tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61058919648646135642024-03-18T23:38:08.458-04:00Hawkwatch at the Franklin InstituteSince 2009, there has been a Red-tailed hawk nest on a window ledge at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. A live-feed camera allows thousands of people in the USA and around the world to watch the eggs hatch, and then observe the feeding and care of the young hawks until they fledge in mid June.
Despite losing two mates, T1 and T2, to accidents, the female, Mom, has remained in the area, and there are high hopes that she and her new partner, T3, will nest together in 2015.
Della Micah
Della Micahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576667998540106167noreply@blogger.comBlogger274125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105891964864613564.post-86193377032311730452015-03-03T06:03:00.001-05:002015-03-03T06:03:45.261-05:00Mom is back in the nesting business!Good news and better news! Mom definitely has a mate in T3, and they are nesting. The only disappointment is that the nest is not on the window ledge at the Franklin Institute. It's in a tree alongside Eakins Oval at the top of the Parkway in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.<br />
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T3 seems to have decided to build his nest in an old squirrel nest, rather than move into the well-established nest at the Franklin Institute built by T1 (Dad) then used by T2 for one season in 2013.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kevin Vaughan</span><br />
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Carolyn Sutton discovered the nest on February 8 when she saw T3 flying with a stick...<br />
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... and then watched him bring it in to this old squirrel nest.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Carolyn Sutton</span><br />
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Carolyn described him as "positively demonic, back and forth from the
surrounding plane trees, every time carrying sticks and staying on board
to arrange them."<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Carolyn Sutton</span><br />
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The nest looks to have a deep bowl.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Carolyn Sutton</span><br />
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Mom visited a couple of times, but mostly seemed content to sit nearby and watch him work. As large as these birds appear, they weigh far less than one would think, and can perch easily on the topmost twigs of a tree.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Carolyn Sutton</span><br />
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Here she is flying out of the nest as T3 organizes his recent stick delivery.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Carolyn Sutton</span><br />
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For readers familiar with Philadelphia, here are some orienting shots of the nest. This view is looking down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway toward City Hall.<br />
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Now with your back to City Hall and looking straight ahead at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Carolyn Sutton</span><br />
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Looking left, it's a straight flight over to the ball field (the tan building is the field house), a favorite hunting and perching spot.<br />
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The multicolored surface is the parking area of Eakins Oval that was transformed last summer into a pop-up beach park!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> M. Fischetti</span><br />
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Though the nest is positioned quite far out on the branches, as a squirrel nest it has been in that tree for several years, and has survived Hurricanes Irene and Sandy. It is strongly built...<br />
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... and T3 is busy at all hours of the day with home improvements - hopefully, for his new family.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kevin Vaughan</span><br />
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Though this nest is quite a bit higher than the Franklin Institute ledge, it is accessible for watching the hawks' comings and goings, at least until the trees get their spring and summer foliage. It is also a better spot for the eyasses as instead of only being able to hop-jump from the nest to the ledge and then back again, they will be able to climb out on the surrounding branches. "Branching" is the term used for those early explorations. When they fledge, there are plenty of surrounding trees, and no dangerous expressways nearby. They are also close to the plentiful hunting grounds of the ball field, the museum environs and along the river.<br />
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And best of all, Mom and her beau seem to have given up on nesting at this terrible spot in the train yards where Carolyn Sutton saw her on December 26.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Carolyn Sutton</span><br />
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Hawkaholics will remember T2 met his end down on the train tracks last spring when it seemed that they were building a nest on this structure.<br />
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With the discovery of the new nest, and the close companionship that Mom and T3 are displaying...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kevin Vaughan</span><br />
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...it looks extremely hopeful that there will soon be eggs. And though they have switched from the sculptured ledges of one of the great science institutions to frequenting the spires of a great art museum...<br />
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... they still manage to find dramatic ledges near their new nest.<br />
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Let's hope that T3 continues to keep Mom happy!<br />
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<br />Della Micahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576667998540106167noreply@blogger.com551tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105891964864613564.post-87327126936660927682014-12-25T06:12:00.000-05:002014-12-25T11:54:52.822-05:00Mom and T3 - it's looking hopeful!Though 2014 did not have an active nest at the Franklin Institute, and to the best of the hawkstalkers' knowledge Mom did not have a nest anywhere this spring, or even a settled mate, I am so happy to fire up the blog again to tell you that Mom and her new beau, T3, are not only a pair, but are hanging out in all the old familiar places.<br />
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Here they are just five days ago on December 19 sitting on the library ledge across from the Franklin Institute...<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kevin Vaughan</span><br />
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... and three days ago (December 21) sitting even closer to the nest in trees near the Barnes Museum, with Mom taking her customary higher perch.<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> Carolyn Sutton</span><br />
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But let's backtrack to the confusing days of last spring (see March 2014 blog posts) when it appeared that Mom and T2 were going to build a new nest high above the train yards of 30th Street Station, until the tragic loss of T2 apparently hit by a train while hunting near the new nest site. Mom was then pursued by a series of eager young tiercels, and as spring wore on into summer it was not at all clear if she had paired up with one of these hawks, and we never saw her engaged in any nesting activity.<br />
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At various points in the summer loyal hawkstalkers Carolyn Sutton, Kevin Vaughan and Dinko Mitic reported sightings of Mom with a tiercel who appeared to be same one heading into the fall, and he was referred to as T3.<br />
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Before I go any further, I must give a huge shout-out to Carolyn, Kevin and Dinko for their extraordinary photographs of these hawks over the past three months. Just when you think you have seen the most beautiful images possible, they produce even more exquisite work taken literally from dawn to dusk. Without their generosity in allowing me to use their images, this blog could not be.<br />
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On a gorgeous day in early October, Dinko Mitic hit the mother lode (Mom lode?) of hawk sightings when he found Mom and T3 together on one of the gryphons atop the Art Museum.<br />
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Over the course of that morning (October 9), Dinko followed them as they hopped and flew around the Art Museum, itself an iconically beautiful building that showcased the hawks to perfection.<br />
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Mom has always favored the tip-top spires at the Museum, and it was so good to see her back in one of her favorite haunts.<br />
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When she took off...<br />
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... she soared powerfully above the Museum...<br />
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...and you could see the final feathers in her red tail growing in after the summer molt.<br />
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Below, T3 watched her every move as she flew up above him...<br />
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... and then farther away.<br />
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T3 likes the ledges under the roof, perhaps to shelter from the wind...<br />
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Mom stayed up top on another favorite perch - the paw of a gryphon...<br />
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... until it was time to head out, and end this magical series of images. <br />
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Exactly a month later on November 9, Carolyn and Kevin spied a hawk in a tree alongside the ball field near the skate park - that dot near the top of the middle tree. This is typical of fall and winter hawkstalks when the leaves are down - you can see the hawks so much more easily even from a distance.<br />
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It turned out to be T3 with his noticeable white chin...<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">... and prominent dark band across the bottom of his tail.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">T3 engaged in some seriously agile preening that day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">After that, it was pretty quiet for the hawkstalkers until December 13. And from that day going forward, it has been non-stop action from Mom and T3 around the Franklin Institute area, almost as if she is introducing him to all the amenities adjacent to that prime piece of nest-estate: the rat farm, the pigeon bar, and many primo perching locations from which to launch a hunt.</span><br />
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<b>December 13</b><br />
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Carolyn found T3 sitting on the Family Court building...<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">A passerby then alerted Carolyn to another hawk sitting on the adjacent Library - it was Mom!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">She was definitely watching T3 over at the Family Court.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The Library and Family Court are only about a block away from the Franklin Institute across the Ben Franklin Parkway, so it was exciting to know that both hawks were together in that area.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>December 14</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Mom introduced T3 to one of the great pigeon look-outs on Logan Square - the spotlights that surround the Swann Fountain. She took her usual high perch above him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">When the fountain is operating, water gushes out from this fish's mouth - one of the many statues that comprise this magnificent fountain. In the background, behind the hawks on their spotlight, is the Franklin Institute.</span><br />
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T3 flew over to the Library, immediately followed by Mom, and they sat there close together for over an hour...<br />
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... until the lure of pigeon for lunch over at the Family Court proved irresistible, much to the pigeons' consternation.<br />
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T3 was waiting for Carolyn on Logan Square on this foggy morning, but no sign of Mom.<br />
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This panorama shot of Logan Square with T3 on the spotlight on the right shows its proximity to the Franklin Institute in the background. T3 is definitely in the zone.<br />
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During the morning, he moved to several different spots around Logan Square. Here he is in a tree near the Cathedral, with the old Philadelphia Inquirer building in the background.<br />
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At lunchtime, Dinko took a stroll and saw Mom in a tree in the Sister Cities park on the south side of Logan Square. She had clearly just finished a large lunch judging by her bulging crop.<br />
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T3 was nearby with City Hall in the background.<br />
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<b>December 17</b><br />
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Today, Carolyn found Mom and T3 together in various trees near the Franklin Institute. Here they are in favorite trees in front of the Barnes Museum - one way on the right; the other over on the left.<br />
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Then they headed to Eakins Oval in front of the Art Museum.<br />
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Later in the day, Dinko saw Mom flying overhead near the Library.<br />
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This was an extremely eventful and exciting day that took a while to unravel, and it was only after careful analysis of their photographs that the hawkstalkers finally were able to figure it all out. In the morning gloom, Kevin and Carolyn originally thought that the hawk on the roof of the Franklin Institute coughing up a casting (similar to an owl pellet) was T3.<br />
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It turned out to be an interloper - a juvenile hawk. T3 zoomed over from the Library to chase off this threat to his territory...<br />
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... and the fight was on! The interloper is on the left. If you double-click on the image it will enlarge, showing the yellow eyes that distinguish a juvenile from a mature hawk which has dark eyes.<br />
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As T3 started to get the better of the interloper, you can see the brown barred tail that also marks it as a juvenile.<br />
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... and T3 chased him away from the Franklin Institute. Kudos to Kevin who showed great presence of mind to keep shooting through all this drama!<br />
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An interesting footnote to the morning's activity was this view of the Civil War Monument covered in pigeons. Throughout the summer, they had free range of the Library, Family Court and the Franklin Institute. Now that Mom and T3 are in town, plus the invading juvenile, there aren't so many safe spots for pigeons.<br />
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Later that same day, Dinko saw T3 patrolling the Franklin Institute...<br />
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... and then landing there.<br />
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Let's hope T3's fierce "Don't mess with me or my building" expression portends future move-in plans for the nest.<br />
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What a beautiful hawk - T3 - Mom has found for herself.<br />
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And just when you thought the day couldn't get any more exciting, look what cruised right over the Franklin Institute! This is probably the bald eagle that has often been seen by Boathouse Row behind the Art Museum. Fortunately, T3 kept his powder dry, and did not get involved with this guy!<br />
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<b>December 19</b><br />
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Carolyn had a dawn sighting of Mom framed by the Liberty One and Liberty Two buildings.<br />
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Kevin found T3 heading to the Library with a mid-morning snack - probably a starling.<br />
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Mom arrived for some snack...<br />
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... which she got, of course, and then they sat together for a while. This image shows really well how much bigger Mom is than T3, and how much darker she is on the head and chest.<br />
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The she took off towards the Parkway.<br />
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T3 soon followed, taking the urban route to the ball field.<br />
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<b>December 20</b><br />
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The Day of the Rat! Carolyn was on pre-dawn patrol in Logan Square, and in the near darkness saw Mom swoop down from her spotlight into the bushes below. When Mom flew back up she was not carrying anything. T3 eventually flew in and perched nearby, as always, lower than she.<br />
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After a while, he flew down to where she had swooped earlier, and had a HUGE rat in his talons. Did Mom swoop and miss, and then T3 get the job done? Or because the tiercel always chooses the nest site, did she leave the rat there to impress him with the easy abundance of food should he choose to nest in the neighborhood?! Probably not, but it's a fun thought!<br />
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He managed to haul it up onto a lamp...<br />
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... and then finally got it into a tree.<br />
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Mom, meanwhile, watched inscrutably from her nearby tree.<br />
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<b>December 21</b><br />
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On the first day of winter, Mom and T3 were together again...<br />
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... and moving ever closer to the Franklin Institute. They are together in the tree - look above the roof line - one above the other.<br />
