[va-richmond-general] Re: nest box on Dominion building
- From: "Mary Davis" <mad_anthony@xxxxxxx>
- To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2002 11:51:23 -0500
I think you're right about the signs of territorialism. I still see them
chasing vultures, although not as often. The vultures steal their leftovers
too, which is obviously aggravating. I've witnessed vultures sitting on the
building signs where the falcons had been. It's an awkward place for a vulture
(as opposed to the top of the building) so they must be finding some goodies
there. It has been quite a while since I've seen vultures on the signs, though.
I have seen the falcons sitting on that Bank of America sign. And the 2nd
Wednesday walk group found one there last week. These four buildings --
SunTrust, Dominion, Riverfront, & Bank of America -- seem to be their
favorites. Sometimes they'll eat on the First Union building, but they don't
perch there very often.
Well, we shall keep a lookout for chicks in the Spring!
Mary
----- Original Message -----
From: Wingfield, Alan
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 11:03 AM
To: 'va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: nest box on Dominion building
Many thanks for the update.
I have been seeing both on a daily basis for several weeks now, looking west
toward the SunTrust and Dominion Buildings from Bank of America, while
earlier I would see them on a less frequent basis. I am seeing a lot of
movement in the falcons, with one regular stop being over my head,
apparently on the Bank of America sign. Another regular stop is the east
side SunTrust sign. By analogy, I am comparing their activity in my mind to
neighborhood Mocks, who go from specific post to post.
I noticed in early November that they lost their tolerance for the vultures,
and in November and December witnessed quite a number of aerial
confrontations. The black and turkey vultures that used to hang out at
SunTrust in numbers disappeared completely, and remain missing. I do not
know if the vultures that used to hang out at the Hunton dinning room patio
area have been run off as well. I had wondered if I was seeing signs of
territorialism leading up to nesting.
-----Original Message-----
From: Mary Davis [mailto:mad_anthony@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 6:35 PM
To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [va-richmond-general] nest box on Dominion building
I just got word today that a nest box has been placed in one of the vents on
the east side of the Dominion building by the Center for Conservation
Biology at William & Mary. We're hoping the peregrine falcon pair will find
it and settle in for the spring. They have been seen flying into the vents
and food caches were discovered in the one where the box was placed. The
last time I saw the pair together was last Thursday, but I've seen one
falcon at least once a day since then. We'll keep our fingers crossed!
Mary Davis
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