HARRISBURG, JANUARY-APRIL 2021

bev. · **Posted:** Sun Mar 28, 2021 12:15 pm

male brought food to point an d Niecey ran down to get it. male to box. then Niece y to stick afterward , called , but male stays put

pictures later
same MO as yesterday LOl

nieceys , grab and run

mal e in box

Terka · **Posted:** Sun Mar 28, 2021 1:02 pm

bev. · **Posted:** Sun Mar 28, 2021 1:02 pm

13:02
niecey to box , male between box and pillar out of view. Now I know where he was earlier LOL

bev. · **Posted:** Sun Mar 28, 2021 1:44 pm

It is a great shot :eggthumb:

Terka. I had been wondering where I was hearing him earlier.

heida · **Joined:** Sat Aug 01, 2009 10:24 am **Posts:** 2873

Not sure who's on the eggs but thy have something on their head that looks like a headband with a feather in it. Don't know how to post pictures.

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

Can hear soft cries from Niecey, but can not see her on cam. Maybe she is on the cam housing above the nest. Male is on incubation duty. From "Falcon Wire":

3/29/2021 :: Four eggs for 2021!
This past weekend came and went without another egg arriving, so for 2021, the clutch is complete at four eggs. This is the normal total for the resident female, 48/AE. Now the waiting period begins, with the first hatch to occur sometime around April 16!
In the meantime, take notice of the adults switching to allow the new male 85/AK some time to assist with egg incubation. Another activity to watch for will be 85/AK bringing food to the ledge for the female. This activity will pick up as the eggs hatch and the adults begin feeding the young falcons.

Just went back in and she is on the point now at 13:36 cam time, still with soft cries at intervals in between preening and looking around. Then, she moved closer to the building in the shade and only in partial view. Just noticed the time for the point cam is about 22 minutes slower than real time. Went back in because I could hear someone kak-kak-kak-kak, then saw it was the male and next he starting sounding like a duck quacking in a low tone. He was looking upward at times and soon flew. Niecey to the eggs. And as I leave at 2:12 real time, I can hear low vocals from him, but can not see on cams. And there he is, on the point preening after one last peek of the cams at 2:15.

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

Just a quick check in to find Niecey on the point preening and the male on the eggs.

bev. · **Posted:** Mon Mar 29, 2021 8:54 pm

Male continues to do hi s part. they are still mating but I do not expect any more eggs at this point. He is just catching up to her cycle

a video of him bringing prey to point and Niecey flies off and comes in from back , for the grab. I posted pciutres of it last few days , but here is a short video

Video link
https://youtu.be/Rxp68ihXkcc

male goes to incubate after

loza · **Posted:** Tue Mar 30, 2021 10:06 am

03/30 Male 85 AK on the point , Niecey incubatess.

He flew for directions, walked up the back of the nest, and flew

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

Male on egg duty. Niecey is not on any of the cams right now.

bev. · **Posted:** Tue Mar 30, 2021 9:37 pm

i love th e way th e male peeks in through th e back.

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

Currently the male is incubating the eggs and I do not see Niecey on cam.

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

Niecey on the nest and the male is on the point preening.

bev. · **Posted:** Wed Mar 31, 2021 11:09 pm

niecey coming in

heida · **Joined:** Sat Aug 01, 2009 10:24 am **Posts:** 2873

Bev Thanks for all the great pictures. :clapegg:

bev. · **Posted:** Thu Apr 01, 2021 9:27 am

9:23- male in and Niecey out. I saw him fly up high just behind cement column.
He usually brings hi s prey up there, but I just caught end of flight. I think Niecey finally getting used to hi s habits.
pictures later

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

The male is incubating the eggs and Niecey is preening while on the stick.

bev. · **Posted:** Thu Apr 01, 2021 11:27 am

here is male coming in and nicey leaving

bev. · **Posted:** Thu Apr 01, 2021 6:37 pm

18:30

will com e back with some photos etc but there was just a mating on point, then niecey flew off, after male did and heard some alarm calling

some pictures from
today

male( spent lots of time on ledge today

midledge

male sat here for a long time

cute photo

male goes to take over after taking prey up top
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and still mating

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

From "Falcon Wire" on lack of nest maintenance this season:

4/1/2021 :: Background on peregrine nesting behavior
DEP has received inquiries regarding the nest box recently. Each year, the resident female, 48/AE, "improves" the nest by scraping an indentation into the gravel. This mimics the typical nesting behavior of peregrine falcons, including natural settings such as high cliffs or ledges. For the 2021 nesting season, with restrictions due to COVID-19, accessing the ledge to add gravel wasn't possible. Therefore, the nest box and ledge are a bit messy! This restricted access also prevented a more recent cleaning of the camera's lenses for Falcon Cam. And now that eggs are in the nest, any future maintenance will not occur until sometime after the young falcons fledge.

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