KinneyJr Falcon FAQ's - Questions

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Updated/New Questions/Categories:
  1 More NEW YouTube links - 06/14/2008 activity
  2 More NEW YouTube links - 06/08/2008 activity
  3 NEW YouTube links - our chicks are fledging!
  4 New Peregrine falcon cam has beed added to the World web cams page - thanks to Jack in Seattle for the info! - 05/24/2008
  5 NEW YouTube link showing part of the banding today (05/20/2008) at Market Tower.
  6 NEW YouTube links from closed circuit TV - 05/19/2008 Back in the days before Webcams, Richard Kinnett spent hours and hours monitoring the chicks in a very hot, very stuffy little room in the Market Tower building. He has worked hard and uploaded some of his old tapes to YouTube! They are great and once again, thanks Richard! We REALLY appreciate it.
  5 Hits on the FAQ - 04/25/2008 - New Record! Yesterday, as chicks were popping out, we had 945 hits!!! And someone from Idaho finally peaked in!
So now, since the page has been up, we have had hits from every state except Vermont and Arkansas. Internationally, we have hits from Austria, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China (Hong Kong), Finland, France, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Netherlands and Taiwan.
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Falcon Terms:
  1 What is a “Chick”?
  2 What is a “Juvenile”?
  3 What is an “Assist”?
  4 What is “Wing flapping”?
  5 What is a “Food Transfer”?
  6 What is a “Bump”?
  7 What is a “Falcon squash”?
  8 What is a “Cockroach walk”?
  9 What is an “Aerial ballet”?
  10 What is “Tail-chasing”?
  11 What is a “Stall”?
  12 What is “Mantling”?
  13 What is a “Stoop”?
  14 What is a “Scrape”?
  15 What is the scientific name for peregrine falcons and what does it mean?
  16 What is a "Crop"?
  17 What is "Mute"?
  18 What is a "Duck Hawk"?
  19 What is an "aerie (eyrie)"?
Falcon Information and Adult Behavior:
  1 Do falcons drink water and bathe like other birds?
  2 How old are falcons when they mate?
  3 Why do the adults return to the nest box after the juveniles have gone?
  4 Where do Kinney and KathyQ go after the juveniles are gone?
  5 How close to the ground do Kinney and KathyQ hunt?
  6 Do the falcons hunt for food at night?
  7 Do Peregrine falcons migrate?
  8 How many eggs do falcons usually lay?
  9 When does egg-laying usually begin?
  10 How far apart are the eggs laid?
  11 How long is the incubation period?
  12 Why isn't KathyQ sitting on the eggs?
  13 Why do the eggs hatch within a few days of each other when they were laid as much as 8 days apart?
  14 What is a "Pip" and how do I know if I am seeing one?
  15 How big are the falcons?
  16 How can I tell if I am looking at KathyQ or Kinney?
  17 What are some of the other Peregrine Web Cams in the US and around the world?
Chicks and Fledging :
  1 If I find a downed falcon what should I do?
  2 Do the juveniles ever just take off from the nest box perch?
  3 Do the adults encourage the juveniles to fly?
  4 Does the learning to fly process speed up once one has “Taken the Plunge”?
  5 Do the chicks (eyases) take food from the parent whole?
  6 Why do the chicks not fight to get food when they are being fed?
  7 How long do the juveniles stay in the downtown area after they begin flying?
  8 What do the chicks drink?
  9 What time of day should we expect the juveniles to make their first flight?
  10 Why is the mortality rate so high for young chicks?
  11 Is the mortality rate just as high where there are no tall manmade structures?
  12 Will there be pictures posted of the chicks after they are flying?
  13 Do Peregrine falcons migrate?
  14 How long will the juveniles continue returning to the nest box once they learn to fly?
  15 The juveniles seem to interact with each other. In what ways do they do that?
  16 I think one of the chicks is sick or injured. It hasn’t moved for a long time?
  17 What happens when the juveniles tumble from the nest box onto the ledge?
  18 When do you rescue the juveniles? Do you take them back to the nest box?
  19 Can the chicks see themselves in the camera lens?
  19 What exactly is "Fledging"?
Banding and Tracking Devices :
  1 Does either the photographer or John (Castrale) ever actually get hit by the adults when they are retrieving or returning the chicks on banding day?
Also, you may have already answered this question, but did the photographer on the ledge on banding day actually get 'hit' by one of the adults? I watched the video over and over to try to figure out if he got hit or was just startled by a near miss. One thing's for sure, that bird came WAY close to the building and made an unbelievable maneuver at an incredible speed! It looks like she was going to hit one of the building supports! Scary to watch.
  2 Would it be possible to put tracking devices on the juveniles in the future?
Would it be possible to put a GPS tracking device on a falcon next year during banding process? I think it would be really neat to be able to go to a website and view where they are in real time after they leave the nest.
  3 When are the chicks banded and who decides?
Monitoring the Chicks after Fledging :
  1 If I find a downed falcon, what should I do?
  2 What is the best time to come downtown to watch the juveniles?
  3 I want to volunteer to help monitor the juveniles. How do I do that?
About the Nest, Market Tower and the Downtown area :
  1 Can you give us infomation about the nest box?
  2 How wide are the lower ledges?
  3 Can you give us more information about Market Tower?
  4 Where are some of the buildings you talk about?
Our Falcon History :
  1 Where were Kinney and KathyQ born?
  2 Where are the juveniles from former years? Does anyone keep track of them?
  3 What are the identifying numbers of the Kinney and KathyQ?
  4 What happened to Scout, Kinney’s first mate?
  5 What are the names of the chicks born in Indianapolis?
2008 Activity :
  1 When were the eggs laid this year?
  2 Changing of the guard - a video clip created with 44 images captured between 1:53 and 2:37 (Yes, that was AM) by Mike B, an obviously very dedicated member of the IndyFalconheads Google Group. Thanks Mike B!!
  3 YouTubeVideos - a page in development with links to our soon to be quickly growing YOUTUBE links. Thanks to Richard and Laura!
Indy Star and the Blog :
  1 The Indy Star changed their format and I can't find the Blog. What happened to it?
Downtown Indy :
  1 For Market Tower, please see Figure 1.
  2 For the view of the Circle from the nest box, please see Figure 2.
  3 For the Circle, please see Figure 3.
  4 For the area north of the Circle, please see Figure 4.
About the Cameras:
  1 Are the cameras turned off after the chicks leave the nest?
  2 Who provided the cameras in the nest box?
  3 Can the chicks see themselves in the camera lens?
  4 Does the Nest Cam make any noises when the pictures are refreshed?
  5 Sometimes the camera seems to not refresh and at others the picture stops midway down. What causes that?
  6 Can the chicks see themselves in the camera lens?
The Blog and the IndyFalconHeads Google Group :
  1 How do I get to the IndyFalconHeads Google Group?
  2 How do I get to the IndyFalconHeads files to view the pictures?
  3 Why does the blog sometimes not accept my posts?
  4 I went to the IndyFalconHeads to look a picture and got the following message:
“We're sorry but your query looks similar to automated requests from a computer virus or spyware application. To protect our users, we can't process your request right now. We'll restore your access as quickly as possible, so try again soon. In the meantime, if you suspect that your computer or network has been infected, you might want to run a virus checker or spyware remover to make sure that your systems are free of viruses and other spurious software. We apologize for the inconvenience, and hope we'll see you again on Google.”
What does that mean?
  5 Why are the times incorrect on the Google Group Postings?
Donating :
  1 How do I donate to the DNR and when is it too late to get the 50% match?
  2 What is Laura’s Annual drum-beating message?
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