Comments on: Eggs Coming Soon

By: Katie

Katie — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 16:42:15 +0000

I work in Residence Life at Point Park University and live on the 19th story of Lawrence Hall in Downtown Pittsburgh. I have an outdoor patio, and this morning there was a Peregrine Falcon perched on my patio for about an hour. I wonder if this could have been one of the Gulf Tower falcons?

I thought the falcon may have been injured because I saw it attempt to spread its wings a couple of times and only one would spread. In addition, my fiance was taking pictures of it from only a few feet away, and the falcon was not flying away. I called the PA Game Commission and they said to poke the falcon with a broom to determine whether or not it was injured. My fiance did this, and the falcon flew away and perched itself on another nearby building.

If you would be interested in seeing some of the pictures we took, I’d be happy to share.

By: Kate St. John

Kate St. John — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 16:23:40 +0000

The camera websites are maintained by the National Aviary. They haven’t had a chance to make the updates yet. For all the stats, see
http://www.wqed.org/birdblog_slideshows/PeregrineFalcon_History.pdf

By: fleske

fleske — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 16:18:10 +0000

Why is the information from 2011 not updated on the websites?

By: Beth Ellis

Beth Ellis — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:29:15 +0000

Listening to Dorothy (I think) right now. She is really chattering! Never heard them before, but I love watching them all the way down here in Nashville!

By: kathy

kathy — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:24:34 +0000

I had the Gulf cam open all day today at work on my desktop, and not once did I see or hear any falcons. A few other people have also been watching the past few days and nothing. Yet I’ve seen Dorothy and E2. I’m a bit concerned.

By: Peggy Hookey

Peggy Hookey — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:07:01 +0000

I have enjoyed the “keeping up with your “Peregrines” columns of the past few days. There is certainly the sense of excitement in your and others’ words. And the words make me think I can smell that spring is on the way.

The only thing new in Dallas is that we have mobs of starlings all going wild together. They may be coming up from south Texas. I know so little of their habits I cannot really say. I also have a pair of Mockingbirds that are out on a telephone singing their hearts out. When I come out and whistle to them, they appear to respond doing their best and least common calls. I imagine they respond, anyway. Sweet mystery of life.

By: Penny

Penny — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:10:57 +0000

The Harrisburg Peregrine has laid her first egg of the season! March 8, 2012. She is 3 days earlier than last year.

By: Kate St. John

Kate St. John — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 02:33:29 +0000

I saw Dorothy & E2 mating today on the roof of the Cathedral of Learning.
Meanwhile, Louie and Dori have not been visiting their nest as much as we’d expect them to. Perhaps something is distracting them.

By: Anne Marie

Anne Marie — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:59:33 +0000

Kathy: AMEN!!

KC: Love the description of the ‘fanfare’ Good luck.. hope you get to see some young this year!

By: kc

kc — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:25:07 +0000

Kate…I am the peregrine watcher from Belmar, NJ. It appears that the same pair of peregrines that were unsuccessful at producing live young last year are giving it another whirl. They have been very active around their chosen nest site, the local bridge. I had to laugh the other day because I saw the male deliver a catch to his female. The part that made me laugh was how loud the announcement was. He flew up to her perch with the catch and was right next to her wailing away, so loudly screeching. She obviously could see that he had food for her, but he was compelled to make a fanfare of it. It was such a demonstration!