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<b>December 22</b><br />
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So just three days ago, Kevin saw both Mom...<br />
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... and T3<br />
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... just a block or two north of the Franklin Institute. While it is obviously still too soon to tell if the Franklin Institute nest will feature in their future plans, the early signs are encouraging.<br />
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And if you have made it to the end of this Christmas Day mega-post, you are truly a Hawkaholic!<br />
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I am sorry that I have not written in so long. I was so discouraged by the events of last spring, and then the empty nest. I thought that Hawkwatch at the Franklin Institute was over after five amazing years since 2009. But there are definitely hawks to watch again at the Franklin Institute, so stay tuned!<br />
<br />Della Micahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576667998540106167noreply@blogger.com151tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105891964864613564.post-82373054769201628462014-03-24T13:24:00.001-04:002014-03-24T16:12:22.781-04:00Is Mom a Cougar?Sad as we are over the loss of T2, the onward, inevitable cycle of nature means that events are moving fast for Mom. References to <i>Cougar Town</i> and <i>The Bachelor</i> seem appropriate with the appearance of not one, but two young - very young - hawks in her territory.<br />
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The first one - let's call him T3A - is an immature. His brown barred tail, and light golden eyes distinguish him from a mature adult which has a red tail and dark eyes.<br />
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Dinko described him thus: "He's young. He's fast. He flies circles around Mom. He's already at home in her territory. He was flying around the Barnes Museum, the Free Library, and the Franklin Institute. Then Mom emerged from somewhere around the Rodin Museum and he went after her. They flew in close circles, I heard them both screech, then they flew together towards the football field on 24th and Parkway."<br />
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Dinko also captured this exciting dive from T3A.<br />
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A closer view of T3A shows that his feathers look pretty beaten up on the ends.<br />
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His tail is tattered, and if you double-click on the image to enlarge it, you can clearly see the pale golden eyes indicating his youth.<br />
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He perhaps cemented his Bachelor #1 status by perching on the Franklin Institute - an excellent career move.<br />
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I asked John Blak<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">eman his thoughts on Bachelor #1, and he responded, "This bird is an immature, hatched (somewhere) last spring. It has ragged feathers, from a tough winter. But it's flying around OK. Too young to be a good mating prospect."</span><br />
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Then we have Bachelor #2 - T3B - who appears to be equally young, but whose feathers are in much better condition. T3B appeared in the territory Sunday afternoon.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kevin Vaughan</span><br />
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Kevin captured one of the suitors perched, watching Mom.<br />
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And she was watching them!<br />
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Mom continues to stay close the Franklin Institute, spending time in her favorite tree right across from the nest.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">After an aborted hunting run at small bird nests behind the Library's protective netting, she repositioned herself for bigger things, and dove straight down from the roof to grab a pigeon on the ground. So lethal and quick was she that neither Kevin nor Carolyn could focus and click to capture the moment. She took off with her prize, finally settling in a pine tree at 18th and Vine to devour her breakfast.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So I turned to John Blakeman, the source of so much hawk knowledge and biology for some answers.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A) Copulation occurred frequently, so the mother’s fallopian tube (has just one) may be loaded with viable sperm, and she may have an egg or two descending her fallopian tube right now. Still, there needs to be a new attending mate. Whether he would, at this late date, copulate, is unknown. It may not be necessary, with a residuum of the former mate’s sperm residing in the fallopian tube.</span></div>
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Q) Why are these new hawks showing up so soon after the loss of T2?</div>
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A) <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> This is the height of the migration, and some floating (unmated) tiercel haggards (adults) will note the absence of a resident tiercel haggard and take up mating (social pair bonding) and perhaps copulation rather promptly — as happened before {when T2 arrived].</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Q) What happens if Mom doesn't find a nest site or return immediately to the Franklin Institute nest?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Any eggs yet unlaid may be “dumped” - laid and then forgotten - while tending to more cogent survival matters, such as hunting and feeding. At the best, no nesting or egg laying would occur in the next week. But if the formel re-orients herself to the former nest, and a new tiercel shows up, there is a good chance she can re-cycle or “double-clutch,” physiologically and psychologically re-starting the entire reproductive process, with eggs laid in April.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But, sadly, there is a significant chance that none of what I’ve suggested can get done in time, and no nesting may occur this spring. Still, there would be the hope that the formel will simply take a year’s reproductive sabbatical and remain in the territory. This would set things up well for next year at the FI ledge.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So it looks as if Mom has many options, and only she can make the next move.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">How wonderful it would be if this magnificent hawk returns to her nest at the Franklin Institute.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Stay tuned, as there will undoubtedly be new developments in the coming days! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Many, many thanks to Dinko, Kevin and Carolyn for allowing me to use their wonderful images, and to John Blakeman for sharing his hawk knowledge.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We heard the saddest news today. Earlier this week, Amtrak workers in the train yards near 30th Street station found a dead hawk on the tracks. Because T2 has not been seen since last Sunday, it seems highly likely that this hawk was T2. </span></div>
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These are the last two pictures of we have of T2. They were taken by Dinko Mitic last Sunday, March 16.</div>
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T2 will always be remembered as the young hero hawk who unexpectedly showed up soon after Dad's (the original Franklin Institute tiercel) death left Mom alone on the nest with three newly hatched eyasses. She allowed T2 to bring desperately needed food to the nest, to feed the eyasses, and to help her raise the baby hawks all the way through to a successful fledging for all three. It is possible that he made red-tail hawk history as this appeared to be the first time that a "step-tiercel" had raised another hawk's offspring, and that a formel had allowed a strange hawk to join her in a parental role when they were not a mated pair.<br />
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Last year, we were excited to see that Mom and T2 remained together, and T2 raised his own offspring through to successful fledging. Then came the sadness of losing two of those juveniles to window strikes, leaving Peanut alone to be T2's legacy, along with Dad's last three eyasses that T2 helped Mom raise. T2 was truly a hawk hero.</div>
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On Thursday, March 20, Dinko captured this new hawk flying quite a bit higher than Mom. She definitely saw it, and they both disappeared over toward the ball field.</div>
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It is all too easy to anthropomorphize and believe that she is looking for T2. </div>
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She knows she needs a mate if she is to lay eggs, incubate and hatch them. Is she actively checking out these "floater" hawks that are appearing?</div>
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We do know that she seems to have lost interest in that lights platform now that T2 has gone. </div>
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She spent most of yesterday, March 21, in the immediate vicinity of the Franklin Institute. Chris Ryan watched her for several hours, and observed her sitting on the former Board of Education building right next to the Franklin Institute.</div>
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Finally, she flew over to her favorite trees across the Vine Street Expressway facing the nest.</div>
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Mom sat in those trees across from Franklin Institute for over an hour. </div>
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I have so many wonderful memories of T2, but perhaps my favorite is that miraculous morning when he flew onto the Franklin Institute nest for the first time, carrying his food offering of a small vole, and closely escorted by Mom.</div>
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Nothing has felt settled with the hawks this spring from the moment they headed over to that lights tower platform, but I don't think any one envisioned the events of this past week, ending with the loss of T2 and even more uncertainty for Mom. Della Micahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576667998540106167noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105891964864613564.post-30263161043171384472014-03-16T20:16:00.003-04:002014-03-18T09:46:17.707-04:00Curiouser and curiouserWhat are the Franklin Institute hawks up to? And where are they going to build their nest? We are no further along this week in understanding whether they will return to their old nest on the window ledge, or whether they really are going to take up a new nesting spot on the Amtrak lights tower.<br />
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The bad news is that while they spend time on and around the Franklin Institute, they have not been observed taking any interest in the nest there. The good news is that their interest in the tower seems desultory and random -which is good, given its hostile setting for fledging eyasses.<br />
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The tower is the T-shaped object to the right of the red-topped PECO building. <br />
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Adding to the confusion was the appearance this week of a third red-tail hawk. The intruder showed up on March 13.<br />
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It looked very like Mom until one noticed the broken feather at the end of the left wing. T2 has a similar broken feather (sustained back in December), but his chin and chest are clearly paler.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span">There was lots </span><span class="Apple-style-span">of circling by Mom and T2 and high-speed chasing of the intruder who flew into a tree near the Franklin Institute. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Its chin is much paler than Mom's though it has similar chest streaks.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span">While the intruder was sitting in the tree, Dinko photographed Mom as she circled in the sky above. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Her dark chin is clear, as well as her unbroken wing feathers.</span><br />
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The intruder flew off across the Ben Franklin Parkway towards the Rodin Museum, and T2 was seen following. Another excitement last week was when Mom spied an empty nest in a tree.<br />
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... then flew across the front of the Art Museum with the nest trailing behind her.<br />
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Finally, this week a juvenile bald eagle came flying through our hawks' territory. Dinko captured the eagle flying close to the Art Museum.<br />
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The Art Museum remains a favorite perching spot for the hawks, and Carolyn Sutton, Kevin Vaughan and Dinko Mitic have captured some gorgeous pictures of them consorting with the gryphons and sculptures that top the roof.<br />
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Here's T2 making a graceful landing.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Q) Is it still possible the hawks will return the old nest at the Franklin Institute?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A) There is still an outside chance that residence will be taken once again at the FI nest ledge --- but red-tails are famous for doing just this - electing for no good reason to build and use a new nest not far from the previous nest. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I hope the FI pair decide to return. But that is now in real question. The next week or two will tell.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A) Weather or past experiences probably play little or no roles. Instead, I think it's just the nature of red-tail pair bonding. The building of a new nest by the pair is not unlike a young human couple moving into a desired new house or apartment. The whole endeavor strengthens the pair bond, sense of territoriality, and all the other social accoutrements of red-tail pairing. All of this results in stronger nesting and parenting behaviors.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A) One factor that might be at play, one that I've been concerned about, is the low elevation of the FI nest. It's simply not very high, compared to adjacent or nearby nest support structures. Red-tails seem to prefer higher nest sites. They can see things better up there; eyasses can fledge more easily (lots of glide time before hitting the ground), and the nest is more easily watched by the non-sitting haggard. I think this is why Pale Male has had such fidelity with the present and historic Central Park nest. It's twice or three times as high as the Central Park trees.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A) The haggard interloper was a migrating floater (unmated hawk), attempting to mate (not copulate). Very natural and normal in March. The same thing was seen at the Cornell nest, where a haggard floater actually went to the nest with a sitting resident formel, perhaps on an egg. Nothing good or bad will happen from these threesomes. Short incidental things.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Q) Is it possible that even though Mom and T2 have frequently copulated this spring, they will not get it together to build a good nest and lay eggs?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A) Nest building is a profoundly enjoyable activity of mated pairs. They are not going to forego that cavalierly. I think virtually all copulating red-tail pairs will nest, and most often have eggs. If not, there is some underlying medical condition preventing ovulation and egg formation --- which by itself would have probably stopped copulation.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A) T2 is fine. The tips of these primaries are commonly broken off during the year. The bird is very slightly </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">disadvantaged, but it makes up for it and works around it. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The feather will be replaced in the summer molt. It is of n</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">o concern, and is a rather common occurrence, and happens most often when chasing and taking squirrels in trees, where the feather tips get caught in branches.</span><br />
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... and their ensuing copulation on the highest point of the Museum! <br />
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Kevin Vaughan also captured them at the beginning of March in similar activity on top of a nearby train-yard light platform.<br />
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... But, so far, there has been no activity at the Franklin Institute nest which remains unvisited and unsticked...<br />
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... even though the hawks regularly perch on the corners and pilasters of the next door apartment building. The hawk is right at the top of this image, and the nest is at the bottom.<br />
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And just this past Thursday, Mom was spotted taking off from the Franklin Institute near the nest.<br />
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Now, here's the kicker - though finally in the past few days the hawks have started carrying sticks...<br />
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Here Mom is arranging the growing pile of sticks.<br />
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Do not be fooled by the detail in these pictures. The photographers could only get this via their powerful lenses. The platform is not easily viewed by the naked eye.<br />
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So here's the big question: Is this stick-carrying activity to the light platform similar to last year's venture at the GlaxoSmithKline building when Mom and T2 seemed hell-bent on building a nest there with no seeming interest in the original nest, and then with what seemed like the flick of a switch, transferred all their stick-carrying activity to the Franklin Institute nest? Or have they committed to a new nest site, and we are witnessing the beginning of serious nest construction on the platform?<br />
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Obviously, I hope the former to be true so that we can once again see the miracle of those eggs being laid, hatching, and then the devoted, tender care of the eyasses by both hawks. This new site is set in the middle of the train yards, surrounded by railroad lines, and the intense traffic lanes of the I-76/Vine Street Expressway merge. There are no trees nearby. For the eyasses, this will be a very rough place from which to fledge safely.<br />
