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VA / Richmond - Riverfront Plaza - 2009-22
Alison:
--- Quote from: LinderLou on July 22, 2009, 16:39 ---"Due to the nest failures of the last two years, the lateness of this year’s brood and to reinforce the pair’s attachment to the Riverfront Plaza nest site, we have decided to leave all the chicks at the nestbox site to fledge naturally this year. We are hopeful that the spaciousness of the ledge, the relative abundance of shade and protected nature of this site will result in their successful fledging in mid-August."
Alison this should make you happy. ;D ;D ;D ;D
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It does, LinderLou! I am glad the chicks will be allowed to fledge and stay with the parents to learn all the skills they will need in the wild.
I do understand the reasons for removing chicks from certain sites, such as the James River Bridge, where the danger of drowning while attempting to fledge is high, but whenever possible, I think it's better to leave them with their parents.
Alison:
--- Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on July 22, 2009, 03:09 ---Your second photo Alison - one chick on the left, two chicks noses-to-toeses on the right ...
And since they can belly-crawl under that ramp, I'm not surprised you frequently can't find all three of the little darlings!!
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Oh, you're absolutely right, TPC! And they do like to disappear under the ramp.
Linder:
Got caught up on the news from the site today. Banding is to be Monday July 27/09. Good news also,
Due to the nest failures of the last two years, the lateness of this year’s brood and to reinforce the pair’s attachment to the Riverfront Plaza nest site, we have decided to leave all the chicks at the nestbox site to fledge naturally this year. We are hopeful that the spaciousness of the ledge, the relative abundance of shade and protected nature of this site will result in their successful fledging in mid-August.
Alison this should make you happy. ;D ;D ;D ;D
The Peregrine Chick:
--- Quote from: Alison on July 21, 2009, 21:25 ---Hadn't seen the chicks at all over the weekend; they're all out of the nest now. I only saw two at any one time, but I know all three were there.
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Your second photo Alison - one chick on the left, two chicks noses-to-toeses on the right ...
And since they can belly-crawl under that ramp, I'm not surprised you frequently can't find all three of the little darlings!!
Alison:
Hadn't seen the chicks at all over the weekend; they're all out of the nest now. I only saw two at any one time, but I know all three were there.
Then this message appeared on the screen: now it's gone again. ???
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