RICHMOND~2023

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12708

Well after the 4th juvie went out the pen door, someone decided to go in for a close view of the empty nest for a bit instead of panning the area, so we could see. Have no idea of where the 4 are with the exception of the juvie in Beth's capture above on the ledge that they continue to focus on. I'm out, good luck juvies!!

Beth · **Posted:** Wed Jun 14, 2023 10:57 am

Thanks Swinwk-update at 9:50:

~9:50 AM: The pen door has been opened and all chicks have fledged the pen. The blue chick remains on the parapet ledge at Riverfront Plaza while the white chick is perched on one of the nearby buildings. Staff are attempting to locate red and green.

catwoman · **Posted:** Wed Jun 14, 2023 11:00 am

I'm disappointed as well as you are. Hopefully, they'll get their act together and get the juvies. :egg15:

Beth · **Posted:** Wed Jun 14, 2023 11:26 am

10:51 AM: Blue has left the parapet ledge and is on top of the Truist building.
White has not left its location. Staff are still attempting to locate red and green.

Beth · **Posted:** Wed Jun 14, 2023 1:30 pm

12:50 PM: Green has been located and an adult has arrived with a prey item.

catwoman · **Posted:** Wed Jun 14, 2023 2:07 pm

Thanks for the update, Beth! :CLAPS:

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 63238

BOY...those kids wasted NO time!!

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 63238

2:09 PM: All four fledglings have been confirmed perching on different rooftops in the vicinity of the Virginia Lottery building.

Beth · **Posted:** Wed Jun 14, 2023 5:49 pm

5:20 PM:
Staff are departing downtown after monitoring all four fledglings for the remainder of the afternoon. We did not observe any major collisions or failed landing attempts today. Never the less, we will have staff stationed downtown again tomorrow to continue monitoring their flight and landing capabilities.

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Beth · **Posted:** Wed Jun 14, 2023 8:27 pm

Update...

We would also like to apologize for the poor camera coverage following the opening of the pen. We were attempting to operate the camera via a wireless internet connection which greatly impacted our ability to remain connected to, and remotely operate the camera, during the fledge. Further, three of the fledglings left the ledge for surrounding buildings immediately following the pen opening where they were out of view from the camera for the remainder of the day.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 63238

Day 2

9:10 AM: Almost immediately following staff arrival this morning, three juveniles were located in the vicinity of the Virginia Lottery Building. Two of the three have been confirmed as white and red. Staff are attempting to identify the third visible fledging and locate the fourth that has yet to be observed today.

Beth · **Posted:** Fri Jun 16, 2023 4:41 pm

Day 2 (afternoon) 6/15/23

3:12 PM:
Staff continued to monitor the birds throughout the morning and into the early afternoon. All four birds were located and identified via their band tape at various points throughout the day. Further, each fledgling demonstrated successful flight and landing capabilities at various points during our monitoring. Unlike in recent years when fledglings have stayed closer to Riverfront Plaza, the center for activity this year seems to be the Old Dominion and the Virginia Lottery buildings where the birds spent a substantial amount of time perched atop roofs and/or signs. Multiple prey deliveries from both adults as well as aerial interactions between the juveniles and their parents were observed throughout the late morning. Based on these behaviors, staff decided to conclude this years Fledgewatch around 1 PM.

catwoman · **Posted:** Fri Jun 16, 2023 6:55 pm

Thanks Beth and SGB!

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 63238

Thanks Beth...

Short fledge watch!! (At least they had one!!) :girlcrazy:

bev. · **Posted:** Tue Jun 20, 2023 10:44 am

Thanks for reports here. Yes, fledge watches usually last 2 weeks. They should start one.

SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12708

2023 Falcon Cam Season has Ended
Now that the four juveniles have not only fledged but also demonstrated competent flight and landing capabilities, we will be removing the Falcon Cam live stream from the website in the upcoming days. We want to extend a very sincere thanks to all of our viewers who stuck with us this year despite the assortment of camera-related technical difficulties we encountered. We look forward to bringing you the stream again early next spring, possibly through the lens of a new camera!

We are grateful to the property managers who graciously granted us access to their buildings, which gave us a much-needed bird’s-eye view of the downtown Richmond landscape. We also thank our partners at Comcast for their sponsorship and all of our viewers for diligently tuning in throughout the season!

And, if you still haven’t had your fill of the falcons, fear not…you can always make a trip downtown in the coming weeks to see if you can spot the birds yourself!

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SWINWK · **Joined:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:41 am **Posts:** 12708

The cam is down for the year. The way the update read above, I thought we might have a little more time. Wish I could have seen the parents again. As seen with other peregrine sites, they usually continue to stop by the nest or immediate area and even the fledges do so if flying well. I did like that we could see at least a small portion of the ledge after fledge watch ended this year. I hope they all do well and Mom and Dad return next season!

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