ROCHESTER, NY ~ 2014 April - May

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Kris G. · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2014 2:56 pm

mwplay wrote:

Hopefully you are gong on a fun vacation!

We're going to the Virginia Wildlife Center Open House on Sunday and, weather permitting, we get to see critters outside including Buddy the Eagle! We're also going to the National Zoo to see Bao Bao and family! :sum9:

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

Kris G. wrote:

mwplay wrote:

Hopefully you are gong on a fun vacation!

We're going to the Virginia Wildlife Center Open House on Sunday and, weather permitting, we get to see critters outside including Buddy the Eagle! We're also going to the National Zoo to see Bao Bao and family! :sum9:

Well, sounds like you are going to have a WONDERFUL time! Enjoy!

Kris G. · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2014 4:00 pm

mwplay wrote:

Kris G. wrote:

mwplay wrote:

Hopefully you are gong on a fun vacation!

We're going to the Virginia Wildlife Center Open House on Sunday and, weather permitting, we get to see critters outside including Buddy the Eagle! We're also going to the National Zoo to see Bao Bao and family! :sum9:

Well, sounds like you are going to have a WONDERFUL time! Enjoy!

Thanks!

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

2 prey deliveries I caught today.

1) 9:43am - right after DC came back.

2) 1pm

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

And here is the pair I've been waiting for! I

I think there might be another falcon out there. Beauty's looking around acting weird

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

I think there's something weird going on...

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

Wow - she kept looking south when he was in box and she was on deck. And she was rapidly chupping like she does when there's another falcon around when she first arrived on deck.

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

I know she's sitting at the box now, but that was awfully strange. She was very distracted.

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

Here's a video of the 5:32pm bonding session.. listen to her & watch her...

This is almost what Durand and Spark did when the juvie landed on the ledge

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

carly wrote:

Well that was long and noisy! Seems like he wants her in the nest box and she is reluctant. Wish I knew what she was saying but it was quite the discussion. Where is my egg? No eggs! I'm not laying any this year... Yes you will! No I won't! You can't make me! :egg11:

The more and more I watch this, I think both you and Kris are correct. She just doesn't really want to get in the box.

Remember that 1 late night that someone arrived on deck at 9 something? There was only 1 pic of what looked like 2 on deck at I think 9:17, then what looked like DC on top of cam 4. That happened on 3/26. I wonder if she did have an intruder at the box and that's why she's so on alert and is not spending very much time at the NB.

Weird.

Okay.. got to run to Costco... BBL

I'll leave the recorder on.

Kris G. · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2014 6:46 pm

carly wrote:

Have a fantastic vacation Kris and say hello to baby Bao Bao for me!! :girlyes:

I will, Carly...she's just precious! I see she's going outside now...climbing trees! They grow way too fast!

Kris G. · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2014 7:37 pm

mwplay wrote:

I know she's sitting at the box now, but that was awfully strange. She was very distracted.

If you watch him, he also seems to be seeing something out beyond the nest area too. I think that whatever is happening is distressing her and possibly affecting her egg laying.

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

Kris G. wrote:

mwplay wrote:

I know she's sitting at the box now, but that was awfully strange. She was very distracted.

If you watch him, he also seems to be seeing something out beyond the nest area too. I think that whatever is happening is distressing her and possibly affecting her egg laying.

Wow Kris - I didn't even pay attention to him. I was more focused on her because of her tone.. he's totally watching something too.

I bet it was the yellow banded juvie. And my guess is it's a male, maybe even Baron. That would fit with the fact that both were about the same size. DC wants to get B in the box for a bonding session to cement bond. I think if it was another female, she would go after it, unless of course they are not seeing a juvie as a threat. But as Carly pointed out, there have been plenty of resident adult falcons displaced by a juvie.

Kris G. · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2014 8:02 pm

mwplay wrote:

Kris G. wrote:

mwplay wrote:

I know she's sitting at the box now, but that was awfully strange. She was very distracted.

If you watch him, he also seems to be seeing something out beyond the nest area too. I think that whatever is happening is distressing her and possibly affecting her egg laying.

Wow Kris - I didn't even pay attention to him. I was more focused on her because of her tone.. he's totally watching something too.

I bet it was the yellow banded juvie. And my guess is it's a male, maybe even Baron. That would fit with the fact that both were about the same size. DC wants to get B in the box for a bonding session to cement bond. I think if it was another female, she would go after it, unless of course they are not seeing a juvie as a threat. But as Carly pointed out, there have been plenty of resident adult falcons displaced by a juvie.

Hard to say what's going on but they both seem on alert to me. If it's the juvie, it's awfully persistent! It's been chased and escorted out of town a couple times that we know of.

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

Just looking at stills from the strange 5:32 bonding session. I think I found something on one of the cams.. I don't think it is a cloud. This may have been what was upsetting or distracting Beauty and DC:

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

Cathchng up in archives:

Beauty on beam at box 7:52 - 8:02

10:02 - 10:27 - Bonding and Beauty stays in box for a few minutes:

In the 9am hour, they were on Wilder:

Must have made a food delivery during the sun break:

11:18 - Cam is pointed out, but every so often we hear DC call for Beauty, so I think he's possibly on deck, and cam just found someone on OCSR

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

11:38 - Bonding at box

Beauty remains in box. DC on OCSR

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

11:52 - Beauty is still in box and again, looking promising...

NOPE

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