Comments on: Pitt Alumna wins nest site in Rochester, NY

By: Kate St. John

Kate St. John — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:59:51 +0000

Jim & Carol, thanks for the clarification. I’ve made the correction above.
And thanks for keeping us up-to-date about 81/Y. When I get a chance I’m going to go back through my notes to see if she did anything interesting as a fledgling.

On the other hand, *everything* was interesting about that spring because the building 81/Y was born on was being power-washed. The Univ of Pittsburgh was very careful not to distrub the peregrines while nesting and patiently waited until the youngsters fledged. As soon as they were flying the scaffolding went up to the top. 81/Y and her siblings perched on the Heinz Chapel steeple watched people power-washing their home. I often wonder what they thought of it.

A photo of the Cathedral of Learning (when it was dirty) with Heinz Chapel in the foreground can be found here: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HeinzSpireCathedral.jpg

By: Carol P.

Carol P. — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:30:23 +0000

Hello Kate – I’m actually one of the two Falcon Watchers (Brian H was the other) that rescued Mariah from certain death on Easter Sunday morning. I just wanted to add a few things about the situation here in Rochester, NY. Actually Joyce Miller was the lucky photographer that got a clear picture of your girls bands. We all tried hard that day. It was definitely a team effort. In a strange twist of fate, Archer is Mariah & Kaver’s grandson. He is the son of their first son Freedom. Mariah rarely left Rochester during the Winter months, but for some reason, she did this year for a short time. So it looks like there is a new pair in Rochester and both are very welcome. 81/Y is a beauty for sure! Carol P.

By: Jim Pisello

Jim Pisello — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:07:57 +0000

Hi Kate,

Thanks so much for your wonderful post. I see you’ve been reading up on the Rochester falcons soap opera! One slight correction for you– while the picture you posted above is indeed mine, the definitive picture of 81/Y showing her band most clearly was taken by one of my fellow falcon watchers, Joyce Miller. To be fair, I took one too (actually several dozen, but who’s counting?) that showed her band, but mine wasn’t as clear as Joyce’s, and I had to guess at the “Y”.

Thanks for watching 81/Y and keeping her safe when she was a youngster. Rochester welcomes her, and we’ll take good care of her and her progeny!

By: Kit McGlinchey

Kit McGlinchey — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:39:45 +0000

Kate, I’ve been watching the webcams at the Biodiversity Research Instituion and today there was a hatching of 5 tiny house finches – amazing. I want to personally thank you for the story on Dorothy and E2′s 2007 daughter in Rochester, NY – I have a photo of her I sometimes use as an avatar on other web sites – I will be so happy to be able to follow her progress in raising cane, er, I mean family…lol

Thanks again for your blog – it’s wonderful. Stay safe and wonderful, Kit