Bird Cams Around the World

WOW I just didn't like the part abot the GHO getting 2 cats and toy poodle

That is awful.

That is awful.

News story regarding SFO...

Got this from midwest peregrine society on FB

Indiana coordinator John Castrale sent out this report a few days ago:

1) Whiting, BP Amoco refinery – 2004-08, 2011-12; 15 chicks fledged (2.1/attempt). female – ??; male – Hughes (b/g E/09)?? – 2nd year; wild-produced in Waukegan, IL in 2006

2) Gary, US Steel (Tin Plant) Falcon reported at nest box in early March.

3) Michigan City, NIPSCO Plant – 1996-2012; 35 chicks fledged (2.1/year) female – unbanded??; male - b/g W/55?? – 5th year; wild-produced in South Bend, IN, 2007.

4) South Bend, City-County/Tower Building – 2003-12; 27 chicks fledged (2.7/year). female – Guinevere (b/g 79/E)?? - 10th year; wild-produced, origin unknown, likely from 2001.; male – ??

5) Fort Wayne, One Summit Center – 1996-2007; 38 chicks fledged (3.2/year). female – Moxie (b/r 99/E) – 1st year; wild-produced in Canton, OH, 2011; male - Jamie (b/r 92/D) – 1st year; wild-produced in Port Sheldon, MI, 2010

6) Wheatfield, NIPSCO Schahfer Plant – 1998-2012; 40 chicks fledged (2.7/year). female – Latesha (b/g Z/K)?? - 12th year, wild-produced in Genoa, WI, 1999; male – unidentified??

7) Indianapolis, Market Tower – 1995-2012; 61 chicks fledged (3.4/year). female - KathyQ (b/r *B/*C, aka Chantal) - 11th year; wild-produced in Milwaukee, WI, 1998; male – Will (b/r 02/P) – 1st year; wild-produced in Grand Rapids, MI, 2011

8) Indianapolis, IPL Stout Plant / Southside Landfill - 2002-03, 2005-06, 2008-12; 29 chicks fledged (3.2/attempt). female – unbanded??; male – b/g 67/B – 4th year; wild-produced at IPL Stout Plant (Indianapolis), 2008

9) Milton, KY/Madison, IN bridge – 2002-09, 2011-12; 29 chicks fledged (2.9/attempt). female - b/g *R/*A??; wild produced in Bedford, KY, 2008; male – Asa Crane (b/r *D/D)??; 8th year; hacked at Ghent Station, KY, 1997

10) Porter, Cargill – 2003, 2007, 2009; 4 chicks (1.3/year). Birders reported a falcon present during the winter.

11) Florence, Belterra Casino – 2009; 0 chicks. A pair was reported and photographed on 1/29. Single bird noted at regular perch site on 3/13.

12)Petersburg, IPL Power plant – NEW. female – b/g, purple band??; male – unidentified??

Firefighter rescues fallen osprey chick
Video here:


LEE COUNTY -
An off duty firefighter rescued a baby bird in big trouble. The South Trail firefighter spotted a baby osprey lying on the ground right near busy US-41 and Alico Road in Lee County Wednesday morning.

Perched up on a pole, another osprey sat all alone. That's because 100 feet below, firefighter Mike McCarty spotted its sibling on the road.

It had fallen out of the nest.

"There were two kids, one was poking it with a stick when I pulled up," said Mike McCarty.

Instead of looking away, McCarty's firefighter instincts drew him in. He called FWC and rescued the bird.

"The mother was above me and was dive bombing the whole time and that was a little intimidating," said McCarty.

McCarty brought it to the South Trail Fire Station where he met an FWC officer, and that officer took it to CROW on Sanibel to see if it was hurt or sick.

"When a baby falls out of a nest like that, I think it's always a good idea for somebody to just check and make sure nothing is broken or damaged," said Heather Barron, the Hospital Director for Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, or CROW.

While it is natural for parents to leave their babies alone sometimes, Barron says it's always good to call the clinic to make sure nothing is wrong.

It is unclear how the baby bird fell out; but Barron says there are several possibilities.

"Sometimes they're not quite ready to fly yet, and they try it and they're just not ready," said Barron.

Or she says sometimes the siblings nudge their brothers and sisters out. Even low flying planes can scare the birds.

Despite the big fall, this baby bird is just fine and ready to go home.

"There's no doubt his healthy, he's in good body condition so his parents have definitely fed him recently and it's just a matter of getting him back home where he belongs," said Barron.

glad he came to the rescue. As for those kids, they needed poking with a stick too!

This is so cool

Face appears in hawk's tail feathers
Amateur bird watcher gets surprise with photo