Manitoba Peregrines > U of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
U of Alberta - 2010 / ? & Radisson
bev.:
Sorry, I thought I had posted.
yesterday redband spent most of the day on the black netting. He flapped like cxrazy and he went back to box twicel
either adults dropped him food while he was on netting or he brought it there from box.
Yellow band spent a lot of time flapping her wings on front wrung.
Parents tried a few times to get red band to go but he was just enjoying giving me a heart attack on the black mesh.
At about 3:30pm yesterday Red band was making a b-line for box(as adult went there) and he over estimated the distance to perch and fell off left side. I went running as i thought i would have to do a rescue . He managed to flap a bit and get himself of the left corner of ledge, on roof ledge belwo box.
He stayed there a bit and then started catwalking along the ledge. Parents gave him a food drop and he went onto roof and then back up on ledge.
Peter and Elaine, and Lisa and Becky and and Dave took over from me. When Peter left last night red band was in corner of left ledge below box area. Peter said he did a lot of flapping which he needs to get his muscles stronger
I think he would have gone yesterday but the fall scared him. He has more distance to go up now than he did from nest box.
Read on in next reply
peaches123:
I doubt if anyone can say precisely when the chicks will fledge. It's up to them.
Elaine L:
For Ellie and others who are wondering, we have all been taking turns down at the site, and last night it looked like Redband, the male, was about ready to go. He was flapping up a storm outside the nestbox on the ledge, under the close watch of his stepdad and mom. He was running back and forth, testing his wings, his white fluff just flying off. The girls were watching their brother and doing abit of flapping of their own. He will likely fledge either tomorrow or Sunday, at the latest, we think, but Bev is the authority on this, we just hope he and the girls, who will likely fledge a couple days after Redband, will stay put until they are strong enough to handle it. I left the site last night at about 9:15, and Peter was staying until dusk, just in case!
We were lucky last night as it did not rain between 7:00 and 9:30 p.m. But this morning, when Redband might go for it, it is raining with thunder and lightning. What a memorable occasion if he decides (or has decided, people are down at the site as of 5:00 this morning) to make his maiden voyage!
peaches123:
I can offer an observation from 5-6 AM, albeit from a person with no binoculars :( Saw male chick ( i assume) on ledge flapping. Couldn't see any other chicks out of the box. I think food was dropped in the box. Both adults were there. Storm was coming in fast so i chickened out.
lorac:
Hi Ellie: I've been checking in to see if Bev or Peter have had a chance to post. I'm anxious to know how the chicks are doing since Bob and I were there on Wednesday night. Looks like red band is out and one of the girls, but I don't know which one. As for the weather, it was semi-pleasant last evening, but then rain through the night. Right now in Edmonton, we're having rain, thunder and lightening. But from my office window, I can see it clearing south of the city, so keep your fingers crossed. Bev and some of the other volunteers are, of course, over at the Clinical Sciences Building now ... in the darned rain.
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