NY~ MNSA,55 Water,Mid Hudson,Tappan Zee,S'cuse~2019-2021

Beth · **Posted:** Sat Mar 13, 2021 7:29 am

We have our first egg at Mid-Hudson this am!

Beth · **Posted:** Sat Mar 13, 2021 4:46 pm

MNSA
2nd egg

Tsusan · **Posted:** Sat Mar 13, 2021 6:49 pm

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64413

Mid-Hudson...I was hoping this would get easier...but nope..I think egg #2 is under her chin. But I could be wrong.

Edit to add: Confirmed.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64413

Tappan Zee

Beth · **Posted:** Tue Mar 16, 2021 7:25 am

MNSA
3rd egg

Beth · **Posted:** Wed Mar 17, 2021 2:18 pm

55 Water St, NY is live now with
one egg (not sure of date)

Tsusan · **Posted:** Wed Mar 17, 2021 5:56 pm

Awesome! Thank you, Beth and SGB!

Dutch Eagle Fan · **Posted:** Fri Mar 19, 2021 4:49 pm

Poughkeepsie- Mid Hudson Bridge: I got lucky, 3 eggs.

Tsusan · **Posted:** Fri Mar 19, 2021 6:29 pm

Nice catch!

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64413

55 Water Street

Well, I actually caught falcons...live!!

Male on the left. I do not believe the female on the right is the "mother" of the egg!! He tried very hard to get her into the scrape.

He left, but came back for a canoodle.

(sorry..I didn't have the cam open all the way)

She spent all of her time scraping here.

She eventually went into the scrape, but showed little to no interest in the egg.

Male returned with a food gift.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:18 pm **Posts:** 64413

RE: MNSA

I sent a message to them via Facebook regarding the cam. They hope to have it back up and running this week.

Beth · **Posted:** Mon Mar 22, 2021 7:10 am

Tappan Zee Bridge

bee movie wallpaper

Terka · **Posted:** Tue Mar 23, 2021 1:31 pm

Female.

Beth · **Posted:** Tue Mar 23, 2021 6:07 pm

MNSA-watched a bit today and thinking we have troubles-not on the eggs...
Anyone has any thoughts-new adult?

Terka · **Posted:** Tue Mar 23, 2021 6:20 pm

Beth wrote:

MNSA-watched a bit today and thinking we have troubles-not on the eggs...
Anyone has any thoughts-new adult?

Last resident numbers. 14 / BR viewtopic.php?p=525400#p525400

New female.

Intruder - https://youtu.be/iL8vq2gMa30

Beth · **Posted:** Tue Mar 23, 2021 6:23 pm

Gosh darn, we have had a lot of new adults this year.
3 eggs - dang...

Beth · **Posted:** Wed Mar 24, 2021 11:17 am

Info from MNSA (2021)

2021

A cold winter has 14/BR start closer to her average egg dates compared to last year. She laid her 1st egg on 3/11/2021, 2nd 3/13, and 3rd 3/16.

On Friday 3/19/21, we noticed a behavioral change in 14/BR. She was sitting on the porch facing into the box with her eyes closed. She would move her head and acknowledge her mate returning back and forth to the nest with a turn of the head but continued to keep her eyes closed. She was acting uncharacteristically lazy and lethargic. Once the male noticed she was not sitting on the eggs his instincts switched from hunter to nurture and sat on the eggs until the camera went black for the night.

The next morning, leaving his sleeping wife to get breakfast he returned from chasing down a Monk Parakeet. Upon landing on the porch she saw his 3 eggs exposed and in mate lying dead on her belly with her head tucked in the corner. Disturbed and confused he brought his breakfast in to her and when she didn’t take it he carried it to the eggs and as if going over in his mind what he should do next he released his meal and gathered his unborn children under him and kept them warm.

Much later in the day as the day drew to an end and the sun sat low in the sky a shadow was cast across the porch. From the shadow walked in a large female chatter as the male lifted up from his eggs to face her. Then the mystery was revealed. Back on 3/13/21 a third bird was seen in the area, hunting and chasing birds on the MNSA property. We can predict that at some point from that time to 3/19 this bird interacted with the resident couple. It is the female’s job as the largest of the pair to defend the nest from intruders and predators and 14/BR was not going to be delict at her job. Peregrines rely on speed and impact when hunting birds on the wing and use the same methods when defending their territory from other peregrines. May the hit was a bit too hard or collided in the wrong spot, or just caught off guard but from her condition on Friday was my definitely injured and succumb to those injuries after defending her nest box.

The new female BD/54 has since visited the box regularly and received offerings from the male but refuses to sit on the eggs making the males job that much more difficult.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/3bPYsvMSRM1owgUX8

Terka · **Posted:** Wed Mar 24, 2021 5:36 pm

55 Water Frank & Adele

:clapegg:

https://youtu.be/hsSWNSoAURc

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