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  1. Idea for the nestbox….
    when the “ceiling” of the nest box is fixed, is there a type of thermometer that could be put up on the outside of box… that can be read from the cam, but not endanger the adults with breakage possibilities?

    • I don’t think that’s really necessary is it? You can just about estimate the temp by adding about 5 degrees to the ambient temperature.
      What would be a great enhancement and one I’d be willing to donate some time and maybe money towards would be a longer camera boom to give a better view of the nest box including a portion of the ledge on each side. Also might be nice to be able to stream some audio along with the video.

      • Willy,
        Since you brought that up, why don’t you start a fundraiser to get the public to match your dollars?
        I am willing to help out and match what you say you will donate.

          • Oh, You could do it!
            I can give you the name of an organization that could help….
            Can’t remember the name right now…rymes with “Novins”….. but I can get back with you with the proper name when I find the link…I
            ‘ll PM you the link on CMNH.

        • I would be willing to donate also. In fact I think a new nest box is in order. So much deferred maintenance.
          After the chicks leave the nest a ledge cam would be awesome. As far as sound, well I usually turn it off at the nests that do have it available. So much kecking. Many nests have multiple cameras and while I can’t physically help due to some limitations I’ll be happy to make a monetary donation.

  2. So let me see if I have this straight. You can’t remember the link but it rhymes with Novins? Ok I realize when I’ve been trolled, you’re not too clever.

    • Troll: Someone with nothing worthwhile to add to a conversation but changes the subject as well as thinks every member of the forum is talking about them.Trolls often go by different names to circumvent being banned. One who starts an argument for self amusement. Source Urban dictionary.

    • Hi Cheryl, Ive got a couple comments/ questions for you, or whoever can answer them…. How does one put an avatar on their forum ID? Cheryl, I know youre back to work – I thot maybe Suzette could baby step me thru it… Also, if a fund is set up for a new box, Id be willing to make a donation toward it….. Lastly, I check the box every now and then, and havent seen Mo or Mystic…. they are still around, right?

    • Just download the photo you want to use. Use something like Irfanview to crop & maybe resize the image, save as a resized image & upload your avatar. I presume you are talking about CNMH forum avatar.

  3. Susan I would love to help you late Sunday eve or on Monday if that is okay… today is the second baby shower in as many days. Love all the new posts on the forum the pictures are so great. Than ks everyone for giving me these wonderful updates. Susan, I will message you on the forum when I can either today or Monday.

  4. I dont mean to be bothersome, but I still can not get on the forum. This is a problem affecting everyone, not just me, right?

  5. If you are on a desk type, try shutting it completely down. Leave off for at least 1 minute. then start back up. I am NOT a computer expert but sometimes when all else fails, I try that and it helps. Good luck.

      • Yes, Susan…Nice Avatar! Isn’t she a great Mom!
        You wouldn’t happen to have a picture of a falcon holding it’s leg up and out…would you?

          • Why, I do belive that Cheryl might like that picture to remind her of the “good old days” I do believe that I can come up with something….. ;0

  6. Susan, If you ever have a question about falcon feet, please ask me before you flip out. I have embarrassing first hand knowledge about this situation.

    • OK – I will!! I do have a LOT to learn about falcons and their feet……Maybe you could have a little workshop – 100 things a falcon can do with their feet….. 🙂

      • yea, me too – and yet it seems like it was such a long time ago… Carrollton must have a really good memory!!

        • Yes, Susan, sometimes my memory is good….May 16th, pg. 25 of thread 1…..Pic available on my Avatar….Cheryl will love the pic…

  7. Susan I think I will call my workshop “How to incite a panic on a Public Forum and do it so well that no one who saw it will ever forget” I think we can cover the how to part in 10 minutes but the material will live on forever.

  8. Cheryl, I was looking at your new avatar and (finally “DING”) WHO was it who said emergency! emergency! about an falcon chick who was “stuck” on its back in its nest – right in front of its mother….. Isnt he from CARROLLTON? 🙂

    • OH GOOOD one Susan!! (it WAS on it’s back for 2hrs) And Cheryl…the resourceful…got DOW in NY and called in…Falcon Down! “”””Of course, the office was closed””””

      • I was so hoping you forgot that part. But not everyone can say they have Rochester DOW on speed dial on their cell phone. As much as that chick falls over I may need it again. It’s gorging crop and the force of gravity and working against it.

  9. Oh what joy it is to read about dueling Avatars, falcon feet, falcon down and a few others. I have been reading my new book Petersons Field Guide. – Hawks. So very informative. But there is no humor to go with that reading, so I have to come here to my Happy Place.

    • Yes, Suzette, now that we cant watch Bravery chew on Atticus’ toes, we have Carrollton and Cheryl picking at each other! Kids!! 🙂 I hope youve seen their avatars by now……

  10. I would like to say Thank You to the Canton Club for a wonderful dinner and atmosphere tonight for First Friday….Keep up the great experiences!

    • Absolutely. This has been a great experience . A big thanks to all the people that sponsored the cam and this site. We have a terrific cam especially the night vision which most sites don’t have available. Everyone involved has done a great job.

  11. Hey – Just had to tell you guys something…. It stinks that the babies are all grown up and we cant watch them anymore. Now I have time to clean the bathroom – and I really HATE cleaning the bathroom!!!!

