Comments on: First Peregrine Egg at Pitt!

By: Kate St. John

Kate St. John — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:26:09 +0000

Cory asked about “other known peregrine nesting sites”
The other sites are on bridges, the most famous being the Monaca-East Rochester Bridge in Beaver County.

By: Kate St. John

Kate St. John — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:24:40 +0000

>Where do you think Dorothy and E2 spent their time during the horrendous snowstorms?
I’m sure they stayed home at the Cathedral of Learning. There are many protected nooks and crannies and places with a “roof” big enough to shelter a peregrine.

By: Kate St. John

Kate St. John — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:22:33 +0000

Patricia, I don’t know if others are having trouble seeing it. The streaming comes from Wildearth.tv and they would know the most about troubleshooting your problem. Contact them at support@wildearth.tv and tell them the name of the stream you can’t see (such as “Cathedral of Learning Falconcam”).

By: Patricia

Patricia — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:31:51 +0000

Is anyone else besides me unable to see the streaming video? All I see is a big gray aquare (where the video should be) with a small x in a box in the upper left corner. I do see the smaller refreshing image on the right. I looked all over the aviary site for “tech support” info and resorted to sending email to their “contact us” page. Any pointers forme out there? I am in a panickto see the streaming pictures!

And a question for Kate, where do you think Dorothy and E2 spent their time during the horrendous snowstorms? They were in my thoughts on those cold nights.

By: Kate St. John

Kate St. John — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:20:39 +0000

Yes, the older females lay fewer viable eggs, though they don’t stop laying. While we see the bird’s age through lowered egg production, peregrines probably see it in other ways. A younger, stronger female can probably see age and weakness in ways we cannot and she will try to claim the site. We won’t know when that’ll happen but we’ll see the results.

By: Traci

Traci — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:19:54 +0000

Well, now that its the light of day, I don’t see any eggs at the Gulf Tower.
I was wondering, since Tasha is older and all her eggs aren’t always viable – will she always lay eggs? I mean, biolocially, even as she ages, will she continue to lay eggs?

If she does, and none of the eggs hatch – how does nature play out? Will they continue to pair and nest, even if no young are reared? I wonder at what point, her position as the dominant female at that site, will be challenged?

By: faith Cornell

faith Cornell — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:00:20 +0000

So good to see the egg. Makes the days more exciting now. lFrom what I learned from Kate last year it just makes me feel so much smarter. Faith Cornell

By: Kate St. John

Kate St. John — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:40:05 +0000

The angle makes a big difference. It’s always been hard to see into Tahsa’s scrapes because she makes them deep & the camera location is just a bit higher than the rim of her scrapes. You can see she’s made 4 scrapes this year. Busy lady!

By: J

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:37:53 +0000

Around 5:00-5:30 Tasha seemed very active around her scrape. She kept turning in circles and hunching over while also digging at the scrape so it seemed like an egg was iminent if it hadn’t already been laid. Also, not sure if it’s just a matter of perspective (the cathedral camera looking down on the nest at a higher angle than the Gulf tower cam) but it sems like Taaha makes a very deep bowl in the gravel while Dorothy only makes a very shallow one if she makes one at all.

By: Kate St. John

Kate St. John — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:21:37 +0000

Traci, can’t tell. It’s too dark and Tasha is on top of the scrape.