Yesterday afternoon (3 May) about 5:15pm, Ann Mitchell & I stopped on Gorge Rd
and scoped across Taughannock gorge, and the Peregrines’ nest ledge appeared
empty. Nor did we see or hear adults, although our visit was brief. I have not
followed their progress closely, but isn’t this early for fle
The little Peregrine chicks are fine - their dense down is just the same color
as the splattered ledge, so if they’re sleeping in a pile you might miss them.
The adults are around too.
-Geo
> On May 4, 2023, at 5:41 AM, Dave Nutter wrote:
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> Yesterday afternoon (3 May) about 5:15pm, Ann Mi
I’d guess the chicks are going on two weeks old, so four more weeks to go on
the ledge…?
Mom is on her favorite perch about twenty feet away, waiting for a food
delivery. Oh, here comes dad…
-Geo
> On May 4, 2023, at 5:41 AM, Dave Nutter wrote:
> Yesterday afternoon (3 May) about 5:15pm, A
Thanks for that tip on the shimmer, Dave. I had a terrible time with it.
But when I saw what I think was the pelican, it was way across the lake. It was
a large white thing mixed in with smaller birds, and on the water not flying.
Deb
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On Thu, May 4, 2023 at 9:19 AM Geo Kloppel wrote:
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> I’d guess the chicks are going on two weeks old, so four more weeks to go on
> the ledge…?
Two years ago they fledged June 11 or June 12.
Suan
PS. Had a FOY American Redstart this morning at Sapsucker Woods,
foraging low and close and exci