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However, I am an optimist and I hope that, just as last year, they will suddenly decide to return to the truly excellent nest that is already so well constructed and from Mom's perspective at least, has been where she has laid, incubated, and hatched 15 eggs over the past five years. <br />
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To feed my optimism, earlier this afternoon (Sunday) at 4:00pm, both hawks were perched on the old Board of Education building, right next to the Franklin Institute, so they are still visiting the immediate nest area. <br />
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Let's also remember John Blakeman's comments from last year:<br />
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Sadly, for us, Red-tails are famous for moving around into new nests, after abandoning perfectly good and well-used nests from the previous season. They stay in the same territory, as are these two, but elect to build and use a new nest within a quarter- to half-mile from the old one --- sometimes even closer.</div>
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But the truth of the matter may be as follows. Stick carrying, exchanging, and nest building are very strong pair-bonding behaviors. Red-tails just get a joy out of these things in mid and late winter. Makes 'em happy."</div>
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Keeping my talons crossed for their return the Franklin Institute nest......<br />
<br />Della Micahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576667998540106167noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105891964864613564.post-6246292132397103252013-12-25T15:18:00.001-05:002013-12-25T19:38:23.148-05:00Hawk News at the Turn of the YearAs 2013 comes to an end, I'm happy to tell you that Mom and T2 are healthy and clearly still a couple. Dinko Mitic caught them soaring together about three weeks ago. No longer the raggedy molters of late summer, their plumage is now perfect.<br />
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This fall, they have taken over the pinnacles of the Philadelphia Museum of Art as their favorite daytime perches. As befits her senior status, Mom usually takes the highest spot.<br />
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Last week, however, they shared the same perch, gazing out at their sublime city view.<br />
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They then moved down to another favorite perch - the outstretched paw of one of the iconic gryphons that guard each corner of the Museum.<br />
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Their increased desire to perch high above their territory may have been caused by October's incredibly exciting arrival to us, but not to Mom and T2, of a Bald Eagle to the river area near Boathouse Row behind the Museum. <br />
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A Bald Eagle is one of the few birds higher on the food chain than a Red-Tail Hawk, thus clearly a cause of concern for them.<br />
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Bald Eagles are fish eaters so this visitor augurs well for the improving water quality of the Schuylkill river. The Boathouse Row area is a favorite fishing spot for many birds as the dam below the boathouses provides an ever-pouring supply of food.<br />
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Waterfowl sit along the edge of the dam and choose their meal.<br />
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The eagle often perched in the trees on the silt island between the dam and the boathouses.<br />
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Mom and T2 took up positions in trees on the island to guard against this impostor.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Carolyn Sutton</span><br />
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The eagle did not seem in the least bothered by them, and during late October/early November flew in regularly to fish this area.<br />
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Sometimes the eagle was on the ground at water's edge....<br />
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.... and other times, swooped past the boathouses<br />
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.... or soared high above.<br />
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Throughout the eagle's sojourn, Mom and T2 kept their hawk eyes on the situation from the tip-top of the Art Museum...<br />
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.... which overlooks Boathouse Row.<br />
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Boathouse Row is one of the best-loved spots in Philadelphia, and provides endless opportunities for gorgeous images.<br />
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As the trees lost their leaves in the fall, it became much easier to find the hawks. Here's Mom in one of her favorite London plane trees, showing her large thickly spread chest markings, and the broad shoulders that give her silhouette an elongated heart shape.<br />
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This contrasts with T2's narrower shoulders, and more delicate chest markings, as well has his noticeable white chin.<br />
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When they sit together, these differences are very apparent, as well as Mom's bigger size.<br />
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Mom's chest markings are more like stripes...<br />
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... whereas T2's are definitely spots. Kevin took this picture on December 11, the day after Philadelphia's first early heavy snowfall.<br />
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Both hawks have their favorite fall and winter look-out perches. Mom is making her presence known on this bare branch...<br />
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... while T2 takes a more ecclesiastical view.<br />
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Along with surprisingly early and frequent snowfalls, we have also had some extremely low temperatures in Philadelphia in recent weeks. The gorgeous Swann Fountain in Logan Square, adjacent to the Franklin Institute which usually flows freely...<br />
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... gradually started to ice up at the end of November.<br />
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... slowly started to freeze..<br />
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In between these unexpected blasts of winter came beautiful warm fall days for the hawks to enjoy.<br />
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Whatever the weather, the hawks these days can usually be found somewhere on the Art Museum.<br />
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Our superbly talented photographers have captured some remarkable images this fall and winter of the hawks on the Museum, and I am so very appreciative for their skill, artistic vision... and endurance!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Carolyn adapted LuLu's theme song from "To Sir with Love" (Don Black and Mark London, 1967) in her caption for this lovely image:</span><br />
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"If you wanted the moon, I would try to make a start<br />
But I would rather you let me give my heart ….. To T2 with love."<br />
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Sometimes T2 perches lower down...<br />
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Other times, he sits closer....<br />
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Usually, though, it is Mom who takes that high point for herself, looking out on and guarding her territory from sunrise....<br />
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... and taking off.<br />
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The outstretched paw of the gryphon is another favorite perch for Mom.<br />
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When necessary, the hawks have an amazing ability to cling strongly to the most challenging of perches.<br />
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Here is Mom five days ago, staring down Dinko Mitic's lens. The combination of her ruffled chest feathers from preening and the camera angle make her appear almost white chested.<br />
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But once she settled her feathers back with a couple of wing stretches, it was clearly Mom again!<br />
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As we end this bittersweet year of hawk watching - from the spring uncertainty of whether T2 would choose the Franklin Institute ledge for his first nest, through the happiness of his first three eggs hatching, watching the eyasses grow and then successfully fledge, to the heartbreaking loss of F1 and F2, closely followed by Peanut's injury and slow recuperation, then to the joy of his recovery and release at the end of the summer - let's rejoice in the continued well being of Mom and T2 as they rule the skies above Philadelphia.<br />
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Here are some gorgeous big flight images of each of them, all taken this fall and winter.<br />
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First, here's T2:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Kevin Vaughan's clever poem (with <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;">apologies to Clement Clarke Moore) is a fun way to wish all hawk fans Season's Greetings, and the happiest New Year. Let's get ready for another wonderful year with the hawks!</span></span><br />
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Della Micahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576667998540106167noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105891964864613564.post-42102920777739336162013-08-24T23:55:00.000-04:002013-08-25T10:49:28.355-04:00Peanut safely back in the sky<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It's great to share the wonderful news posted yesterday on the Franklin Hawkaholic facebook page by Michele Wellard at the Schuylkill Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic:</span><br />
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"I'm happy to report that today Peanut was released to an excellent undisclosed location. He is flying, soaring, and hunting. He will be supported with food drops to ensure he gets his bearings. It's the perfect spot for a hawk - lots of prey and perching, but not too many human-caused dangers. Thank you all so much for caring so much, and for the donations to the clinic. Fly free and live well, young hawk!"</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Michele shared pictures of his release and additional information:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 14px;">"We sent him off after a nice meal - squirrel, as it happens." [You can see his full crop here].</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; line-height: 14px;">Michele also gave us some information about Peanut's condition when he was brought into the clinic, and how he had progressed through his rehab:</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 14px;">"It's so amazing to look at these photos - remembering my first look at him as a patient - a badly injured hawk who could not even stand up - to this: a soaring, dashing young hawk, ready for his new life, ready to take on the world."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 14px;"><span data-reactid=".r[2e241].[1][4][1]{comment10151631339837029_10151631367067029}.[0].[right].[0].[left].[0].[0].[0][2].[0].[0]"><span data-reactid=".r[2e241].[1][4][1]{comment10151631339837029_10151631367067029}.[0].[right].[0].[left].[0].[0].[0][2].[0].[0].[1]">"His body condition was great when he left us - that's one of the things we evaluate before release. He should have nice breast muscle that you can feel - in many ways that's more important than his weight in grams (although obviously he sh</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 14px;"><span data-reactid=".r[2e241].[1][4][1]{comment10151631339837029_10151631367067029}.[0].[right].[0].[left].[0].[0].[0][2].[0].[3]"><span data-reactid=".r[2e241].[1][4][1]{comment10151631339837029_10151631367067029}.[0].[right].[0].[left].[0].[0].[0][2].[0].[3].[0]"><span data-reactid=".r[2e241].[1][4][1]{comment10151631339837029_10151631367067029}.[0].[right].[0].[left].[0].[0].[0][2].[0].[3].[0].[0]">ould not be lighter on the way out than he was when he came in!)" </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 14px;"><span data-reactid=".r[2e241].[1][4][1]{comment10151631339837029_10151631367067029}.[0].[right].[0].[left].[0].[0].[0][2].[0].[3]"><span data-reactid=".r[2e241].[1][4][1]{comment10151631339837029_10151631367067029}.[0].[right].[0].[left].[0].[0].[0][2].[0].[3].[0]"><span data-reactid=".r[2e241].[1][4][1]{comment10151631339837029_10151631367067029}.[0].[right].[0].[left].[0].[0].[0][2].[0].[3].[0].[0]">"He is very small for a Red Tail - 847 grams when he came in, and he wasn't skinny - his body condition was good, with nice breast muscle. He's small, but naturally so - he's within the normal weight range, just at the low end, making him almost certainly a male. He's one of the smallest I've ever dealt with. </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 14px;">Some of the higher end weight females are absolute bruisers!"</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 14px;">Several hawkfans asked why he was not returned to the Ben Franklin Parkway to rejoin the haggards, Mom and T2.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">Michele responded "</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; line-height: 14px;">With all three hawks seriously injured or dead on the Parkway, it was a no-brainer to locate him somewhere better, since he would be leaving [migrating] soon anyway. Imagine releasing him on the Parkway and a day later he's hit by a car again! It's too much of a risk. Obviously we're not into relocating all the city's hawks, but a juvenile [hawk] with his family's record, who has just recovered from a serious injury, and who would be leaving anyway - well, his welfare is the ONLY thing we consider when choosing his care and release plan. The choices were made to give him the best shot and a long and healthy life - like we try to do for all of our patients."</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 14px;">A couple of days before Peanut's release Rick Schubert moved him into the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">50' flight cage where he was able to fly more freely. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Carolyn Sutton who volunteers at the clinic described this new environment: "</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Now, he has the huge cage to fly around in. It's got large perches on each end and he can fly back and forth between them. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ellen Boyar, another volunteer at SWRC, described him flying</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> "...in big circles, swooping and dipping. He flew beautifully..."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So the saga of this year's three Franklin Institute eyasses ends well for the youngest and tragically for two oldest. Who knew when we saw this image way back on May 4 of the surprise hatching of the third egg days after the other two, that the little scrap of eyass on the left would be the only one to survive?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Rick Schubert and Michele Wellard at the SWRC did an extraordinary job of nurturing Peanut through his recovery. Not only did they bring him back to health, but through their careful choices and timing of each stage of his rehab they also made sure he was equipped to fly free, hunt and join the migration south that all juvenile hawks will make in the next few weeks.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The haggards - Mom and T2 - will winter here again in Philadelphia and we will keep track of their activity over the next few months. Just to whet your appetite for the next blog post, here's where they are now spending quite a bit of time!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span>Della Micahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576667998540106167noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105891964864613564.post-65240445382702680422013-08-18T22:47:00.000-04:002013-08-18T22:47:38.056-04:00Peanut is now flying!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Peanut's recovery continues under the good care of Rick Schubert and Michele Wellard at the Schuylkill Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic. On August 14, hawk fans were delighted to read this update from Carolyn Sutton who volunteers at the clinic:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"When I arrived at SWRC this morning, Rick asked me if I'd like to feed Peanut, who has been moved outside to one of the large raptor enclosures. I took him five mice and was really excited to see him flying back and forth between perches. As I was dropping the mice, Peanut flew to the ground about three feet away and looked me right in the eye. Maybe he wanted me to convey best wishes to his fan club. 'Hi guys. Every day in every way I'm getting better and better.' "</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It is so positive that Peanut is now flying. The next step will be the introduction of live prey into his routine to assess his hunting skills. He will most likely make another move to the 50 ft flight cage so that he can fully regain his flying fitness.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Meanwhile, back in the city, Mom and T2 make tantalizingly unexpected appearances. No longer needing to maintain the parental routines imposed by raising their young, they are gadding about town!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Here's T2 looking a bit more put-together last Friday as more of his feathers grow in from the summer molt.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Carolyn and Kevin observed both hawks last Friday, and gave the following report:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">"</span></span>We met on the Schuylkill River Recreational Trail [near the Art Museum] and followed Mom and T2 as they hunted and preened along the western edge of their territory. I first spotted T2 on the west side of the river. Kevin and I managed to link up and follow T2 back to the southern end of the ball field at 24th St. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">where he flew from tree to tree, then sat and preened. Kevin spotted Mom as he was heading back to work. She had staked out the north end of the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">ball field</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> and Eakins Oval."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mom now has brand spanking new red tail feathers that probably glow in the dark, they are so bright! There is now a much more noticeable dark stripe across the bottom. She is also sporting a new look - white eyebrows - as her head molts out!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Observant readers may wonder why it suddenly looks wintry in Philadelphia - but it's nothing more than her perching choice of a dead tree!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">On the same morning, T2 picked pine for his perch..</span><br />
