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NY / Buffalo - U of Buffalo - 2010-16
burdi:
These 5 eggs are due to hatch soon; however, there are concerns that Yankee and Dixie are not looking well. :(
The following message was posted on Peregrine Place about an hour ago:
UB - The concerns about the UB nest are valid but there is no way we can diagnose from the cam. Dixie is still panting, getting up and down, mouth open, and generally very fidgety. There are still five eggs and I don't see any pips yet. If you see anything happening with the eggs, please post your news and text me because I may not be at the laptop.
There are two diseases peregrines can get if they eat a diseased pigeon. I won't go into details here because it's just a possibility though both are fatal.
These eggs should be hatching, so again, please let us know as soon as you see hatching action. There is a fluffy little white feather and I was hoping for a hatch but it must be from a prey item.
Now her leg is sticking out oddly and her mouth is wide open and she's panting. For those who can, please watch this cam as much as you can for the time being and keep us posted. Connie, Joyce and I are searching for the answers and we will share anything we learn. Dixie especially does not seem well.
PLEASE, LET'S NOT HAVE EVERYONE DISCUSSING THE POSSIBLITIES ON THIS PAGE. IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING SERIOUS TO ADD, fb- TEXT ME. Hatching will begin soon and we will know more.
Link to Peregrine Place on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/PeregrinePlaceWNY/
Alison:
2016 NESTING SEASON
The resident male at this nest continues to be Yankee, banded black/black 32/Y, and the resident female continues to be Dixie, who is unbanded.
The first egg was laid on March 23, and the second on March 25. After that, the birds were on the eggs pretty much full time.
Now, they have five eggs! Well done, Dixie and Yankee!
http://www.buffalo.edu/falconcam.html
This site works, at least for me, only in IE, and just barely.
The Peregrine Chick:
Cade is not a particularly unusual name for peregrines, particularly in the US - Tom Cade founded the Peregrine Fund in 1970.
We even named one of our male peregrines after Dr Cade - he is/was a brother of Beatrix our West Winnipeg female.
As for moving BB, the USFWS may have been under intense scrutiny and pressure to "do something" with her given her very protective nature. They may have preferred to leave her alone but that may not have been an option. We were getting close to having to "do something" about Jules in West Winnipeg and then she didn't return the next spring. We had one trick left in our book that we hoped would work to push her to a safe nestsite, but we never got the chance to see if it would have worked with her. It has however ensured that Beau (2014) and Beatrix (2014 & 2015) and Ty (2015) never took a second look at Jules' favourite nestsite.
And who knows what BB will do next spring ... Beau has taken to his new digs and his new lady friend like a dream, so maybe BB and Cade will likewise find their groove yet.
Alison:
The renovation work on the heating plant has been completed, but the cams are still down. There are plans to install a third cam for the 2016 season, which will show the whole ledge.
Yankee and Dixie have both been seen at the nest.
BB is now in Arizona. She is an education bird at Arizona's Raptor Experience. Why she was sent to Arizona, I don't know. She has been renamed Defiant, and she has a male companion named Cade. I have no idea where he is from.
BB laid an egg in the gravel in August. She has been provided with a nest tray, but so far she has not shown interest in it.
As far as her supposed "aggression" is concerned, this is a quote from Arizona's Raptor Experience:
Visitors were absolutely amazed at her gentle, quiet, attentive, peaceful behavior today (10-31-2015).
Cade (left) and BB/Defiant (right). Photo by Arizona's Raptor Experience.
https://www.facebook.com/arizonasraptorexperience/?fref=photo
Jazzerkins:
I do not understand why this site is removing not only the adults but the chicks as well. If it was just one bird that was being aggressive, I could possibly understand, but not what they continue to do. It is very upsetting.
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