks like something is in that egg :suncon:

obxbarb · **Posted:** Wed May 25, 2011 12:19 pm

Yes it does. So it was obviously a fertilized egg.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64479

I had similar thoughts as well, but still hard for me to tell...I think its only a matter of time before the egg collapses and then we'll have a better idea of contents (if any). I'm surprised that neither Beauty or Archer have broken it apart, like we saw with the male at Red Deer...Thank goodness for the archived pics..

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