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The sad events earlier this summer leading to the loss of F2 and F3 pre-empted a couple of blog posts, so I want to go back and share the happy day in late June when T2 entertained us with his bathing antics...<br />
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... in the beautiful reflecting pool at the Barnes Museum.<br />
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No matter what angle you look at this pool...<br />
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... the view is sublime.<br />
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On that hot June day, T2 seemed more interested in aquatics than aesthetics!<br />
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The Barnes Museum is a wonderful addition to the hawks' environment, and one of my favorite images from this spring was the morning when all three of the juveniles - F1, F2 and F3 - perched confidently together on the Barnes roof.<br />
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All three had successfully navigated their way over the Vine Street Expressway and the Ben Franklin Parkway, and though they had fledged on different days, and flown to different places, they had reunited on the Barnes roof, and at that point looked as if they had everything in place for a fine summer of hunting and flying and then migrating.<br />
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As we know, this was not to be, but hopes are high that Peanut/F1 will continue to thrive. Stay tuned for more progress reports.<br />
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<br />Della Micahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576667998540106167noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105891964864613564.post-48015456852150223742013-08-12T00:44:00.001-04:002013-08-12T00:44:16.340-04:00Peanut's recovery continuesI am delighted to report that Peanut (F1) continues to recover from his trauma from most likely being hit by a car. He is in his twelfth day of ICU rehab at the Schuylkill Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic.<br />
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Here he is last Thursday, August 8, perching strongly but looking a little wary and fluffed up, and not quite the sleek hunter/flyer he was becoming just a couple of weeks ago.<br />
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Molly Daly, news anchor at KYW Newsradio, and an avid birder and Franklin Institute hawkfan, was able to take this picture while working on a story about Peanut's recovery. Molly interviewed Rick Schubert, director of the SWRC, who shared information about the bird's condition, prognosis and possible plans for release if his recovery stays on track.<br />
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We also learned that Peanut is an unusually vocal hawk, making it quite obvious when he needs a mouse, and during the interview, he was screeching in the background.<br />
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This first link takes you to the complete interview as it was published on the CBS Philly website. This version has all the details and information about Peanut's rehab and recovery from Rick.<br />
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<a href="http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2013/08/11/franklin-institute-red-tailed-hawk-on-the-mend/#.Ugg9PM2Hie8.blogger">Franklin Institute Red-Tailed Hawk On The Mend « CBS Philly</a><br />
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In the shorter radio version that went out on the KYW radio station, you can hear Molly and Rick speaking, along with Peanut's unmistakable hawk scream. (At the end of the segment, you will need to click off the player, otherwise it will continue to broadcast other recent stories from Molly, which actually are really interesting but not hawk-related.) <br />
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Though hawkwatchers' attention has understandably been focused on Peanut, let's not forget the other Franklin Institute hawks, Mom and T2, who continue their summer routine, though it's a routine that sadly no longer includes food drops for their juveniles.<br />
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Adult red-tails begin their annual molt at this time of the year. No longer the beautifully feathered, handsome hawks we saw in the spring, they are starting to look a little moth eaten in spots! <br />
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Here's T2 on August 4 perched with his wings dropping away from his body - perhaps to stay cooler in the oppressive heat. He has lost some flight feathers in his wings, as well as some tail feathers.<br />
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When he is flying, the missing flight feathers give a ragged edge to his wings.<br />
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Mom is losing her characteristic dark brown feathers that cover her head, giving her a lighter, almost gentler look.<br />
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Because she is also lightening up under her chin, it is much harder to tell her apart from T2 these days....<br />
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... especially now that T2 has taken to sitting on Mom's favorite perch - the letters on Drexel University's College of Medicine.<br />
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Though they no longer need to hunt for their offspring, they still need to feed themselves. Chris Ryan was lucky enough to see Mom take off on a hunting run from the Granary building at 20th and Callowhill St. She had spied a small bird deep in the foliage of a nearby tree. Her wings too are clearly molting.<br />
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The unlucky bird probably had no idea he was in her cross-hairs.<br />
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I must express huge thanks, as always, to the skillful photographers who spend literally hours observing the hawks to capture these lovely images.<br />
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As a follow-up to the information I gave last week about donating to the SWRC, here is a list from their website of vitally needed in-kind gifts that you can drop off at the clinic. If you have any of these items looking for a good home, there could be none better than the SWRC. <br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Extra large trash bags</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Bleach</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Latex gloves</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Innova Evo dry cat / kitten food</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Hospital blankets (non-terry cloth blankets)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Facial tissue - toilet tissue</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Gift cards: Lowe's, Home Depot, Acme, Shoprite, <a href="http://www.schuylkillcenter.org/departments/wildlife/www.squirrelsandmore.com" style="color: #0033cc; text-decoration: underline;">www.squirrelsandmore.com</a></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Laundry detergent</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Purina One dry dog food</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Canned cat and dog food</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Cat and dog carriers</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Clean, gently used bath towels and receiving blankets</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Shovels and rakes</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Vetwrap sterile gauze</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Tegaderm sterile telfa pads</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Reptile heat bulbs</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Full-spectrum bulbs</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Standard fluorescent bulbs</span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When I last posted, Peanut had been taken to the Schuylkill Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic, and all we knew was that he had survived his first night, and was eating cut up mice. He could not stand up even though there seemed no apparent damage to his legs.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">On August 1, the indefatigable Carolyn Sutton who volunteers at SWRC took Peanut over to the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Animal & Bird Health Care Center & Hospital in Cherry Hill, NJ, to be examined by </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Dr. James Boutette. Exactly a week before to the day, F3 had made the same journey and similar to him, nothing untoward showed up for Peanut. Encouragingly though,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Dr. Boutette thought Peanut was much livelier than his sibling - alert, and aggressive. The concern was why he was having trouble standing, when there were no broken bones, and no neurological damage that Dr. Boutette could detect. Peanut could move his toes and feet, and had feeling in them.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">On the morning of August 2, he had not declined</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> in any way - everything was about the same. The SWRC staff continued to hand feed him cut up mice. Knowing that F3 succumbed Friday evening following his Thursday vet trip, we were all so anxious on Saturday hoping for better news for Peanut.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It was a huge relief to get that August 3, Saturday morning update from the clinic that </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Peanut had made it through the night, and was resting in a dark, quiet cage, continuing to receive supportive care.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Michele Wellard, assistant rehabilitator at SWRC, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #010101; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">put a perch in Peanut's cage. When Ellen Boyar, another loyal SWRC volunteer, checked in on him, he was already on the perch. Ellen reported that "Michelle put in two mice and he gobbled one right up and then, while I was still watching, he started to preen!"</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It was a huge step to see him preening. It is sign of the hawk feeling good, or at least much better. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sick birds don't preen,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> a</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">nd for Peanut it also indicated that he was steadier and more comfortable standing and moving around.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 14px;">Michele also provided us with this additional information: "The cage is larger than it looks in the video, and he is wearing a temporary paper wrap "tail protector," since their tails are </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 14px;">the most susceptible to damage in a cage</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 14px;">, and are the most crucial to flight. Also, you have to remember that before today he did not move at all, but instead sat in one small spot. His moving around is a big improvement! As he progresses, we will give him different and larger enclosures as appropriate, ending with, hopefully, a large 'flight cage' before release. Though </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 14px;">sometimes, paradoxically, a smaller enclosure is safer. A larger enclosure has more room to bang oneself.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 14px;">"</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It is hard to know at this early stage in his recovery whether he will be able to be released on the Parkway in the next couple of weeks. Rick Schubert will need to ensure that he can fly safely and catch live prey before he can be released. It is a process that cannot be rushed. Rick is enormously experienced in this work, and will make the best decision for Peanut.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Let's just hope that he continues to make good progress, but we can still dream that he will be back in the sky where hawks belong as he was just last week. These pictures of Peanut were taken the day before he was found injured on the ground.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"There is a way that we can have an immediate impact on SWRC's rehab work. Every time they take an animal, like F3 and Peanut, to Dr. Boutette's office, there is a charge. The doctor donates his time, but the clinic is charged, at cost, for medications, blood work, x-rays, etc. Joanne, the office manager at Dr. Boutette's office said that a special SWRC fund can be set up to be used to offset the charges that will be made to SWRC for the treatment of animals. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A significant amount of money is spent at Dr. Boutette's office every year. For instance, it cost the clinic approximately $200 when I took F3 and a Cooper's hawk, who is on the road to recovery, to the vet. A contribution to an SWRC fund there [at Dr. Boutette's office] would be of great and direct assistance to the clinic. This would help our hawks, as well as other animals that the clinic cares for as it would free up the vet money for use at the clinic itself. </span></div>
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Della Micahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576667998540106167noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105891964864613564.post-39598407843252537352013-07-31T16:56:00.004-04:002013-07-31T16:56:28.779-04:00The sad news just keeps coming...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is not the post I planned to write on my return from a summer trip to Saratoga Springs. I have started this four times, and you will see why.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When I left, the two remaining juvies, F1 and F3, were making excellent progress in learning to hunt and catch their own food, supervised by the ever-attendant Mom and T2 who still made food drops as needed. I was having trouble sorting through and downloading so many marvelous images of the juvies' hunting runs and successful captures. They looked set for a great summer of honing their hunting skills to be ready for their migration south in late August/early September.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">On Sunday, 7/21, the staff at Moore College of Art saw a hawk fall to the sidewalk in front of their windows facing Logan Square. It was alive but stunned, and was taken to the Schuylkill Wildlife Rehab Center. It was the male twin - F3. (F2, the female twin, had died in early July after hitting Moore's windows in the atrium courtyard - an interior open space with trees: see post of July 3, <i>We have lost a hawk</i>.)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Rick Schubert and his staff at SWRC assessed F3 and concluded that he appeared to be concussed but had no other obvious injuries - legs, wings, and feet all looked fine. He was in superb condition in terms of weight, feathers, no parasites, etc, and by Tuesday, 7/23, some concussion symptoms looked better - pupils starting to dilate normally - but he was still lethargic and not eating on his own. On Wednesday, 7/24, they started hand feeding him.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span">On Thursday, 7/25, they took him to </span>Dr. James Boutette, their avian go-to vet at the Animal & Bird Health Care Center & Hospital in Cherry Hill. Dr. Boutette gave him a full work up including X-rays and blood tests, which the clinic cannot do. The clinic then put out this info:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span">On Saturday morning, 7/27, </span> Rick Schubert, Schuylkill Wildlife Clinic Director posted this update:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span">"</span><span class="Apple-style-span">The RTH from the Franklin Institute died last night. </span><span class="Apple-style-span">We are unsure exactly why this happened, although it is not surprising when an animal has severe blunt impact trauma from flying into a window and then falls a long distance to the ground. There is often internal damage and organ rupturing that cannot be seen, felt, or detected. The majority of red-tailed hawks do not make it to adulthood. </span><span class="Apple-style-span">Both the Clinic staff and Dr. Boutette did everything possible for the bird. </span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span">This is the reality of wildlife in the city. For four years with the Hawkcam we had fairy-tale endings, which is far from typical. Typically, the world of humans and the world of animals collide and life is brutal, ugly, and short. That’s why wildlife rehabilitators are here, to undo what little damage we can and to alleviate what suffering we can. Now we have to move on and focus on the other four hawks we are currently caring for [not FI hawks], as well as the thousands of other animals. Hopefully the last fledgling will survive and fly off and life will go on for these hawks and all the other wildlife."</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Now, we had one juvie left, F1 - the last to hatch and first to fledge. He was doing fine until he was found yesterday morning, 7/30, at 21st Street and the Parkway lying in the grass at the side of the road. It looked as if he were mantling, but he couldn't stand up. Carolyn Sutton took him to the clinic and sent this report:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #010101;">"</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #010101;">He [F1] was lying flat in the grass, sometimes with</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #010101;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #010101;">wings spread out like he was mantling, sometimes </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #010101;">with </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #010101;">wings drawn in. When I approached he was alert with head feathers out and beak open. He wanted to get away, but did not seem to be able to coordinate his escape. I was able to grasp him with gloves and get him into a box [and take him to the SWRC]. Rick examined him and found nothing obviously wrong. He appeared not to have broken wings or legs; he had feeling in his toes; eyes and pupils focused/dilated normally, but he seemed disoriented. Rick thinks he may have been "rolled by a car." He's had fluids and meds and is resting comfortably in a dark environment. Please don't call the clinic. Let Rick watch him and report when he has more definitive information.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #010101;">"</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #010101;">Today, 7/31, we heard that </span>F1 "made it through the night and ate several cut-up mice hand fed to him by Rick this morning."</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #010101;">So it seems that the charmed odds the FI hawks enjoyed over recent years have run out, and that the average 80-90% first year mortality rate for red-tail hawks is hitting hard this spring.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #010101;">People have asked many times this month what caused the hawks to fly into the windows. I think it's really important to realize a couple of things:</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #010101;">• More than any juvies from past years, these youngsters started chasing small birds much sooner. Usually, in their early hunting forays they pursue voles, mice, even bugs, all of which move more slowly than birds and tend to be down in the grass and away from buildings.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #010101;">• This is the first year that the fledged eyasses have hunted over in the Logan Square area where Moore College is situated. The trees that line the sidewalk in front of Moore are extremely close to the building. Young hawks chasing birds in and out of those trees who still don't have full control of their flying power are perilously close to the building. It's hard to know whether bird strike prevention on those windows would have helped save F2 and F3. Moore College has been most responsive, and plans are underway to put banners across those windows to help birds see them better.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #010101;">As we cross our talons and hope for the best possible outcome for F1, let's be glad we had the privilege to follow him and his siblings from egg to fledging, and remember that wild animals, no matter how fierce and strong, and no matter how adaptive they may be to an urban setting, are always vulnerable to the dangers created by humans in their environment.</span></span><br />
