I can confirm (binocular view) the PEREGRINE FALCON atop Bradfield at 4:45pm this evening.
The falcon (in multiple daily views since Tuesday this week) prefers to perch at the highest possible point on the southeast corner, although I once also saw it on the highest possible northwest corner. I have not yet seen it perch on one of the east/west faces, and it's droppings seem to confirm that it hasn't spent a whole lot of time on those faces yet this year. The Red-tailed Hawks mostly use the east face in the morning (especially if it's sunny), but in the afternoon I rarely see them there...they tend to stay up high. I have also received credible descriptions from a lab mate that the Peregrine (or perhaps a different one, but the timing always has coincided with no Peregrine on Bradfield...I'm mostly writing right now, so I've been taking frequent walks around the building to look at/for the falcon as a distraction) has likely been hanging out on north campus quite a lot this week and last. And not that they're likely to be confused with the perching Peregrine or the Red-tailed Hawks, but several crows have also taken turns perching in the Peregrine's SE spot this week. Happy falcon watching, Ryan -- Ryan Douglas r...@cornell.edu Dept. of Plant Biology 142 Emerson Hall Cornell University, Ithaca, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
