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BUFFALO AUDUBON FALCON CAM
Camera #2
THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE FOR THE BUFFALO PEREGRINE FALCON CAMERA!
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Click here for the Nesting History. Click here for the Falcon Facts. Click here for links to other falconcams.
The Buffalo Falcon Cam is a joint effort between the following... NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
The Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) This beautiful acrobat of the sky had seen a population decline in the 1960's and 70's due in part to pesticides. Listed in much of the US as an endangered species, the peregrine is making a comeback in Western New York, other urban areas throughout the US and much of it's historic habitat. High atop the Statler Towers is currently the only known nesting pair within the city limits of Buffalo. While visiting our fine city, be sure to look high in the sky for the aerodynamic display as they let everyone know who owns the skyline.
ALL IMAGES AND VIDEOS ON THIS SITE ARE COPYWRIGHTED BY THE BUFFALO AUDUBON SOCIETY AND MAY NOT BE USED FOR ANY AMOUNT OF TIME WITHOUT WRITTEN CONSENT FROM THE BUFFALO AUDUBON SOCIETY. Feel free to post pictures on the Official Buffalo Audubon forums. *Latest News*
- After noticing a male pefa outside the computer room window on banding day with an extra band on its leg, the DEC was able to get some numbers off one of the bands and found out that there is a new male on the scene. The original male who has been at the Statler for many years is no longer in the picture. We do not know for certain if he died or has moved on. Since it is unlikly that he would abandon a nest of chicks and the female would kill any peregrines other than her mate while defending her family, this is a strange and rare occurance. The female seems to have accepted a new male while in the nest. The DEC has informed us that this is a 5 year old male that was banded in Ohio. We will update this information as we learn more. On banding day we color coded
the USF&WS bands with colored tape to identify the individual
chicks. We banded 3 females (with blue, red, and green tape)
and News from the DEC and the Feds... The new male
is named "Ojibway" and came from Akron, OH where he
was banded as a chick in 2003. As far as we know, he took over
the nest sometime after May 6, but before we banded on May 28th,
and we believe the resident male died due to age related issues,
because he was 19 years old. His body was not recovered. |
A Special Thanks goes out to the following...
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