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Della Micahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576667998540106167noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105891964864613564.post-72322097226688893042013-07-05T15:47:00.001-04:002013-07-05T15:47:50.330-04:00The day after ..... hawk life goes onAfter Wednesday's sadness, it was a relief yesterday morning to find F3 (left) and F1 sitting together on a lamp pole.<br />
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It was poignant, to say the least, to see that the juveniles spent most of the morning on or around the Moore College of Art building, and the adjoining Academy of Natural Sciences. In my five years of following these hawks, I have never seen them on these buildings. Were they somehow aware that there should have been a third hawk with them, and this was where she had last been?</div>
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One of them spent a lot of time on this lamp at the ANS building. </div>
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They also perched on the roof of the Four Seasons Hotel, next to the Academy of Natural Sciences. One is near the left end of the greenery, and the other is down on the railing.</div>
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Here's F1 coming in to land on one of the hotel's ledges.<br />
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F3 moved around quite a bit as the morning progressed.</div>
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Today, July 5, it was good to find all four hawks in their usual haunts after the humongous concert and fireworks last night on the Parkway. F1 and F3 were on the ledges of the Free Library; T2 was up high on a nearby construction crane; and Mom was all the way down at 15th Street sitting on the Drexel University College of Medicine building.</div>
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... and dropped it far enough away...<br />
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... that he could get out of the way of his onrushing, hungry son.<br />
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F3 snatched the food up in one talon and headed out.<br />
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F1 sat watching the action, and did not appear to be hungry.<br />
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So life goes on for these young hawks after the loss of their sister. We can only hope that they stay safe. The Franklin Institute youngsters had led a charmed existence amid so many urban dangers - until July 3rd.<br />
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... and then successfully head out into the world.<br />
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F2 only had two weeks to enjoy her world, but she left many indelible images.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kevin Vaughan</span><br />
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She was taken to the nearby Academy of Natural Sciences where they confirmed that it was the female twin, F2.<br />
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Though no-one actually saw what happened, judging from the way all three were zipping around early this morning on fast hunting runs, it is likely she was in hot pursuit of a small bird and simply never realized there was a window in front of her.<br />
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It is incredibly sad to lose such a lovely young hawk with all her potential unrealized, especially as we have followed all three right from (and before) they were hatched. Fortunately, Mom and T2 will not have a sense of losing one of their offspring - hawks are not wired to feel those emotions. Their job of feeding and supervising F1 and F3 will continue, and F1 and F3 will keep moving forward in their work of learning to hunt for themselves.<br />
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Here are the pictures from this morning taken by Carolyn Sutton, Pamela Raitt and Kevin Vaughan. Though it's always hard to tell the difference among the three juveniles, I'm certain F2 is pictured in some of these images. She had a wonderful morning.....<br />
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F1 is on the left with one of twins flying.<br />
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This juvie was watching a tree full of little birds...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Pamela Raitt</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Pamela Raitt</span><br />
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This lovely young hawk gave us so much pleasure in her short life. We will continue to follow her brothers and keep you up to date on all their activities.<br />
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RIP F2<br />
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<br />Della Micahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576667998540106167noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105891964864613564.post-65355402370080047392013-07-02T14:36:00.001-04:002013-07-02T14:36:29.631-04:00Hawks will be just fine on the Fourth of July<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Many hawkfans have expressed concern on how the young hawks will handle the sights and sounds of the huge Welcome America celebrations in Philadelphia on the Fourth of July, most of which are based along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, home territory for the hawks.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The huge fireworks display takes place above the The Philadelphia Museum of Art. The Parkway will be filled with thousands of concertgoers for the free concert, this year <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">featuring The Roots, John Mayer, Demi Lovato, Ne-Yo, Jill Scott and more!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">You can see the white Civil War monuments - favorite breakfast spot for food drops - at the bottom of the Parkway, then the trees in which the eyasses spend much of their time lining the roadway up to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span><br />
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Franklin Institute eyasses, John Blakeman sent us these reassuring words about
fireworks and hawks that are equally timely for this year:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"Fireworks? For anyone concerned
about this, just remember the worst, scariest thunderstorm you encountered as a
little kid. I used to curl up scared under my blankets, even on hot summer
nights, trying not to see the lightning directly. But the thunder was
undiminished. Very scary.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But Red-tail hawks have been enduring
powerful thunderstorms for millennia. And they can't crawl under a blanket,
rock, or anything else. They are locked with their feet secured around a branch
high up in a tree, pretty close to an actual lightning strike.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I think the eyasses will take special
delight in watching the fireworks. The colors and movements, even the sounds,
should intrigue them, just as the colors, movements, and sounds of their
potential prey do. Right now, they are learning about these environmental
factors, with an instinctive interest.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">If two of the eyasses are perched
together, one might be saying to the other, "Did you see that one? Just as
I was imagining I could grab it, it faded away. Let's see some more of this!
This sure is better than those dead pigeons Mom and Pop brought us before we
could fly."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Della Micahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576667998540106167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105891964864613564.post-82318454719650703592013-07-01T03:03:00.001-04:002013-07-02T09:56:16.545-04:00And two more successful fledges!The past week has been incredibly busy at the Franklin Institute nest. All three eyasses have fledged and are flying confidently around the neighborhood, gobbling up their parents' food drops.<br />
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Here they are on Saturday, June 29, gathered on the Barnes Museum roof waiting for food.<br />
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Let's go back to last week's excitement of the fledging. The first one to fledge was the youngest - #3, also known as Peanut. I am not a fan of naming wild creatures. I make an exception for Mom - an honorific - as befits her matriarchal status. So I will give #3 his due recognition for being the most advanced and bravest, and refer to him as F1 - the first fledger. The second to fledge (somewhat disastrously) was the formel twin - F2, and the third to fledge (somewhat reluctantly) was the tiercel twin - F3.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-small;"> Karen Elinich</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As the sun strengthened, he started peeking down from his roof ledge at the hawk photographers gathered below.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Puri Garcia-Serrablo lives in this building and was able to give us a hawk's eye view of F1's antics...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">... as he tested out his take-off and landing skills on that </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">gorgeous summer day.</span><br />
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He spent the noon hour on the front of the building, looking down onto Winter Street.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Gail McKelvie</span><br />
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That day, June 21, was when F2, the female and larger of the twins, fledged at 9:35am. This was just a second or so before she took off.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Linda Timlin</span><br />
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Like her younger brother, she flew beautifully straight and strong into one of the trees down on Winter Street.<br />
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She peered down curiously at the ground...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Linda White</span><br />
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... and then started exploring along the branches.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Linda White</span><br />
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The branches, twigs really, got thinner, and F2 found it harder to keep her balance.<br />
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She climbed higher in her tree...<br />
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The thin twig onto which she had ventured could not hold her weight...<br />
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... and she tumbled to the ground.<br />
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While newly fledged hawks in rural areas rarely come to harm on the ground, for urban hawks it is truly a serious situation. F2 was clearly confused to find herself in this predicament.<br />
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People were gathering, both to try to keep her safe, and to take pictures. Instinctively, she knew she had to get up off the ground, and the danger was that she would fly up onto those railings, below which are the six murderous lanes of the Vine Street expressway.<br />
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Fortunately, she went in the other direction, and flew up onto the roof of that vehicle. She was clearly becoming more stressed by the moment.<br />
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She flew across Winter Street back to the Franklin Institute, and spent some time on a ground floor window ledge, perhaps finding some comfort in its familiar shape.</div>
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This young lady checking out the train exhibit had some value added to her visit!<br />
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Fortunately, for the nerves of all who were watching her misadventures, F2 finally got airborne and safely back into her tree.<br />
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She picked up where she had left off, observing her new environment...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Gail McKelvie</span><br />
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... and trying to make sense of it all.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Dinko Mitic</span><br />
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Meanwhile, back at the nest, the remaining eyass seemed oblivious to all the excitement down below. You can see the bystanders on the sidewalk watching F2's adventures.<br />
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He spent the day on the nest, and was clearly in no hurry to leave. We were sure that the next day, Saturday, June 22, would be F3's fledge day.<br />
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Early the next morning, F1 sat on a nearby lamp pole as if to encourage his older brother to make that jump.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Scott Kemper</span><br />
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It was hard to believe that just 50 days before, this magnificent young hawk had only been hatched for a few hours!<br />
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But every so often, the fierce raptor is replaced by the vulnerable young hawk that it still is. It's amazing to think that both these pictures were taken on the same day.<br />
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The fierce raptor that landed on the window ledge then turned around and was beautifully framed by the orchid filled office window.<br />
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Meanwhile, after her danger-packed fledge day F2 spent the morning resting on the sun soaked Civil War monument across from the nest on the Ben Franklin Parkway.<br />
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... and T2 made sure he kept his energy up with food drops which F3 fell upon.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Tess Cook</span><br />
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The next morning, Sunday, June 23, they were still there. F1 screamed for a food drop, and F2 peered down at the nest.<br />
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F1 so far is the noisiest of the three, and has learned well how to call his parents in with food.<br />
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F1 and F2 hung out on the roof of the Franklin Institute, perhaps anticipating the imminent fledge.<br />
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Finally, finally, F3 did it! He launched up into a cloudless blue sky...<br />
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Pamela Dimeler did a great job to capture the fledge in this video. Be sure to have the sound turned up for the reaction of the crowd who had waited so patiently for this reluctant flier!<br />
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Once F3 reached his tree, he looked for a safe spot to perch...<br />
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So the three 2013 Franklin Institute eyasses are airborne, and flourishing. Congratulations to Mom on now sending 15 young hawks off the nest and into the skies, and congratulations to T2 for raising his first offspring. What an amazing hawk family they are.<br />
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As always, I must express such gratitude to the many photographers whose lovely images grace this blog. Stay tuned for the next summer adventures with the hawks as the hawkstalkers get into high gear.<br />
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<br />Della Micahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576667998540106167noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105891964864613564.post-42785278274150980302013-06-21T12:15:00.000-04:002013-06-21T12:15:00.115-04:00EXTRA: #3 is a tiercel<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I also sent the picture of #3 (right) standing near to one of the twins (left).</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"I think both of the birds in the photos you sent are tiercels --- but big and strong ones. The toes are just a bit too short for formels.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There is an outside chance of these being smallish formels; but with all the food they had, that's not probable. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And the strong flight of the first-to-fledge hawk affirms the healthy diet.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Fledging sequence is not necessarily in hatch sequence. Too many fledge-promoting variables---few of which we know much about. Stochastic. Chance."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So there we have it - #3 is almost certainly a tiercel, and the twins are definitely a formel and likely another tiercel.</span><br />
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Della Micahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576667998540106167noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105891964864613564.post-38516903527859016272013-06-21T04:47:00.002-04:002013-06-21T11:35:10.813-04:00And the last shall be first - #3 is first to fledge!The short version: at 4:50pm on Thursday, June 20, the first eyass fledged from the Franklin Institute nest, and much to all hawkwatchers' surprise, it was #3. He flew first to the portico roof of the Franklin Institute farther down Winter Street where he became briefly caught in the bird netting. #3 escaped from the netting and then flew strongly in a semi-circle back towards the nest, landing two window ledges away. Eventually, he left the ledge and flew over to T2's tree and remained there as night fell.<br />
