Manitoba Peregrines > U of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
U of Alberta - 2010 / ? & Radisson
bev.:
Bev just called from the site. Both Red and Blue are flying great. Starting to venture further and further and taking more flights. Red seems to want to play tag with Blue, but she doesn't want any part of that right now.
Kinderchick:
--- Quote from: Elaine L on July 20, 2010, 23:18 ---Really sad news to report tonight.
I arrived for my shift this evening, to find out that Yellowband had died. Peter and Becky were at the site, and said that while Yellow was above the Emergency entrance, he was spooked by people in the buildings, and ran into the window trying to escape, and broke his neck...
--- End quote ---
So very sorry to hear this sad news about "Yellow". :'(
bcbird:
Carly, you have a great way of turning to the positive.
It is very sad about yellow band, but you have reminded us of the other good things happening and to look forward to.
carly:
Thank you for the update Peter. I'm so sorry little Yellow didn't make it but happy to hear that Red and Blue are flying well!
Great news on Miss Edmonton having her transmitter removed, hopefully that will allow her to return earlier next year - I guess we'll see now if that was affecting her migration pattern. I'm glad that at least one of her eggs has hatched and I"m sure Grandma Bev will enjoy being there for the banding.
Take care!
bev.:
Good Morning Everyone. Mr. Bev here.
I see in reviewing some of the posts that you have already heard the sad news. I'll just give you a little update and more of the days events.
To start off with, We had lost yellow on Monday and couldn't find him. When I went to the site in the early morning on Tuesday (as Bev was really sick - bad hamburger). I still could only see the two chicks. Suddenly "Blue" flew around "Maz" building and onto the hospital. She had been bouncing around on the netting and fell off and basically was forced to fly. She had a great first flight - landing was not the greatest but thats to be expected. It was almost like a divine intervention as while observing "Blue", I noticed some movement over to the right and lower down on the hospital. Closer inspection revealed "Yellow" perched on a window ledge. Now we had all three again. "Yellow" moved around the hospital window ledges and unfortunately ended up on the roof of the emergency. It is a low roof and made for easy observation but was really too low. I contacted the biologist, who suggested we monitor her closely. So to better monitor her we talked the hospital security to get us access to the windows to the roof. This roof is walled on three sides with offices. When we looked through the window she was laying there on the roof. What I think happened was that she was caught in the area and when the people were moving around in the area she got spooked and tried to fly and flew into the wall, breaking her neck.
I know its sad news but unfortunately thats how nature works some times. She is now with "Swoop" (columbus chick who fell to her death earlier this year) soaring those eternal skies.
"Blue", and "Red" are doing well. "Red" is the eternal "stinker" as he was last year divebombing her sister on her maiden flight and knocking Mom off her perch continually. Mom will eventually tune him in, I'm sure. They are both eating and flying really well. Now its not so much watch time as chase time as Bev and the rest of the watchers will be running to keep up with them. "Red" is already chasing mom across the skies for food and soon will be taking it from her. All part of the training.
Bev, when she gets a chance tonight will be posting some pictures, I'm sure. "Yellow" was turned over to the biologist, who invited Bev to the banding of "Miss Edmonton's" first chick in a few years.
She laid four eggs but only one hatched. Exciting for Bev as this was her first female that she watched. The biologist also managed to capture her and take off her transmitter. So she will be flying more free. So with bad news and tears comes good news too.
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