MAINE~2010

catwoman · **Posted:** Mon Mar 08, 2010 9:34 am

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catwoman · **Posted:** Mon Mar 08, 2010 5:32 pm

Maine

catwoman · **Posted:** Tue Mar 09, 2010 12:03 pm

Maine

catwoman · **Posted:** Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:34 am

Maine

kittenface · **Posted:** Wed Mar 17, 2010 12:16 pm

carly wrote:

Ok found it..this is for Maine too yes? Female has been in the box for over an hour standing in the same spot facing the wall...last year first egg was laid on March 20th so it's not a stretch that it could be close to time.

I'm wondering do you think its the day she has been there an aweful lot lately :grin:

macintosh · **Posted:** Thu Mar 18, 2010 8:12 am

Maine first egg of the season

catwoman · **Posted:** Thu Mar 18, 2010 8:31 am

Great catch, Mac! Congrats to the Maine falcons! :congrats

REENIE · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:57 pm **Posts:** 19893

CONGRATS TO YOU JUDI !!! :loveshow:

kittenface · **Posted:** Thu Mar 18, 2010 10:28 am

carly wrote:

First egg at Maine!!! Just got to work and the egg is in plain view!

I'm so glad you got to see it before work :hearts:

Need a couple more this year this nest is so much better than last year and
they are good parents

macintosh · **Posted:** Sat Mar 20, 2010 7:21 am

Maine Falcon has her second egg this morning

obxbarb · **Posted:** Sat Mar 20, 2010 10:44 am

WooHoo!!! Nice photo Mac. Congratulations!

macintosh · **Posted:** Mon Mar 22, 2010 9:01 am

Maine Falcon now has 3 eggs, 3rd laid this morning around 8:40am. She is keeping them well covered so this was all I could capture at the moment.

catwoman · **Posted:** Mon Mar 22, 2010 9:44 am

I'm so glad that Mama Maine is able to keep them well-covered this year--thanks to the people that installed the new box last year!

macintosh · **Posted:** Wed Mar 24, 2010 4:38 pm

Maine Falcon just laid egg #4! :eggdance:

obxbarb · **Posted:** Wed Mar 24, 2010 4:59 pm

Yeah for Maine!! Great news Mac!

macintosh · **Posted:** Fri Mar 26, 2010 4:48 pm

Maine falcon update:
NEW Blog post:
Friday, March 26, 2010
Four eggs! and update about banded male.
Hi All,

The falcons are now incubating four eggs. Eggs were laid on March 18, 20, 22, and 24. Egg #5 could appear today! Last year these falcons laid only four eggs but it is not out of the question for falcons to lay up to six eggs!

Also, I am excited to pass on some additional information about the banded male of this pair. As you know the male at this nest has a black over green band (with codes B/S) on its left leg and a silver Fish and Wildlife band on its right leg. Chris Martin of NH Audubon has provided an update about the history of this bird--he hails from New Hampshire and is in his sixth year!

From Chris Martin, Senior Biologist, New Hampshire Audubon:

Black/green B/S was 1 of 4 chicks fledged from the Brady-Sullivan Tower in downtown Manchester, NH in Spring 2005. His mother was raised at the Throgs Neck Bridge in New York City and his father comes from Cathedral Ledge near Conway, NH. Black/green B/S has been confirmed to be associated with this (webcam site) breeding territory since 2007.

In 2007 the falcons at this eyrie fledged one chick. Breeding efforts failed in 2008 but last year, 2009, these falcons again raised one chick...the only chick to hatch of four eggs. This is the second season that we have monitored this nest with BRI Peregirnecam.

Detailed information about individually marked birds is uncommon and difficult to acquire. Although such information is limited, it can be critical for addressing certain questions that relate to the behavior individuals such as dispersal distance, site fidelity, territory size. Can you think of other questions that might be answered by marking individual birds?

Because we banded last year's chick we may have a chance at tracking multiple generations of falcons...we just have to hope for the stars to align so that last years fledgling might be observed again somewhere. So, be on the lookout for falcons!

As always please keep in touch with your questions and comments about what you see here. Help contribute to this blog!

All the Best,
Patrick Keenan
BioDiversity Research Institute

catwoman · **Posted:** Fri Mar 26, 2010 4:56 pm

Very exciting news, Mac! I bet there will be a nice hatch this year since all the eggs are being incubated properly. Sure hope so, cause these people have put a lot of effort into making this nest successful!

I know its been mentioned before, but I'd love to see a centralized database for listing band numbers for different areas. If it was easier to check a band number database, I think more people would do it & we could track more of our birds!

ljames · **Posted:** Tue Mar 30, 2010 4:10 pm

Just caught a quick nest exchange in Maine.

kittenface · **Posted:** Tue Mar 30, 2010 4:16 pm

OMG I completly forgot about Maine I'm so bad

ljames · **Posted:** Tue Mar 30, 2010 4:56 pm

Catwoman, when I saw that picture of the eggs at Nebraska, I thought my gosh, how did we miss that??? :lol:

Hey kittenface, you forgot Maine? A lot to keep up with for sure. I try to pick out just 2 nests a day to watch for a couple of hours. That's in addition to the four I watch all the time. And of course, I surf the rest several times a day. :roll:

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