Radisson - 2010 / Ivy & Princess

[bccs]

Forgot to mention, it's so humid here that the air is heavy. It's raining to the south, so I suppose it won't be long before it gets here.
Just checked the weather, humidity is sitting at 88%   yuck.

[bccs]

Saw Dad and a juvie playing around the top of the Radisson. He flew to the tower and kiddied took off east.

[Cooper]

Saw two this morning - about 11:40. Didn't have any binoc's so not sure who was who. One contentedly sitting on the railing on the roof of Rogers building - southeast corner. Another gave him/her a flyby and then over to cityplace where I had just seen a scrabble of pigeons land. Didn't witness any carnage though. 

[Mother Hen]

So far this morning one birdy has been resting on the letter n west side. Not the same as the one there yeasterday. this is a bigger one. Glad they still rememeber the nest area.

[Kinderchick]

TPC, Eye-Spy or dennis, I was wondering if you ever see any of our Radisson chicks (or parents, for that matter) return to the nestbox any more these days?  Is the Spycam still connected to the Radisson nestbox? 

[Pam]

Didn't see much today, actually.  One juvie on the Rogers sign (north side), then he/she moved up to the top of the building.  That was about it!

[GCG]

  Good day forum! So very glad to see your post Kinderchick. This is very a need to know! Is it possible that our Radisson Royals are about to leave us early?   Has anyone seen them downtown?   Look forward to posts from all who have made this year possible for those of us who have only been able to log on to this site. If I haven't said it before, "THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR BEING OUR EYES"! You know who I am speaking to.   GCG

[The Peregrine Chick]

It could have been Radisson chicks, not really all that far away as the peregrine flys and not that far away from the water treatment plants which have lagoons our birds like to hunt over, particularly the young ones.  However, it could have been other raptor species - Coopers Hawks, Broad-winged Hawks or even Goshawks, all of which we have in the City and all of which like open spaces and the river.

[Kinderchick]

Had an appt. in downtown Winnipeg this morning. Spotted one of the birds on the south east corner of the Rogers Bldg. but didn't have my binocs with me, so I'm not sure if it was a juvie or a parent. Still, great to see him/her.

Also, when returning home around 2:00 PM, I spotted 2 birds soaring and then swooping high in the sky near Lagimodiere & Concordia. They sure did look like peregrine falcons. Could this be so, TPC, or do you think they were red tailed hawks? Whenever I have spotted a hawk, it is usually alone and the thing that caused me to notice these 2 birds was that they were flying higher than I have ever seen a hawk and they were clearly together. Could they have been any of our peregrines? 

[Mother Hen]

See one of the babies on the letter D too small for Princess and not Ivy.....West side

[msdolittle]

around 6:00 i sat my butt on the parking fence at the St Regis and just watched a little bit.  I did see one doing easy circles around the radisson.  There also at one point was someone sitting on a round dish on the roger's building before i had made my way to the Regis.    I heard some kacking and looked and someone was landing on the tall tower on top the Radisson.  He/she had the need to let everyone know he was landing.

[Pam]

Saw various birds on and off the Hydro & Rogers buildings today - at one point, 4 birds were visible.  I'm pretty sure I saw one adult and one juvie on the MB Hydro sign (where Princess & Ivy have been hanging out at times).  Didn't have my scope with me, so can't be positive, but there were two!

[BigBird]

I was walking home down Ellice yesterday near Kennedy just after 4pm and I always look up because you can see the Radisson, and sure enough 2 were flying around the hotel and and swooping down, it was really nice to see them, I haven't had a chance to see that yet.

[bccs]

You're most welcome Allikat 

Tuesday July 20    Air Quality Check.
I didn't see any this smorning, but I sure heard one as I was crossing Broadway

[allikat]

Thanks Pam and BccS for the reports on what you both saw today!