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I have never seen such strong, controlled flying from a newly fledged eyass. Usually, they flail around, struggle to gain/maintain height, crash-land into trees, and can barely steer. Not #3 - he flew beautifully with great control, and seemed quite able to choose a landing spot and successfully alight.<br />
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So here's the long version - Kay Meng and I were fortunate to be able to visit the Board Room Thursday afternoon to take what we imagined might be the final pictures of all three eyasses on the nest. At 2:00pm all three of them were lying lethargically on the ledge and nest. No wingercizing, no ledge hopping, no flap-jumping -- nothing but three napping eyasses. And no sign of Mom or T2. <br />
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Over the next couple of hours, the two older eyasses became a little more active, pecking at bugs, walking around the ledge a bit, climbing in and out of the nest. But #3 lay in a pile of feathers on the nest barely moving. I had really hoped to be able to get a picture of #3's ankles and feet to see if we could get a determination on whether it is a male or female, but he didn't stand up for over two hours!<br />
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At 4:30pm, the older eyasses were starting to flap and jump quite vigorously, so Kay decided to go down outside to street level and photograph them from the front. I stayed up in the Board Room hoping to get that shot of #3's feet.<br />
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Finally, at about 4:40pm he stood up, climbed off the nest and joined the other two on the ledge. #3 is on the right with the darker tail. The white/gray speckles all over the picture are the splatters on the window from their slicing. This is the last time I saw all three together on the ledge.<br />
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At 4:43pm, #3 stood calmly on the right, just hanging out, while the other eyass could not get close enough to the window to see what I was up to - probably wondering whether my tiny point-and-press was really a camera!<br />
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Almost immediately, #3 turned around and climbed back onto the nest, and stood looking out to the right. I took another picture of his unusually dark tail at 4:45pm, never imagining that this would be the last few minutes before he fledged.<br />
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It had only been about ten minutes since #3 had been flat out on the nest napping away the afternoon. I wasn't really paying much attention as he started flapping and then jumped up a couple of times near the front of the nest close to the window wall. <br />
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The is the final image of #3 on the nest, nimbly captured by Tess Cook, seconds before he left the nest.<br />
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Quicker than I could realize what I was seeing, #3 then jumped up and out, flapped strongly, maintained height, and flew off to the right and out of my sight.<br />
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I could not believe what I had just seen, and the remaining two eyasses looked equally stunned. I called Kay (who had just arrived down below on Winter Street) and she quickly looked around and located #3 perched in the angled corner of the portico roof on the Winter Street side of the Franklin Institute.<br />
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Here is that facade, and the angled corner is on the left hand point of the triangle above the lettering that says "The Franklin Institute." #3 was perched above the first T. As you look across this image, the row of windows under the balustrade has the nest window right at the end, but out of sight on this image (which is from last fall).<br />
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You can see here the nest window at the end of that row. So #3 flew in a large semi-circle out from the nest, and most unusually for a fledging flight, actually gained height to reach the portico ledge.<br />
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It soon became apparent that #3 was not perching comfortably because the soft bird netting that covers most of the historic buildings in Philadelphia was preventing him from settling into the ledge.<br />
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Vigorous wing flaps did not help.<br />
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He started to edge along, perhaps hoping that as the angle opened up, he might find it easier to get a good perch.<br />
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This eyass is nothing if not persistent, and would not give up.<br />
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Then it became apparent that "Houston, we have a problem."<br />
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#3 had caught his talons in the netting, and could not get free.<br />
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So much for a quiet afternoon and an easy first flight....<br />
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...this intrepid young hawk had a talonful of trouble.<br />
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Just as things started to appear rather desperate for #3...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kay Meng</span><br />
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... and accomplished another excellent flight away from that pesky portico, and back towards the nest, landing smoothly on a window ledge two over to the left from the nest as you look up.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kay Meng</span><br />
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Here's a wider view with the twins on the nest, and #3 on the ledge of the window on the far left.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Pamela Raitt</span><br />
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For a while, #3 sat quietly, then lay down and seemed to take a nap! <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kay Meng</span><br />
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Meanwhile, Mom had been watching all of this from the top of her green neon circle behind the Barnes Museum.<br />
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She decided it was time to check in with #3, and flew to the roof immediately above.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kay Meng</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kay Meng</span><br />
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... sitting quite calmly watching all the excited hawkstalkers down below!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kevin Vaughan</span><br />
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The ever-dutiful T2 arrived with a dinner rat for the remaining eyasses...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kevin Vaughan</span><br />
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He was able to quickly drop-and-fly as the ravenous eyasses fell upon the rat frantically trying to mantle each other away from it.<br />
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He flew over to his tree and watched for a while. The parent hawks are exquisitely tuned in to what is happening to their eyasses, whether fledged or still on the nest. They will make sure everyone gets fed wherever they are, and over the next few weeks will induct the eyasses into hunting their own prey.<br />
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Once the feeding frenzy abated, both parents flew in to the nest, and the party of four dined together.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Tess Cook</span><br />
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No dinner for #3, however, as he paced along the ledge two windows over. <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kay Meng</span><br />
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This remarkably precocious, resourceful eyass then decided it was time to leave the ledge, and head for a nearby tree.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kay Meng</span><br />
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#3 proved that his first two flights were no flukes. Once again he took off strongly and flew straight and true to T2's tree, picked a branch...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Pamela Dimeler</span><br />
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Once again, I have to note how remarkable these first flights were by the youngest, smallest eyass. I can still hardly believe that #3 was lying flat out on the nest from 2:00pm - 4:40pm, and ten minutes later was airborne, landing, extricating itself from netting, flying and landing again on a ledge, and then heading into a tree. At no point did he ever lose height which is really unusual. Most eyasses on their first flights go lower than the nest, sometimes right to the ground, and have difficulty getting up to a safe place. Experienced hawkstalkers have vivid memories of escorting fledged Franklin eyasses across streets, through traffic, along sidewalks, trying to keep them safe till they get themselves off the ground and into bushes and trees where they are much safer.<br />
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No such problems for #3! What a standard T2's first fledgling has set for the other older two! This short video shot by Pamela Dimeler on Thursday evening shows him flying from the ledge to the tree. The noise is the incessant din of the passing traffic down below on the Vine Street expressway.<br />
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It is hard believe that just two weeks ago (June 7) this intrepid flyer, #3, looked like this!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kay Meng</span><br />
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An amazing, excellent hawk. God speed, little guy. <br />
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The other two will not be far behind, and then starts the nail biting time as they all make their way into the world. That is when we hawkstalkers on the ground go into high gear to keep you posted on all that's happening once they leave the nest.<br />
<br />Della Micahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576667998540106167noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105891964864613564.post-70389654930187062302013-06-19T14:10:00.001-04:002013-06-19T14:10:08.350-04:00Fasten your seat belts, hawkwatchers - fledge time is near.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Any day now, the eyasses will fledge from the nest. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As with all other milestones, these hawks stick closely to their timeline, and in previous years, it has been right around 47 days from when the third egg hatches to when the first eyass jumps off the nest.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So May 4 was when #3 hatched, and today, June 19, is the 47th day.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I sent John Blakeman some of yesterday's hawk pictures of outstretched wings and close-ups of their head feathers, and asked his opinion on how soon they might fledge. His response:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"All of these eyasses could jump at any time. There is virtually no down left on the head feathers, and the head feathers have almost completely covered their heads. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The remnant feather sheaths, anywhere on the birds, are no longer debilitating or consequential; merely artifacts of end-stage feather development. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But don't be concerned if any of the eyasses (or all of them) elect to stay on the nest for a few more days. One of the Cornell eyasses persisted for many days, when it could have jumped much earlier. There is no way really to predict a jump-off date. The birds have no quantitative compulsion to jump after a typical number of days. Much more stochastic -- chance and random number. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">They all look healthy, alert, and prepared for the airspace they will soon pierce and begin to dominate. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Give my regards to everyone at FI and the website. Another successful year." --John Blakeman</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The eyasses continue to flap hard and literally spread their wings, and we can see how well developed those feathers now are.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">No more feather sheaths are visible.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Most of the wing flapping now is facing forwards to the street, another sign that fledging is imminent. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is #3, just as ready as its older siblings.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As they become more confident, they get closer to the edge... Maalox time!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">They are jumping vertically higher and higher "catching air"...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">... and as with the flapping, are starting to jump sideways...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">... and ever higher.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As they jump/flap in and out of the nest from the ledge, they are getting more air time...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">... and are running out of landing space.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It is definitely getting crowded on the nest, and they are not respectful of each other's space.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">However, when The Boss returns, the body language changes drastically!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As soon as food becomes part of the equation, though, all decorum is gone.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">If you click on the above image to enlarge it, you can clearly see the difference in eye color between the eyasses (gold) and the formel (dark). The eyes will stay gold for the first two years.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">They spend a lot of time out on the ledge now, and the Franklin Institute has now switched over to the ledge camera...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">... which is positioned outside the Board Room window.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This camera lets us see all the action outside of the nest.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mom and T2 continue to bring food constantly to their ravenous offspring. Rat remains a favorite...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">... as well as squirrel.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But it is quite possible that the two white pigeons in the Family Court flock are no more. On June 15, dinner was noticeably paler than usual...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">... and it was again a menu item on June 17.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When they are not eating or sleeping, the eyasses take note of everything in their environment, whether is in on the ground below...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">... in the air above...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">... to the right...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">... or to the left.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And all the while, the haggards watch the nest...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">... for anything untoward. Mom is on the right.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">More often, she is at the tip-top of her favorite tree...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">... while T2 is off hunting.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So let's wish these wonderful eyasses a safe fledge and happy landings as they get ready...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">... to make that first big jump.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Let me express my huge appreciation as always for the magnificent photographs from so many hawk followers. Your images make it a joy to write this blog.</span><br />
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Della Micahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576667998540106167noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105891964864613564.post-13041654425010040532013-06-15T23:34:00.000-04:002013-06-15T23:34:41.524-04:00Happy Father's Day to T2<br />
Happy Father's Day to T2!<br />
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What a privilege it is to share these gorgeous images of T2 and his eyasses from Joe Debold, Pamela Dimeler, and Scott Kemper.<br />
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T2 is the proud parent of this year's beautiful eyasses at the Franklin Institute.<br />
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Not only was he a miracle last year, helping raise Dad's eyasses, but he has met every challenge of fatherhood this year.<br />
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Who can forget that amazing moment last spring when T2 arrived at the nest for the first time on May 7, bearing a small furry gift, and with Mom right behind him. This image was captured by the Franklin Institutes's outside camera that looks down onto the ledge and nest. <br />
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Here is T2 making his first ever landing on the nest. This was an historic moment in hawkdom, as no-one had ever recorded a "floating" tiercel being allowed by a nesting formel anywhere near a nest with hatched eyasses, let alone being allowed to land on the nest.<br />
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Here is the same view of T2's first landing as recorded by the more familiar nest cam inside the Board Room window.<br />
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Mom grabbed T2's vole (so what's new?) but allowed him to remain on the nest. This is the first time he saw Dad's eyasses, but from this moment on, he cared for them as if they were his own.<br />
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T2 has his own offspring this year, and he has done a superb job of providing for their every need. All three of his eyasses are healthy and meeting their developmental milestones.<br />
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They now flap and jump from the nest to the ledge...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Scott Kemper</span><br />
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The youngest eyass, #3, identifiable by the fluff still on its head, is as strong and active as its siblings...<br />
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... even though it sometimes has to put up with being "messed with" by an older sib.<br />
