San Francisco Falcons: January 1-March 11, 2013 (PART I)

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64753

Eggs are still uncovered...I sure wish I knew what was going on...

anyway, these are for reference purposes in case we need them later (I hope)

They've been panning...found somebody here...who is now gone..

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64753

Dan JUST returned...still wearing his feather...

catwoman · **Posted:** Sun Mar 10, 2013 12:41 pm

They finally gave us a shot of the box & its the same bird with the feather on the eggs. Now that I've seen a close-up, I think its Lil cause the black doesn't go clear down to her neck.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64753

Hope you're right, Catwoman...of course, that would mean that Dan is MIA today...unless, this is just their pattern...those eggs were uncovered for 50 minutes...

Thank goodness for the feather... :teehee:

catwoman · **Posted:** Sun Mar 10, 2013 12:52 pm

Her face still looks rounded from a distance, but comparing this picture with the one of Dan last night, there is a difference, at least I think so. Hoping we'll hear more from the "boots" later today! :snowflake2:

SusanE · **Posted:** Sun Mar 10, 2013 12:56 pm

Current temp in SF: 51 F

Yes, the feather will certainly help with IDing! Now, if we could just decide on who has the feather. :girlcrazy:

catwoman · **Posted:** Sun Mar 10, 2013 1:00 pm

SusanE wrote:

Current temp in SF: 51 F

Yes, the feather will certainly help with IDing! Now, if we could just decide on who has the feather. :girlcrazy:

Welcome to the crowd!

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64753

SusanE wrote:

Current temp in SF: 51 F

Yes, the feather will certainly help with IDing! Now, if we could just decide on who has the feather. :girlcrazy:

Yankee Doodle...best I can do with this time change...which has me so messed up...

catwoman · **Posted:** Sun Mar 10, 2013 1:02 pm

skygirlblue wrote:

SusanE wrote:

Current temp in SF: 51 F

Yes, the feather will certainly help with IDing! Now, if we could just decide on who has the feather. :girlcrazy:

Yankee Doodle...best I can do with this time change...which has me so messed up...

mwplay · **Joined:** Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:15 am **Posts:** 10250

I'm sorry... I'm late to this.. Here's an update from Ann G, SF Yahoo Forum. Posted at 9:35AM:

State of the Scrape :: 03.10.13 :: Three's Company?

We have some very interesting behavior occurring in SF at the moment, and are still trying to figure out what is going on. First order of business, an attempt to identify 'Mohawk' and 'Nohawk', both believed to be tiercels, and the PEFA we watched on the nest Saturday morning, who is believed to me a falcon (female).

It could be that we have three PEFAs in the mix here. Or not.

I am sure people have noticed that the eggs are spending some intervals, longer that we are used to, alone in the scrape.

>CUE< G. Stewart with a post about the resiliency of the eggs...

More info will follow as we untangle this web...

~AnnG

Obviously there's some major disturbances going on and unfortunately, doesn't sound like any of these birds are banded!!!

I do think we saw Lil yesterday.

I do think we saw Dan yesteday.

This bird with the mohawk, in my opinion looks like a combination of both! I mentioned yesterday how Dan's eyes look cute because the yellow that extends his corners & Lil's eyes look mean. This bird has that "cute look", but meaner eyes...

So lost...

I wondered yesterday that if there was a fight and both pairs were in incubation mode, would they just come in and incubate? In all the other nests where we've seen battles, one of the pair is normally not in synch with the other. In this instance, they know both had already laid eggs, just maybe not on the same date. Now, this is assuming we are discussing the Sutter pair. But if a pair from Bay Bridge, they could very well be in incubation mode as it seems most pairs in our area that I'm aware of have started egg laying.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64753

OK...I must be more productive today...so, I'm just gonna keep the recorder on...let's hope Dan/Lil continues to wear the feather...if not, I've got numerous pics at different zoom levels that we can use to compare...

I think the eggs are probably fine...I know that GHO's can often leave their eggs uncovered for an hour with no harm...since the male never incubates...what's up with that anyway...why didn't owls and most song birds evolve to both incubating..

OK..feather bird is really talking right now..this is when they need to pan.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64753

Good grief...somebody give me the cam controls...they need to pan to the ledge..NOW

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64753

Thanks for posting the report, mwplay...my response:

:girlcrazy:

mwplay · **Joined:** Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:15 am **Posts:** 10250

skygirlblue wrote:

Good grief...somebody give me the cam controls...they need to pan to the ledge..NOW

starting to get a little irritated... i bet someone is on that ledge

:gaaaaah:

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64753

mwplay wrote:

skygirlblue wrote:

Good grief...somebody give me the cam controls...they need to pan to the ledge..NOW

starting to get a little irritated... i bet someone is on that ledge

:gaaaaah:

So, "feather bird" starts talking...so what they do is zoom in...how is that supposed to help...

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64753

So frustrating!!!! and now, whatever was going on, has changed...

bev. · **Posted:** Sun Mar 10, 2013 1:47 pm

I am out for a few hours but will look when I come in Radisson left her eggs for almost an hour several times last year, when we had the disturbance. so eggs should be fine

will post my picutres from video last night when I come back. Fingers crossed

They really do nto know anything do they

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64753

Some serious closeups right now...I don't think "feather bird" is happy with them...

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64753

From the close up session..

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 64753

off eggs at 11:20, nest time..and finally panning..no one on ledge...

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