HARRISBURG, MARCH - APRIL, 2019

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12734

Niecey is on the front shield this morning!

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12734

Coming in I see Niecey on the shield. Don't know if she has been here all morning or coming and going.

loza · **Posted:** Sun Sep 01, 2019 2:39 pm

Niecey ont the shield.

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SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12734

Niecey has been on the front shield for quite some time now. I think she is finally taking a break from preening ... we'll see!

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12734

Cam 1 is down and I do not see anyone on the point.

Jane · **Posted:** Mon Sep 02, 2019 9:06 am

Bummer about the problems with the stick view cam. But Little Dad is busy preening on the point right now. We had some early morning thunderstorms here, and it is still dripping.

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12734

And Lil Dad is still here on the point. He needs to do a couple hard shakes to dislodge that fluff from his head and back! Too bad the stick cam remains down.

loza · **Posted:** Mon Sep 02, 2019 11:17 am

Jane and Swinwk :1val:

Lil Dad on the point

and flew,

more video

https://youtu.be/vxLqZJYFp7w

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12734

loza! Lil Dad is back on the point!!

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12734

The stick cam remains down and I do not see anybody on the remaining cams currently, but here's some news from the "Falcon Wire":

Falcon Wire News
2019
8/30/2019 :: Dispersal
All four of the young peregrine falcons have dispersed. Dispersal is defined as the movements of fledged peregrine falcons after they leave their nest site as they wander and eventually settle at a breeding territory. So where have they gone? Time will tell if they are identified in new locations by their bands!
This year, we also have exciting opportunity for the falcons to be tracked by the Motus Wildlife Tracking System, an international collaborative research network that uses a coordinated automated radio telemetry array to track the movement and behavior of small flying organisms. During this year's Falcon Watch and Rescue, three of the birds were fitted with Motus nanotags by the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
Telemetry studies of Pennsylvania's peregrine falcons have been very informative. In 2002 and 2003 the Pennsylvania Game Commission placed satellite transmitters on two fledglings from the Rachel Carson building and three from Pittsburgh, and gained a wealth of information about peregrine movements during their first two years of life. Motus represents a new generation of tracking technology and we expect the findings to provide even greater insight into peregrine falcon behavior.
When data is available for the falcons this year, the data will be managed by Bird Studies Canada and will be posted on their website at birdscanada.org/research/motus.
Fun peregrine falcon facts:
-- Female peregrine falcons typically disperse farther from area where they hatched to breeding sites than males
-- Peregrine falcons occasionally return to breed near the area in which they fledged
-- Young dispersing from Pennsylvania nest sites meander through eastern North America, and may travel hundreds of miles before taking a winter territory
-- Historically, peregrine falcons nested on cliffs. Today, Pennsylvania's peregrines are more commonly found nesting on bridges and tall buildings within cities, but they also have reoccupied thirteen different historical cliff nest sites in recent years

loza · **Posted:** Tue Sep 03, 2019 3:47 pm

Swinwk

Cam is , Falcon is ( Niecey ) :penguin:

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12734

Thanks, loza!! Love your headline: "Cam is, Falcon is (Niecey)". And she is currently on the front shield with Lil Dad on the point!

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12734

Currently, Niecey is on the stick and Lil Dad is on the front shield.

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12734

Niecey has moved to the nest and Lil Dad is on the point now.

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12734

Niecey is on the stick!

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12734

I see Lil Dad has arrived to the point and Niecey remains on the stick!

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12734

Niecey moved to the front shield at some point, but both are still here! :15heartbeat:

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12734

They switched it up some. Niecey is on the point and Lil Dad is on the stick! She flew at 7:57 with almost a "whistle call" sound and he flew at 7:04!

Jane · **Posted:** Wed Sep 04, 2019 8:07 pm

Niecey left her post on the point early, but Little Dad took off from the stick about two minutes ago. It looked like he flew down Market Street when he left.

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12734

Coming in this morning, I find Niecey on the stick!

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