RICHMOND~2020-MAY 12 (Part 1)

Shepherd · **Joined:** Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:10 pm **Posts:** 6578

March 7
6.30 am Both arrive, UNbanded inside box, banded flew off
I am not sure that was Buffy .... Is AU courting 2 - sometimes they do ...

I can only tell by BANDS or her BUFF color
This unbanded female in box was not buff color
Neither remained long

Is this situation between 2 females still unsettled?

:shamrock2:

obxbarb · **Posted:** Sat Mar 07, 2020 9:41 am

DGIF posted mating activity. Looks hopeful!

https://www.dgif.virginia.gov/falcon-cam/2020/03/courtship-at-the-box/?fbclid=IwAR0waMhxpHmwo3wgJQ1UUee0KP2nSzwQXN-__r-2uTcqrBCcPH2z_OdkOpc

Shepherd · **Joined:** Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:10 pm **Posts:** 6578

SQUEEL!!

bev. · **Posted:** Sat Mar 07, 2020 10:01 am

good news . not around much today but will put cam up

bev. · **Posted:** Sat Mar 07, 2020 11:16 am

11:15
very windy but male in and went to box. . looks like he wants to lay an egg :girlyes:

Shepherd · **Joined:** Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:10 pm **Posts:** 6578

bev. wrote:

11:15
very windy but male in and went to box. . looks like he wants to lay an egg :girlyes:

If he does, let me know!

:lol2:

bev. · **Posted:** Sat Mar 07, 2020 4:25 pm

will try and post photos later but on my tape I had female eon box and male on ledge will look at feet later

shep :teehee:

here are a few catches I mad e today
male

male in box

female on roof

female flies off

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 9:41 am **Posts:** 12731

Someone is atop the left side of the roof right now after midnight! They keep looking upwards every little bit.

They flew abruptly at 00:32 by diving up, out and down and flying along the right of the building out of sight!

Returned at 00:40 to ledge and is vocal!! Stood a minute vocalizing and walked down parapet toward left and out of view. ??? What's up this time of night?

Shepherd · **Joined:** Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:10 pm **Posts:** 6578

Evidently there is no IR here
so we cant see inside the box at all during the night

March 8 - Daylight time
6 am edt Fat falcon peeping atop box
6.30 She came down on ledge, peeping - I dont see another bird
6.45 off she flies

"hohum:

catwoman · **Posted:** Sun Mar 08, 2020 8:33 am

Great catches of both of them, Bev! :7val:

bev. · **Posted:** Sun Mar 08, 2020 8:52 am

no bands but female in box at9:47 with a huge crop

is she close to egg

off to church cam is up

bev. · **Posted:** Sun Mar 08, 2020 9:15 am

10:04am

flies to ledge and walks to left

she may be close and maybe that is why she was there late last night. tried to look at bum area( how sick is that ) and is looks eggy, but crop looks bigger :biggrin:

maybe just wishful thinking

I am off

bev. · **Posted:** Sun Mar 08, 2020 9:34 am

there is another falcon out there an d I do not think friendly. Female in box and out watching. I saw flying and one came right across box. area and out
do not think friendly would do that otherwise but we will see , unless it is male and male . I have to go but I should catch it on tape . she ha d been chupping a lot and is now watching . now on ledge chupping away , and onto platform.

this part I do not like.
10:32- she is back in box chupping. nothing is showing in sky but it seems to be high out away from box, to left and above box area

fingers crossed
one in sight again. I do believe 2 males out there

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 9:41 am **Posts:** 12731

3 falcons ... 1 in the air!

Shepherd · **Joined:** Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:10 pm **Posts:** 6578

March 8 - Daylight time
6 am edt Fat falcon peeping atop box
6.30 She came down on ledge, peeping - I dont see another bird
6.45 off she flies
7.22 AU arrives on ledge peeping - hops inside but its black as night
7.30 both arrive, one ledge one box
8.30 Lotta flyin in n out
8.40 Both on top of box
10.30 She is in the box, on the floor, then ledge - appears to be kakking
WISH WE HAD SOUND! If so, 2 females are scrapping for this box
I see falcons flying outside - maybe competing with that helicopter :)

I am taking notes on an edit sheet - here they are
bev I agree with you - egg laying is near.

Maybe lasts year's female is aggressive thinking this box is hers.
I dont think this is going to settle down. Perhaps 2019 has eggs to lay too

:5val:

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 9:41 am **Posts:** 12731

SWINWK wrote:

Someone is atop the left side of the roof right now after midnight! They keep looking upwards every little bit.

They flew abruptly at 00:32 by diving up, out and down and flying along the right of the building out of sight!

Returned at 00:40 to ledge and is vocal!! Stood a minute vocalizing and walked down parapet toward left and out of view. ??? What's up this time of night?

Just wanted to expand on this. I had checked earlier in the evening after dark and nobody was home. So I have no idea when this one arrived. It seemed harmless at first, but then I noticed it kept looking upwards to the sky above and it made me think another falcon was nearby, so I kept watching. As far as identifying this falcon, I felt I could not, but even though it was dark, the chest appeared to be a brilliant white. It's feathers were blowing quite a bit in the wind and I saw some separation that POSSIBLY could have been a brood patch, but I can not say for sure. I checked the weather and don't remember if the wind was only 2 or 4 miles an hour and temp was 36 or 38 degrees, but this high up on the building the winds would have been more. It seemed to be the same falcon when it arrived to the ledge as I could see the brilliant white chest feathers. It was quite vocal and again I felt another falcon must be nearby. I could kick myself for not checking for leg bands when it walked down the ledge, but I was caught up in the moment and didn't even think to. I was leaning toward it being the banded male here as I do not have any idea what the 3rd falcon looks like. But in light of seeing the 3rd falcon flying in the air this morning, I have to wonder if who I saw during the night was the banded male here or the intruder as it seemed nervous looking upward and vocal. Will never know for sure. But would make sense as it seemed out of place that time of night, nervous looking upward and vocalizing. I stayed another 45 minutes to an hour afterwards in case something was going on, but never saw anything else after the falcon walked down the ledge.

This morning when I saw the 3 falcons, the buffy chested unbanded female was in the box, the banded male was on the ledge when the 3rd falcon did a flyover. The male flew from the ledge and I did see another flyover while the female remained, but I have no idea who did the flyover.

catwoman · **Posted:** Sun Mar 08, 2020 11:53 am

There's a good bit of flying around the ledge.

bev. · **Posted:** Sun Mar 08, 2020 12:58 pm

I have this on tape
my take is two males as th e female was watching in the air while I was watching .

will go and watch now and then post what I can

bev. · **Posted:** Sun Mar 08, 2020 1:02 pm

14:01- banded male just appeared at box and he was chupping. He flew off after less than a minute
14:05- banded male on box , chupping, and flew off .

watching my morning tape

14:08- male back to ledge chupping now quiet. I still think two males vying. he just flew off

14:13 male back to box and then off again

I am not going to contradict anyone here, but I am going to try and retape some of this mornings if I can. Still watching it ,and the present ,

Shepherd · **Joined:** Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:10 pm **Posts:** 6578

I'm watching too
I see same
1.30 pm Banded falcon on box - down to ledge - peeping -
at least 2 other falcons flying - are there 4 out there???

in out
in out
in out

box ledge
box ledge

banded
noband

banded
noband

banded
noband
Im getting dizzy .......................

THUD!

:spingirl:

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