    • Get on it Susan. Plenty of time till fledge and that gives me lots of time to grumble about the eggs that didn’t hatch.

  12. Hi – Just to let you know, I looked at the cam to see if it was “on” but it wasnt. So Im wondering – It will stay off until Mystic and Mo start using it for bonding?

    • Hopefully soon?! Mystic should be finished teaching the young ones by the end of the month….Then she will molt her feathers over the month of August and by September look all bright and fresh….

    • I will look into why the camera is not reachable, someone has changed something. However the camera is still active & sending stills, I have updated the stills for the last 20 days, so you might find something here.

  13. So will she and Mo wait to “bond” until she’s all smooth and shiny again? (Well a girl wants to look her best…) 🙂

  14. Good morning admin. We were wondering if the camera is transmitting stills? We have gone through the ones that have been posted and are anxious to view more.
    Thank you.

  15. Carrollton and I would like to offer our time and resources to do some repairs on Mystic’s nest box. The roof/ceiling looks to be in need of updating. Would be good to do prior to Mystic returning for bonding. How can we arrange that project?

  16. Hello Admin, how are you today? I was just looking over your Misc 2012 stills… I was wondering when the photos toward the end of Mysic were taken? ( DSCo4150) Also are any of the ones of Mo more recent, or are they from much earler ( I think I recognize some from banding day, when Mo was flashing his “stink eye” (Cheryls words) right and left… I really like the DSC0454 of Mo. I think you should include it in the slide show at the top of the Cam page…. Also, did our juvies start a band and no one told me? Check out the last photo in the Misc. list guys…….

    • I am well, thank you.
      DSC04150 DateTimeOriginal – 2012:05:25 17:10:32
      Did you mean DSC04054? If so I don’t think I can make it fit in the frame dimensions of the home page, it is in the Gallery.
      The picture of the band was during the Blues festival June 9th, Cheryl asked why she was hanging around at the nest http://northcanton.us/cantonfalcon/?p=1&cpage=3#comments about 1/3 way down you will see.

      • ok – so they were from quite a while ago… It sure is fun looking over them, tho.! (And I still like that one of Mo 🙂 ) Will the camera be turned on if Mystic has someone to “bond” with? Thanks for all you do!!

        • I don’t know the status of the camera, some changes were done to the network at the Canton Club which disconnected the camera & I have not had a chance to stop down to see what happened the camera.

  17. Looking back at the photos and comments. What a fun season this was!! Met many great people along with our new Falcon family. Our juvies are disbursing and moving on with their lives. Some of us who are handy with a hammer would like to see repair maintenance done to the nest box and hope that when Mystic returns to the nest for bonding the cam will be on Chuck. What can we do to accomplish that? ready, willing and able. I suspect Susan’s husband would pitch in too. Looks like he knows his way around a tool box. Let us know.

  18. Admin, I hope you have a sense of humor……..
    Admin, Admin…
    Wherefor art thou?
    Thy wizardry is needed
    by we poor serfs !
    Approach post hast
    To free us from Mystic-less-ness……

  19. Canton Club does not have a link to the falcon cam…ODNR and Abbott Electric still have links posted….Site comes up, however cam does not.
    Who do we e-mail to ask about the cam not playing?….
    Thank You?

  20. Another great First Friday at the Canton Club .Kudos to Chuck and his staff. Always a wonderful evening of great food and entertainment.

  21. Mystic and Maurice are back at the nest site. Check Carrollton’s ‘s pics and video at the Cleveland Museum site. Maurice is hardly recognizable as he has molted into his adult plumage. Good news as it seems we have a committed pair at this site.

  22. I also keep checking. I’m sure we are missing the bonding. Based in Carrollton’s photos we know they are back at the nest site and hanging at the Chase building. Perhaps we need to contact the Chase marketing department since it is their building. They may want to put their ad in the nest as other sites do. Since so many around the world are watching our nest it would be great advertising for them and Mystic and Maurice would get the publicity they deserve.

  23. I’ll that one by, considering you wrote it at 1:24 in the morning?! OK, you know someone who would be credible to the Chase people whos also good at “schmoozing” people to do nice things for you? (Carrollton?)

  24. How about lets guess a date the cam will come back on….The closest guess to the day it is working again, gets…wins…????
    If a month passes and the cam is not on, we guess a day for the next month….Since this month is nearly gone, I will place my guess at Sunday…September 23rd, as the day the cam will be working…
    Need some help to know what I will be winning, or getting for having the “winning day”…LOL!! 🙂

    • Looking forward to what you and everyone can come up with!!

      I heard of a certain T-shirt, that describes in a saying on it, how “in the moment” falcons are…Cheryl may want that as a prize if she wins….which she won’t… because I will…..

  25. Gosh Carrollton I take one night off and you’re posting photos. Maybe you can post the last ones you took of Mystic and Maurice back on the building. Everyone will be so surprised how different he looks. I think Mo’s band numbers should be MFFN/12 My food – first nest 2012

  26. SIGH !! Cam is still not connected….. “Is anybody there?……. Does anybody care??” (from 1776 the musical) but SO APPROPRIATE for our situation !!

  27. Cheryl, you remember the movie “Love Story”, dont you? Use that tune (more or less ) with these verses:
    Where do I begin to tell the story of my favorite peregrines?
    Her name is Mystic and Mau-rice is her best friend,
    They are so awesome, OH – I wonder how they’ve been
    Where is the cam ??

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