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Though most of the jumping is still facing inwards to the window, each day they jump higher...<br />
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... and higher.<br />
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#3 shows some precocity by starting to jump sideways to the window...<br />
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... as well as facing forwards. But #3 will have to wait quite a few more days until all the feathers are out of the feather sheaths before those wings will work properly in flight.<br />
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The sheathed feathers are clearly visible at the top of these eyasses' wings.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Scott Kemper</span><br />
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Their plumage and coloring changes almost daily, it seems, but #3 has a much darker tail than the other two...<br />
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... who have the more usual brown/black horizontal barring typical of eyasses.<br />
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#3 has barely any barring on its tail.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Della Micah</span><br />
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So let's salute T2 who flew right into our hearts last spring.<br />
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<br />Della Micahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576667998540106167noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105891964864613564.post-35893765139808113712013-06-09T03:11:00.001-04:002013-06-09T03:11:17.814-04:00We have at least one formel and one tiercelThe eyasses are now old enough for their gender to be differentiated by the size of their tarsal bones. John Blakeman<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> analyzed the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 16px;">structure of the tarsals (ankles in humans)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> of the two oldest in the image below with #2 in front and #1 behind.</span><br />
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A close-up image of #1's feet shows the thick, dense ankles characteristic of a formel (female) who is always larger than the tiercel (male). The tiercel has thinner ankles.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Though the two oldest hatched on the same day and thus are known as "the twins," nine hours separates them. The one that now has the most head feathers growing through the fluff...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">... is probably the oldest, thus #1 and a formel.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Here's another view of her large ankles. She also has those broad shoulders we see in Mom.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Kay took these pictures on June 7 as</span> the torrential downpour from tropical storm Andrea was moving into the Philadelphia area. This eyass was looking skywards hoping a parent would soon arrive with food.<br />
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As always, the eyasses were fascinated by what was going on behind their window.<br />
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The more interested they become, the farther round they twist their heads in curiosity....<br />
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... and then start to move closer.<br />
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The youngest, #3, stayed huddled in its corner, but watched everything with equal curiosity. The three day difference in its age from the other two is noticeable in the lack of feathers on its head, still mostly fluff.<br />
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Over the past week, the tireless hawkstalkers have been out there in sun and rain capturing wonderful images of all the action at the nest. <br />
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<b>June 2</b><br />
T2 is wreaking havoc on the local squirrel population. He brings at least one a day to feed his eyasses.<br />
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Mom keeps the greenery fresh on the nest with daily deliveries.<br />
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This may be #2, the tiercel. His shoulders are not as pronounced as #1, and he has a narrower build. The chestnut peach coloring is now very prominent on their chests.<br />
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Rat was on the menu today, and this eyass was doing its best to stuff down the final morsel to the astonishment if not concern of its siblings.<br />
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Is this sibling assistance or sibling greed?<br />
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The matter was resolved with a huge gulp! <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Scott Kemper</span><br />
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<b>June 4</b><br />
Here are #1 and #2 showing that most of their white chest fluff has been replaced with peach feathers. It's probably #1 on the right with slightly more peach and head feathers showing.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Valerie Russell Hutton</span><br />
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Meanwhile, #3 (left) still has very little peach showing<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kevin Vaughan</span><br />
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<b>June 5</b><br />
The wing feathers continue to grow in strongly...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kevin Vaughan</span><br />
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... and though most of the wingercizing is still done facing the window, they are moving closer to the front of the nest.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kevin Vaughan</span><br />
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<b>June 6</b><br />
Here is one of the relatively few images of all three eyasses standing up together. When one or more is lying down at the back of the nest they are invisible from the ground. #3 (right) still has markedly more white head fluff than the other two.<br />
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#3 is entering the Baby Dracula stage.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Pamela Dimeler</span><br />
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Its wings are impressive when unfurled.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Pamela Dimeler</span><br />
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This beautiful picture shows amazing detail of the peach feathers replacing the chest fluff, as well as the gold eye color of eyasses, in contrast to the darker eyes of the haggards.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Pamela Dimeler</span><br />
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Though the eyasses are now perfectly capable of feeding themselves, Mom continues to feed them when she is on the nest.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Pamela Dimeler</span><br />
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She is also conscientious about removing leftovers from the nest.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Pamela Dimeler</span><br />
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This meal appeared to be a fledgling - possibly a pigeon.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Pamela Dimeler</span><br />
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The big excitement on Thursday was when the first eyass ledged. This is when an eyass steps down off the nest onto the ledge alongside upon which the nest rests. The ledge runs several feet along the windows of the Board Room.<br />
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Much to the hawkwatchers' surprise, this important milestone was reached first by #3! It is debatable whether #3 actually intended to jump off the nest. Observers noted that it appeared more a loss of balance during enthusiastic preening.<br />
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Pamela Raitt happened to be down on Winter Street when this occurred, and her quick reaction caught the moment when #3 plopped down onto the ledge, watched in consternation by its older siblings. After a moment or two it hopped right back into the nest.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Pamela Raitt</span><br />
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<b>June 7</b><br />
This was the day of non-stop rain from tropical storm Andrea. The eyasses battened down their hatches and did their best to stay dry...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Della Micah</span><br />
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... but as the day progressed, they got wetter and wetter. Luckily, there was little wind and the temperature was warm.<br />
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#3 proved that Thursday's accidental ledging was perhaps not so accidental. Here it is on Friday confidently exiting stage left...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Pamela Dimeler</span><br />
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... watched in astonishment? consternation? envy? by its siblings.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Pamela Raitt</span><br />
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Then a second eyass made the leap leaving only one on the nest.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Pamela Raitt</span><br />
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Eventually, everyone made it back safely.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Pamela Dimeler</span><br />
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Saturday was a classic day after the storm with sun and blue skies. The eyasses enjoyed catching some of those morning rays.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Debi Rabin</span><br />
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Utter chaos ensued when Mom arrived with food (rat) ...<br />
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... and then it got REALLY chaotic!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kevin Vaughan</span><br />
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Eventually, everyone got fed - and fed well - judging by this eyass's enormously stuffed crop.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kevin Vaughan</span><br />
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Mom appears to be keeping a watchful eye on the situation...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kevin Vaughan</span><br />
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... and then flew out with the leftovers of the rat (hard to believe that eyass left anything behind!).<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Debi Rabin</span><br />
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Later in the afternoon, with lunch (squirrel) lying graphically to the side, it was time once again to contemplate the mysteries of ledging.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Della Micah</span><br />
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The food service became even more graphic when dinner arrived before lunch got cleaned up.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Della Micah</span><br />
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To finish, here are some beautiful portraits of the haggards taken this week by five of the talented photographers who generously allow me to use their images.<br />
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<b>Mom</b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Scott Kemper</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Scott Kemper</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span>Della Micahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576667998540106167noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105891964864613564.post-4067017957179919212013-06-03T07:05:00.002-04:002013-06-03T07:05:57.556-04:00Sssteamy hot in PhiladelphiaWe are in the midst of a heatwave in Philadelphia with several days now of temperatures in the 90s. The eyasses definitely feel the heat, and pant to keep cool.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kay Meng</span><br />
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There are no head feathers yet (taken on May 29) - just fluff - which indicates they are nowhere near ready to fledge. By the time this eyass fledges, there will be no head fluff at all.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kay Meng</span><br />
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In addition to panting, they sit back and hold up their (huge!) feet for maximum cooling.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kay Meng</span><br />
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Today (June 2) Mom tried to stay cool by letting her wings droop down and away from her body.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Della Micah</span><br />
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I asked John Blakeman if this extreme heat causes distress for the eyasses, and whether their later hatching this year which will take them well into June's summer heat before they fledge will be problematic.<br />
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John Blakeman's reply:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"Take no concern for the excessive heat. Red-tails experience much greater heat in the deserts of the West. They are uncomfortable, but can handle it. In fact, they turn down their metabolism and body temperature, thereby requiring less food. But most of the food, now, of course, will be used [for the eyasses] to grow new feathers and muscles.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And the same for the summer heat. A matter of no real concern. The later fledge time changes really nothing. As before, all will be well."</span></div>
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Kay's pictures from May 29 show some important developmental milestones. The two older eyasses show the beginnings of the beautiful chestnut peach coloring on their chests...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kay Meng</span><br />
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... and their tail feathers - black and brown barred - are clearly visible.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kay Meng</span><br />
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The eyasses are completely unfazed by people photographing or watching them from behind their window. More than anything, they are curious to see what's going on back there. This eyass inched as close as it could to the glass...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kay Meng</span><br />
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... and this one stepped across the nest as Kay changed the lens, watching her every move.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kay Meng</span><br />
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Mom flew in several times, mostly staying only for a minute or so. She too was unbothered by visitors near the nest.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kay Meng</span><br />
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On one of her visits, she started to preen the eyasses, stripping out bits of fluff. They looked about as uncomfortable with this attention as any child would when a parent is fixing its appearance in some way!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kay Meng</span><br />
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This eyass couldn't completely swallow down the huge chunk of bird it had gobbled, leaving a morsel hanging out of its beak.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kay Meng</span><br />
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Their growth rate is phenomenal. It's hard to believe that only four weeks ago they looked like this!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> JB Mayberry</span><br />
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Over the past week, their feathers have really started to grow through the fluff, and their appearance seems to change daily.<br />
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<b>May 26</b><br />
Just a few feathers poking through at the edges of the wings.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Scott Kemper</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Carolyn Sutton</span><br />
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<b>May 28</b><br />
In addition to many more feathers on the wings, this eyass's bulging crop shows it had just dined extremely well.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kevin Vaughan</span><br />
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The all-important flight feathers along the edge of the wings are getting longer.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kevin Vaughan</span><br />
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<b>May 29</b><br />
Entering the Baby Vulture phase.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kevin Vaughan</span><br />
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<b>May 30</b><br />
Seriously impressive wing feathers now.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Carolyn Sutton</span><br />
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<b>May 31</b><br />
Their bodies are now almost completely feathered, but their heads remain covered in fluff.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kevin Vaughan</span><br />
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Another important stage they reached in the past week is vigorous wing flapping - wingercizing! - which is essential to develop the muscular coordination and strength needed for flying. At first, most of the flapping is done facing into the window with their backs to the street.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Debi Rabin</span><br />
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As they become stronger and more confident, they start to turn out.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kevin Vaughan</span><br />
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When they face forward to flap with their backs to the window, they are closer to the time when they will start to flap-jump off the nest and onto the ledge that runs alongside.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Pamela Dimeler</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kevin Vaughan</span><br />
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Here's a timeline from May 22 - June 2 that shows many of the daily events on the nest.<br />
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<b>May 22</b><br />
The family still fits fairly comfortably on the nest.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kathy Brophy Holmes</span><br />
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<b>May 23</b><br />
No feathers yet.<br />
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<b>May 25</b><br />
