WILMINGTON ~ JANUARY-MARCH 2013

Catbird · **Posted:** Sun Dec 30, 2012 7:41 am

Happy New Year! Please start your 2013 posts here . . .

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Faith · **Posted:** Tue Jan 01, 2013 3:59 pm

Thanks Catbird for all the work here. Glad I was able to figure it out by myself!

Jane · **Posted:** Mon Jan 07, 2013 9:51 am

FINALLY! Got a notice from facebook that somebody posted a picture from Wilmington. Quickly went to the cam, and found Red Girl at home. Don't know how long she had been there before I looked. She hopped up on the ledge while I was watching and then disappeared around 8:48 this morning.

Catbird · **Posted:** Mon Jan 07, 2013 10:14 am

Great that you saw her too, Jane. I couldn't believe it when I finally saw someone home this morning!

Alison · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2010 9:31 pm **Posts:** 2776

It's great to see Red Girl! Thank you, Jane and Catbird!

Jane · **Posted:** Mon Jan 07, 2013 4:07 pm

Glad you caught Red Girl at home this morning, Ethel. Just checked, and nobody in sight at the moment.

Faith · **Posted:** Tue Jan 08, 2013 4:42 pm

Thanks for the pictures. I am not having any luck for catching anyone.

Greg Inskip · **Joined:** Tue Mar 09, 2010 5:47 pm **Posts:** 1081

One of the falcons, CJ I think, is perched on the eastern corner of the Brandywine Building roof. He was there two hours ago (1:00 pm) too.

Catbird · **Posted:** Fri Jan 11, 2013 6:06 pm

Thanks for the live report, Greg. I'm really looking forward to the spring when Red Girl and CJ start spending a lot more time in the nest . . . it's been so empty there lately.

Jane · **Posted:** Sat Jan 12, 2013 9:48 am

My thanks too for the report, Greg. Striking out on the cam views again. In a couple weeks I hope to be able to make a stop in Wilmington on the way to NJ.

Greg Inskip · **Joined:** Tue Mar 09, 2010 5:47 pm **Posts:** 1081

Here is video and a print article about a Cooper's hawk that was picked up disabled in December, rehabbed at Tri-State and released last week at Bellevue State Park. He was picked up at 222 Delaware Avenue, diagonally across that street from the Brandywine Building. I responded in the last couple years to two reports to Tri-State that a "falcon" was down in the area of the Brandywine Building. Cooper's hawk both times. They both flew away but they ought to learn to stay away from this part of town.

I don't know if the police are following up with Red Girl and CJ or not.

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/video/#! ... /186186822

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/gre ... 15402.html

Jane · **Posted:** Mon Jan 14, 2013 11:56 am

Thanks for sharing those two links, Greg. I wonder if this Ben would like to be part of Kim's falcon watch crew? Maybe she already knows him.

Catbird · **Posted:** Mon Jan 14, 2013 2:18 pm

Greg Inskip wrote:

I don't know if the police are following up with Red Girl and CJ or not.

LOL. But seriously, the news and videos about the Cooper's hawk were great. I live only about 2 miles (as the hawk flies) from Bellevue park, and the past week or so I've been seeing a Cooper's hawk flying over and checking out my birdfeeders in the late afternoon. I'm starting to wonder now if it might be Frank, the rescued hawk.

Jane · **Posted:** Mon Jan 14, 2013 3:45 pm

Frank's dad was in my yard last week, and got a Starling! Seriously, I did notice that Frank was a juvie.

Faith · **Posted:** Tue Jan 15, 2013 5:10 pm

Yes, we live only about 3 miles from Bellevue Park and did have a Juvie Cooper in our yard for about an hour, last week. Am posting the pictures on Facebook.

m.margaret · **Joined:** Sun Dec 16, 2012 5:30 pm **Posts:** 141

yesterday , I think this is CJ

Catbird · **Posted:** Mon Jan 21, 2013 1:55 pm

Wonderful pictures of CJ. Thanks so much, m.margaret!

Faith · **Posted:** Wed Jan 23, 2013 11:20 am

Greg, we came through the city on Rt.95 today, and noticed something I never saw before. Is that a new sign on the Brandywine Bldg. saying "CITI" ??? Or am I really not observant and it has been there all along. I really don't think that was there before?? It stood out on the Skyline. Something for CJ and Red Girl to sit on.

Greg Inskip · **Joined:** Tue Mar 09, 2010 5:47 pm **Posts:** 1081

Yes, the sign says CITI. The falcons don't use it. They didn't use the DuPont one that used to be there either. Red Girl used to perch on a pipe but usually they just perch on the edge of the roof itself if they're up there.

They've been catching pigeons and grackles lately.

Faith · **Posted:** Thu Jan 24, 2013 8:49 am

Thanks so much Greg for the answer back. Gee, I'm not losing it after all!!! Glad all is well here. Thanks for the food report.

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