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McKenzie Seeds - 2010 / Brooklyn & Hurricane
The Peregrine Chick:
Dan our "Man in Brandon" reports three eggs in the nestbox at McKenzie Seeds as of Saturday, May 1st. That means incubation has started, chicks to hatch May 30-June 2 probably. Very tentatively, banding should occur about June 23-25.
As for the identity of the birds, Dan is pretty sure Hurricane is our resident female again this year. So for those of you looking for bands, female should have a black band on her right leg. If Zeus is our resident male, he too should have a black band on his right leg. Start with that and let me know what y'all see!!
The Peregrine Chick:
--- Quote from: Rapidcitymbfan on May 01, 2010, 15:21 ---What I saw that day looked more like they were playing :), not fighting.
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Then that is probably what it was ...
RCF:
What I saw that day looked more like they were playing :), not fighting.
The Peregrine Chick:
--- Quote from: Kinderchick on May 01, 2010, 11:12 ---Very interesting! Maybe 3 peregrines out there?! :o
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Probably not three for the season, unless one is a juvenile that the resident pair will allow to remain so near to the nest. Not a common occurrence.
The Peregrine Chick:
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--- Quote from: Rose on May 01, 2010, 08:28 --- What was the significance of the the flying display RCF saw april 29th was it just having fun or was it greeting a new friend?
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This is from April 29th Today I watched our two falcons swooping and playing talon tag around the McKenzie building and the MTS tower. Its amazing how fast they were flying in and around the buildings They were cacking and flying upside down, touching talons. Pretty Cool
Or was this an unfriendly meeting with one of them trying to chase the other away?
TPC, What's your take on this?
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Hard to tell, it could be courting flights or territorial warnings. Real conflict, in my experience, is pretty down and dirty even in flight, the aggressiveness shows even to the layperson. I suspect that your flights are courting we've seen that kind of thing before often in Brandon ...
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