April 2, 2013 in American Kestrel
American Kestrel perched again atop the telephone pole located at entrance to 20 Canal Street in Lawrence. This is becoming a regualr perch location and provides ongoing support that the Kestrel pair may have settled into a nest in a nearby location. every effort will be made to monitor these nest/breeding efforts!
More photos posted: http://www.pbase.com/birdshots/image/149590744 Click “next” in upper right to advance frames….enjoy!
April 2, 2013 in Great Horned Owl
The Great Horned Owl continues to keep a close and watchful eye on the growing owlet. The two remain closely snuggled together in the nest amidst constant activity around them from the busy Great Blue Heron rookery. In addition, the Red-winged Blackbirds are all over the place making all kinds of noise. the owlet is growing a bit each day and hopes run high for the owlet to get bigger and stronger in the weeks ahead!
April 2, 2013 in Peregrines at 250 Canal St.
After returning from a family vacation with no Peregrine nest box sightings from the New Balance webcam, my search continued around the entire Clock Tower area. Every known perch location and hideout area that has been used by either falcon since September 2011 was part of the search grid….no luck at all. Each day that my falcon friends remained out of sight caused greater suspicion that thay may have left the area or something might have happened. One theory was that thay became irritated by the incessant kestrel call recording at the adjacent National Grid facility. this recorded call has been used to scare away the night time mobs of crows in the area.
Tom French at MassWildlife suggested that they may have returned to a former nest location in an area of old and abandoned mill buildings on the north side of the Merrimack River. Tom made this suggestion with a certain degree of confidence that gave me a real boost and a concrete hope of finding the lost peregrines. Sure enough, while searching high and low around the old mill buildings, one of the pergrines was spotted on an east facing ledge. HOORAY!!! Although one sighting does not confimr this is the same pair or that this is the general area of the 2013 pair nest…..it certainly provides a fresh start for the breeding season ahead and the hope that this is the same pair!
April 1, 2013 in Red-tailed Hawk
A pair of Red-tailed Hawks have returned to an old nest located on the grounds of Lawrence General Hospital. The nest has been occupied before but not last year. Recently, nest building activity has been noticed with fresh green twigs placed around the nest perimeter. Staff members in nearby offices have marked March 26, as the date of the initial egg being laid. The nest is being monitored daily with hopes of a productive breeding season!
April 1, 2013 in American Kestrel
In a new location for 2013, spotted a male and female Kestrel pair perched atop a telephone pole at the east end of Canal St. in Lawrence. They were very cute perched atop the pole and they were keenly watching all avain passersby including a Red-tailed Hawk that caught their rapt attention! This was first sighting of this pair and hopes run high that they be attempting to settle in a nest nearby….stay tuned!
A few more photos posted: http://www.pbase.com/birdshots/image/149480026 Click “next” in upper rightto advance frames….enjoy!
