Rochester, relocation nestbox

A few weeks ago the wellknown nestbox of Mariah and Kaver has been removed because of renovation works at the Kodag Tower. This will take a long time and that's why a new location has to be found for the nestbox. On Imprints Jess posted the latest news about the relocation.





The Rochester Falconcam team has considered about a dozen sites so far. Some have been rejected because of concerns about human activity nearby, safety of people who might have access the nest site, or physical problems with the building’s layout. Two sites, the Powers Building in downtown Rochester, and the High Falls Brewing Company, look like promising locations. It has been decided to install the Kodak box on the Powers Building. He and the relocation team are working with the building’s managers to firm up an installation date.





The historic Powers Building isn’t as tall as the Kodak tower, but it has a lot of similarities, including a central tower with a flat area at the top, and plenty of nooks and crannies on the building’s facade. It’s about a half mile from Kodak and close to the river. There’s a good line of sight to Mariah’s former nest site, a desirable feature according to the DEC experts. The building’s owners are enthusiastic about hosting a nest box and they’ve expressed interest in working with the Rochester Falconcam to install cameras too! If it turns out this fall that Mariah has chosen the Powers Building nest box, the cams will be reinstalled later this year, in time for the falcons’ return next spring.

http://rfalconcam.com/imprints/

Alcoa Anglesea: day 26

Frodocam: Frieda en Frodo moved...

Where are Frodo and Frieda?

Things are not going the way they should at this nsetsite. For weeks now we have all been waiting for Frieda to lay her eggs and the well known nestsite ad Admiralty Tower. But no sign of either of the peregrines.

Normally the ledge is the centre of the courtship displays. All rituals are being performed overthere. Roosting together, nibbling on each others toes, digging bowles in the scrape, head- bow- low and eechupping, he offering her prey.
They engage in beautiful breathtaking arial displays. When she finally decides he's the one, mating starts, on the ledge again. Close to the nest.

We have not seen any of this at the Brisbane nestsite. That is a sign that no breeding will take place here. Probably somewhere else.

On september 9 I already suggested that.

Yesterday on the Frodocamsite Greg Czechura wrote:

I have just received a report of a pair of Peregrines being very active around a building close to Admiralty Towers. The initial report suggests that they are defending the top of this building - not good news for Frodocam. Equally the pair may simply be engaging is courtship display. The location of the building indicates that the pair is likely to be F&F. The report is being investigated and I will publish details as they come to hand.

So it seems that we will not be able to watch the 2008 nest of Frodo and Frieda. They have found a new and better location, this Frieda likes more. I do hope we will receive updates about eegs and later on eyases.