bev. wrote:
this is so great to see our falcons. am hoping we can get a cam on them for next year.
nesting low is not a bad thing if there are low buildings around them . they can go to those buildings and once they are stronger, they just circle and get higher and higher and go to next high building.
I do not know if pictures of area was posted. but seeing the photos and reports made my day
The building they are nesting on is a few blocks southeast of the Rhodes tower where the previous nestbox was. It is a fairly low building, but most of the buildings around it are also fairly low as well. Its not a big hurdle for fledglings to make it to the tops of the surrounding structures.
My only concern is that there may not be as many folks on the lookout for mis-fledges and grounded juvies around this area. At least with Rhodes tower, they would fledge in the direction of the capitol building where people would be on the lookout.
This is the building that I suspect they are on:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9606802 ... 312!8i6656More specifically, I believe they are on the northwest corner of the structure--it it the only place from the pictures that features 1) a rounded exterior near the window that 2) has a view of the ornamental molding on the YWCA building. Here's a summary of where I think they are, and a circle around the YWCA molding visible from Ms. Norris' post.
Linking an old post of mine to show where the nest is.I'm very familiar with the area from by time in Columbus. It is not far from the old building, but much more flat. I don't have too many worries about the direction of angle the juvies are fledging from. Weather is expected to be seasonal with good visibility and low humidity. Ideal weather for fledging. My only hope is that they remember to stop by now and again to say hi!