Two days later, and what a change with feathers clearly showing! #3 in the middle had managed to snag a huge chunk of food, and was having difficulty swallowing it down. Mom is always ready for these occurrences, and if necessary, will pull the food out gently, and start over.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Tess Cook</span><br />
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<b>May 26</b><br />
The eyasses show increasing curiosity about the world down below...<br />
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... and move closer to the edge of the nest.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Scott Kemper</span><br />
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<b>May 27</b><br />
Family time on the nest.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Ari Rosenthal</span><br />
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A lovely moment caught by Ari Rosenthal as T2 carefully feeds one of his eyasses.<br />
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<b>May 28</b><br />
Everyone has feathers now!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Della Micah</span><br />
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It started to rain that morning, and after breakfast the eyasses huddled closer and closer to stay warm.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Della Micah</span><br />
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Later that day, Kevin caught these amazing images of Mom landing on the nest, showing the aerodynamic control she has to put on the brakes and land softly beside the eyasses. What cannot be conveyed is the sheer speed of her approach when it seems that she must crash into the window.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kevin Vaughan</span><br />
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<b>May 29</b><br />
T2 has everyone lined up nicely waiting to get fed.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kevin Vaughan</span><br />
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Then Mom flew in with greenery...<br />
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... and the food service must have slowed down, so this eyass took matters into its own beak.<br />
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<b>May 30</b><br />
An alternative to waiting your turn is to grab from your sibling. Mom does not look pleased!<br />
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Standing tall to look out...<br />
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... and leaning forward.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Pamela Dimeler</span><br />
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<b>May 31</b><br />
Not much body fluff left now. #3 in the middle still has fewer feathers, and a slightly smaller head.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kevin Vaughan</span><br />
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Because they spend so much time sitting down, the down on the backs of their legs has worn off.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kevin Vaughan</span><br />
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The chestnut peach coloring on their chests is spreading.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kevin Vaughan</span><br />
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<b>June 2</b><br />
Today, the first traces of head feathers are showing.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Debi Rabin</span><br />
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Each days ends with Mom settling on the nest, keeping watch as night falls.<br />
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<b>May 28</b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kathy Brophy Holmes</span><br />
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<b>May 29</b><br />
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<b>June 2</b><br />
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<br />Della Micahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576667998540106167noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105891964864613564.post-85008101761639004252013-05-26T12:21:00.001-04:002013-05-26T12:33:30.662-04:00Up very close and personal with the eyassesApologies for the gap in postings - administering AP exams, and end of the school year activities have kept me on the run - but I hope the extraordinary images I am sharing will make up for the delay.<br />
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Darryl Moran, photographer for the Franklin Institute, captured these exquisite pictures of a sleeping eyass.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Darryl Moran</span><br />
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In both these images, you can see the ear opening quite clearly.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Darryl Moran</span><br />
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Eyass feet and talons are just about adult sized even though their bodies still have a long way to go.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Darryl Moran</span><br />
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No feathers yet visible, just baby fluff.<br />
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Kay Meng's images a few days later on Monday, May 20 show those huge feet piled up around them.<br />
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When Mom stands beside the eyasses, you can see how similar in size are those feet and talons.<br />
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It was very hot that day, and the eyasses' beaks were open as they panted to stay cool.<br />
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After checking out the passing scene down below...<br />
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... it started to get close to nap time.<br />
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After a couple of huge yawns...<br />
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...this eyass was out for the count. You can see that feathers are beginning to sprout on the wings.<br />
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Sheaths enclose the feathers, and there are blood vessels within to nourish the growth of the feathers.<br />
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The tips of the powerful wing feathers are starting to emerge along the edges of their wings.<br />
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Both parent hawks continue to do a fine job of providing food for their brood. As the eyasses mature and become more independent, Mom leaves them for longer periods and has started hunting again. <br />
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Nick Cinciruk caught the actual moment she captured a pigeon that was perched on a lamp pole unaware of the incoming danger right behind.<br />
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T2 flew in to see if he could share some of the meal, but Mom kept her talon firmly on her pigeon! The hawks' difference in size is really apparent here.<br />
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No sharing of this meal as Mom started to pluck and eat. <br />
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These lamp poles are favorite eating places, as well as staging areas for hunting. You can see dried intestinal remains of an earlier meal on the surface of the lamp.<br />
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Most of these lamp poles are scarily close to the multi-lane highways right beside the Franklin Institute.<br />
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When Mom had eaten her fill, she flew back to the nest with the pigeon and fed the always eager eyasses.<br />
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Over the past couple of weeks, the rate of growth and development of the eyasses has been astounding.<br />
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May 12 - Mother's Day<br />
Early morning sleeping huddle.<br />
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May 13<br />
Chilly morning at 45 degrees needed a closer huddle to stay warm.<br />
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May 15<br />
T2 on the right is taking his turn at feeding,<br />
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Perhaps Mom is afraid he will remove the food from the nest as he has done a few times before, so she leans in and takes hold of the prey.<br />
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T2 got the message and left...<br />
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... but returned literally one minute later with a sprig of greenery which he dropped on top of the eyasses, and then flew away. Everyone on the nest is watching him go.<br />
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Mom finished feeding and headed out, and by mid-afternoon a total food coma was underway.<br />
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May 16<br />
Squirrel for breakfast...<br />
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... and sleeping it off. The remains of the squirrel lie ready for lunch.<br />
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More greenery appears as the day goes on.<br />
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They are starting to look like baby dinosaurs!<br />
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... or maybe baby vultures.<br />
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Dinner that night was particularly graphic! The half-eaten squirrel was almost as big as an eyass.<br />
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May 17<br />
T2 is in charge of breakfast.<br />
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They are getting strong enough to sit up and look out over the edge of the nest...<br />
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... and are starting to vigorously flap their wings. This "wingercising" is essential to develop the muscular strength to fly.<br />
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T2 and mom are relentless in their daily greens gathering.<br />
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Monday morning food coma<br />
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As the temperature rises, the bodies get more splayed.<br />
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When awake, they are definitely becoming more curious...<br />
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... stretching up their heads and necks like periscopes.<br />
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Each day, their wings get bigger and the flapping stronger...<br />
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... and they are now entering the baby condor stage of development.<br />
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They are always happy to see their dad arrive home bringing the bacon...<br />
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... though in this case it was a baby bird, which Mom quickly removed from T2.<br />
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It is definitely getting more crowded on the nest when the whole family is together.<br />
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As always, my great appreciation to all the photographers and screen capturers whose images allow me to share the activities of this wonderful hawk family.<br />
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<br />Della Micahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576667998540106167noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105891964864613564.post-47404133734605322632013-05-12T21:53:00.001-04:002013-05-12T21:53:12.715-04:00Tribute to a great hawk motherOn Mother's Day, let's celebrate the wonderful Franklin Institute hawk mother, Mom, raising her fifth successive brood of three eyasses. Kay Meng took these pictures last Thursday (May 9) from the Board Room as Mom kept watch over, then fed the eyasses.<br />
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As she keeps watch, they eyasses sleep in a fluffy pile at her feet.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Kay Meng</span><br />
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When they roll over and stretch out, coming in close to her razor sharp talons, she carefully curls her toes to keep the eyasses safe.<br />
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One of the eyasses sticks a foot out, and already it looks huge, but also perfect like all babies' unused feet.<br />
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Gradually, they awake. This one's head is up, but eyes still closed.<br />
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Mom looks over the dinner selection - most likely pigeon, by the feathers...<br />
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... and carefully chooses the right sized morsel. Everyone is awake now!<br />
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Beak starts to open expectantly....<br />
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... and here it comes!<br />
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After they were fed, there was moment of sibling bickering when #1 and #2 confronted #3. You can see the little one pushed up against the window glass, but she did not back down. It was all over in a matter of seconds. They are definitely in their Little Alien stage of development!<br />
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A final portrait of Mom on the very top of her favorite tree - always keeping her hawk eye on her offspring.<br />
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<br />Della Micahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576667998540106167noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105891964864613564.post-56217063945366029342013-05-11T22:08:00.000-04:002013-05-11T22:08:56.403-04:00Eat, Sleep, Grow: Repeat!Eat, sleep, grow is the sum total of the eyasses' activities these days. Every day, they visibly grow bigger. Here they are today (Saturday, May 11) with #1 and #2 getting a mid-morning snack from Mom, while #3 sleeps on.<br />
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Later on today, and all three are up and at it. They are getting better balance and are starting to stand more upright.<br />
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Their growth rate is astonishing. Here's a day-by-day view since last Tuesday, May 7.</div>
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Tuesday, May 7<br />
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Wednesday, May 8</div>
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Thursday, May 9</div>
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Additionally, the spring weather has finally warmed up in Philadelphia, and we're enjoying temperatures in the 70s and low 80s. On the warmest days, they spread out to dissipate heat.</div>
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When it's cooler, they huddle.</div>
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#3 continues to wait at the back of the line to get fed.</div>
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She uses her wings to try to push closer to the food supply...</div>
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But she soon pops back up like a little cork...</div>
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... only to get flattened again in the others' eagerness to feed.</div>
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Finally, she was able to poke up above the others and attract Mom's attention... </div>
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Both T2 and Mom continue to bring large sprigs of leaves to the nest. <br />
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Mom went for oak leaves...<br />
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The leaves sometimes form a garland around the eyasses...</div>
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... and other times act more like a roof!<br />
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No-one really knows for sure why the hawks keep bringing leaves to the nest. Theories such as repelling insects or reducing food odors have been disproved. Whenever a hawk brings leaves to a nest site, however, it does seem to indicate a strong commitment to that nest and to the other hawk. <br />
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I like to think that perhaps these urban hawks who choose not to build their nests in leafy trees are bringing the trees to the city window ledge, hoping to imprint leaves for when the eyasses fledge, so that they will be drawn to the trees across the street as a safe landing place after their first flight out of the nest.<br />
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T2 has met all expectations so far in providing sufficient food for Mom and the always-hungry eyasses. The next meal is usually sitting waiting in the pantry at the edge of the nest bowl.<br />
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Sometimes the next meal is in the bowl with them, but they are not yet able to feed themselves.<br />
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While T2 has definitely mastered the art of hunting for his family, he still has difficulty with Mom's rules of where and when he can eat. <br />
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<b>Rule 1 - You are not allowed to eat any food that I am sitting on.</b><br />
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<b>Rule 2 - You are not allowed to remove food from the nest</b>.<br />
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So put that down immediately...<br />
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... and step away from the carcass.<br />
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<b>Rule 3 - You may not eat in front of the children.</b><br />
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<b>Rule 4 - If you break Rule 3, your food will be confiscated.</b><br />
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<b>Rule 5 - Mom is allowed to eat in front of the children</b>. (You can see the departing T2 down below the word "of" in the preceding sentence.)</div>
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T2 had better watch his back whenever he thinks about eating on the nest!</div>
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This Saturday afternoon, T2, in good graces with Mom, helped to feed the eyasses. <br />
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As usual, the eyasses were super hungry so both haggards were kept busy stuffing those three little beaks.<br />
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As always happens, when they are completely full, they collapse into their food coma...<br />
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... until it's time to pop up and eat again.<br />
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As night descended on the city, Mom settled in to stand watch over her offspring...<br />
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... and there she will stay throughout the night.<br />
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Happy Mother's Day to the Franklin Institute's superb formel.<br />
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