Oh, Queenie, so sad to see Swoop fall off the roof... I wonder why she didn't try to fly.....

More sad news from the Columbus website:

Thursday, July 01, 2010

An Unexpected Loss - Scout

"What a tough week for falcon watching in Columbus....first the loss of Swoop and now I'm sorry to report that Scout, our adult female, was found dead this morning. I received a call shortly before lunch from a downtown worker who saw her on the edge of Broad Street. The cause of death is believed to be head trauma likely from hitting the LeVeque Tower."

oh that takes the cake now....SCOUT? So sad....what is going to happen to Spirit?

She is being fed by Trooper.

click here

I started recording these Peregrine Falcons in February, 2008, and have learned so much. It breaks my heart that both of them are gone. But not forgotten.


Scout


Orville

Video: http://www.youtube.com/user/MyWildlifeV ... adO9JyUcMI" rel="nofollow">Remembering Orville and Scout

Orville: 2003 - 2009
Scout: 2005 - 2010

Beans & Soph~~I just got back from the long Independence Day Holiday & saw this & too can hardly believe it & I absolutey loved Scout too, she was so beautiful & lively, ~~~I can't help but wonder if seeing Swoop fall off the ledge, got her off her mark somehow ~~~ thank goodness for caring sweet Trooper to jump in & take care of Spirit ~ I am certain he incubated a lot~~~and has been so gr8 this is so sad

beans such gr8 shots of them & videos too, they have been such a joy & the chicks now also ~& soph loved the gr8 captures of close-ups~like of the eye~they were so much fun to watch~~ haven't seen either Spirit or Trooper the last couple of days when I checked in, except this time yesterday, & just a slight glimpse of Spirit close to cam

7/6/10~Spirit 5:30pm e.t.~2.40min < Video Link
Checked in and finally saw Spirit up close to the cam yesterday~from the 4½ min. I saw it, it stood quiet & still the rest of the time, didn't get to see any more than this. Poor Spirit, must be lonely without Scout & Swoop, hope it has a wonderful peregrine's life & comes back to the nestbox & mates later.

I do not post on this link here, but I am at BCATW.

We are all devastated by the events of the last few days, I have followed scout for 3 years so she is dear to my heart


So it really grieves us to have such horrible news yesterday and today.

this is yesterdays news. We fianlly identified tuesday eveindin gthat th enew female ws Clementine. A lot of us were not ready for this yet, but we have learned to love her.
and then

State Office Tower in Columbus, Ohio.
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Good News, Bad News, Best News
Good News: Last evening the new adult female spent time in front of the ledgecam. Lighting conditions weren't the best for reading the leg band, but we believe the code is *S/*X (the "*" indicates that the letter is horizontal on the band).
*S/*X is the adult female that has frequented the stadium area of The Ohio State University for the past 2 seasons, named Clementine. (Note: Even though falcons have claimed OSU as a territory, there has not been a successful nest at that location.)

Now the Bad News: the opportunity to confirm the band seen via the ledgecam last night, but in a way we do not prefer...I was contacted today by Petersen Thomas who was downtown last evening about 7:30 p.m. He witnessed a large bird of prey dive head first into the street at 3rd and Gay Streets. He retrieved the bird from the road (it was DOA) and reported to me that it was banded: a purple band on the right leg and a black and green band on the left leg. The black and green band code was *S/*X - Clementine. So, Columbus is again without an adult female falcon. It is unknown what exactly happened--it may be that she was stooping after prey and just misjudged the ground. Another example of how when these birds end up in trouble the Division of Wildlife is notified. [A quick "Thanks!" to everyone who has taken the time to call in to report a falcon, including Petersen in this case.]

Now the BEST NEWS: Two falcons were observed landing on the next ledge over from the nest ledge this morning at about 8:15 a.m. Since we are once again down to only two falcons in town that we know of (Trooper and Spirit) we can assume that the birds seen were indeed Trooper and Spirit. So, the best news is that, as presumed, Spirit is doing well and has been able to make it up to the 41st floor of the Rhodes Tower. I hope that she will come back to the nest ledge and even show her leg bands to the ledge camera so we can confirm it for sure.


I will post todays disturbing news in nest reply