Quests travels

It looks like Quest has decided to leave the Cape for a while. Since December 5th she’s been visiting the old whaling port-turned-high class vacation spot.

She started at the northernmost tip of the island, spending the 5th and 6th at the historic Great Point Lighthouse. There are many shorebirds there to keep her fed. The data from the 7th showed her at the northeast end of the island.

The 8th and 9th found her moving south to Siasconset. The morning reading on the 8th showed her on the beach near Ocean Avenue, while a strong signal on the evening of the 9th placed her in the wooded residential neighborhood along Tom Nevers Road. So Quest appears to be seeking out sheltered spots where she can pass the night in relative comfort.

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Terminal Tower Cleveland Ohio

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De Mortel: bonding in the new nestbox

Today we watched the first visit Pa and S2 made to the new nestbox.
And they sure seemed to like it a lot.
It was a very beautiful sunny wintersday in the Netherlands today. Nature immediately reacts on the sunshine.
Pa and S2 decided to go to the new nestbox for serious bonding. They were ee-chupping and displayed some head-bow-low.

We are very happy with the new webcams. Just look at the amazing colors.!! Imagine what kind of awesome stream we will have next season!!

Derby Cathedral

Quests travels

Pic by John Kaar



A look at the map shows Quest returning to some of her favorite haunts on the Cape, including Wellfleet Bay and Monomoy Island. But the timestamps tell a different story.

Quest usually takes her trips to Monomoy during the day, but our most recent data inhttp://rfalconcam.com/imprints/dicates that she has actually been spending her nights on the tidal flat. We didn’t receive any good data for the 3rd but the data for the 29th, 2nd and 4th places her there in the early morning and late evening. On at least one occasion we were fortunate to get consecutive good data passes at hourly intervals indicating that she is indeed spending the night on the northern end of Monomoy Island.



The data points are so closely spaced that it appears she’s found a particular area she likes. The satellite image doesn’t show any structures nearby, so it’s not clear where she’s staying, but something on the island seems to appeal to her.

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Rochester nestbox and Quest

As mentioned before the nestbox from Mariah and Kaver of Rochester has been removed from the Kodakbuilding. It was relocated on the Powers Building in Rochester back in October. Now 3 cams have been installed at the nestbox, so if Mariah decides to lay her eggs in 2009 in this nestbox we all will be able to watch it !





Watch this awesome photoshoot of Carol:
http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLanding.action?c=171aim5l.46pyc70h&x=0&y=-xo1zqk&localeid=en_US

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Quest in the meantime has been staying away from Monomoy, choosing instead to go into Chatham Port. In fact, the three data points in the Chatham area place her very close to the Middle School where she spent a few days back in September. Her night time destination continues to be Nickerson State Park.