JERSEY CITY ~ 2014

mikeg713 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 03, 2014 10:18 pm

Thanks for all the updates today!! :egg19:

mikeg713 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 04, 2014 4:20 pm

Late afternoon feeding :egg19:

Caprica · **Posted:** Thu Jun 05, 2014 4:50 pm

where is she? I can hear her. Is the camera zoomed in too much?

Caprica · **Posted:** Thu Jun 05, 2014 4:52 pm

there she is! :hapdance:

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64402

LOL..I see everything but her head...

mikeg713 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 05, 2014 5:31 pm

skygirlblue wrote:

LOL..I see everything but her head...

LOL yup, now a feeding occurring as I type (5:30 p.m.) but only see her body :gaaaaah:

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64402

bev. · **Posted:** Sat Jun 07, 2014 1:40 am

awe, so wonderful

kittenface · **Posted:** Mon Jun 09, 2014 7:21 pm

SGB how did you get that view please?

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64402

KF..it just so happened they had zoomed out..

kittenface · **Posted:** Mon Jun 09, 2014 10:46 pm

skygirlblue wrote:

KF..it just so happened they had zoomed out..

Oh thanks every time I look in it is always in the box.

mikeg713 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 10, 2014 4:16 pm

Didn't get around to posting these last night. Dinner yesterday (6-9).

It was quite a long feeding, and eventually our little big girl got full...

Some closeups from today

mikeg713 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 11, 2014 5:25 pm

Ben posted a narrative of last week's banding on CWF's website. Too bad Bonnie and I missed it this year, sounds entertaining!!
http://www.conservewildlifenj.org/education/falconcam/

Quote:

June 10: I started to write this post last week or up until I forgot to save (or in this case refresh) the text in our website CMS. So, here goes again...

Image of One of two siblings of the Jersey City eyas, where she was fostered from in Ocean Gate, NJ.
Zoom+ One of two siblings of the Jersey City eyas, where she was fostered from in Ocean Gate, NJ. Kathy Clark/ENSP

The banding day when as smooth as it could. I found I would be all alone with banding there the evening before (Kathy was too engulfed in budgeting to join me). So, for the first time I would be banding at JC all alone. I have banded young falcons before, so I wasn't worried. If you know me, I like a good challenge! Six guests joined me to watch at 101 Hudson St. and our Executive Director, David Wheeler would be joining us to help. However, things changed rapidly.. Shortly after arriving I got a call from David that he had vehicles issues while only 1 mile away! He was stuck and could not abandon his car...bummer! I was all on my own now. For safety reasons, I was the only person allowed on the roof to grab the eyas. Easy, right? I thought so… I had all my gear: helmet, umbrella, gloves, box. Check. I headed out onto the roof to grab the eyas. As soon as I opened the door the adult female came diving down from the upper parapet to drive me off. We use an umbrella to ward her off. Since Kathy had the usual umbrella, I brought my wife’s. When I had to grab the eyas I needed two hands, so with no helper (to hold the umbrella) I sat it down on the edge of the nestbox and on my helmet. I quickly load the eyas in the box. I hear the female swoop down towards my head. The umbrella is gone! She took my wife’s umbrella and flew off with it! I bring the eyas inside, examined her (determined its a female) and band her legs for future tracking. All in all, everything went well considering the circumstances. I never found the umbrella…

Last week Kathy banded the other two eyas that were from the nest that the JC eyas is from. I'm sure their parents enjoy not having an extra mouth to feed (photo is above). --Ben

mikeg713 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 12, 2014 5:29 pm

Yesterday's dinner

Dutch Eagle Fan · **Posted:** Thu Jun 12, 2014 5:36 pm

Any reports on the abducted umbrella??? :egg11:

(That part made me laugh out loud) :egg21:

Bonnie · **Posted:** Thu Jun 12, 2014 6:32 pm

Wow, am I out of the loop. There are four chicks at 55 Water St. I saw no evidence when I briefly stopped by a couple of months ago.

http://www.55water.com/falcons/news.php

You can make a new thread for them

Bonnie · **Posted:** Thu Jun 12, 2014 6:35 pm

Ben could have invited us. We are covered by NJFish and Wildlife insurance.

mikeg713 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 12, 2014 10:05 pm

Dutch Eagle Fan wrote:

Any reports on the abducted umbrella??? :egg11:

(That part made me laugh out loud) :egg21:

Haha! My guess would be either a lower ledge of 101 Hudson, or some nearby rooftop. Athena's done some crazy things during intrusions before, but this is a new one!

mikeg713 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 12, 2014 10:06 pm

Bonnie wrote:

Wow, am I out of the loop. There are four chicks at 55 Water St. I saw no evidence when I briefly stopped by a couple of months ago.

http://www.55water.com/falcons/news.php

You can make a new thread for them

Wow, glad to hear they are back at that nest!

mikeg713 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 12, 2014 10:17 pm

Sad news to report. Len Soucy, founder and director of the Raptor Trust, passed away last night at the age of 82. More than a few JC fledglings (and of course thousands of other raptors and wild birds) owe their 2nd chance at life to Len and his incredible staff. He will be missed, but his legacy lives on in so many ways.

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