Radisson - 2008 / Trey & Princess

[ballywing]

Yup, good idea - Live people for Live chicks. Angels for our poor unlucky threesome. 

[ballywing]

Wow! - Way to go Princess - waiting for Trey.   - I hope P&T always stay together, it would seem strange for either of them to have a new partner. I guess that's 'Humanizing' them again.  

[Loriann]

OUr leader has spoken, and i have to agree.. lets wait for a live chick to honor all these wonderful people... and again..my opinion.. but name the departed chicks after angels or something else.

your thoughts?

[The Peregrine Chick]

If you want to name chicks after living people, probably better to give it to a live chick ...

As for naming a chick "Kyle", had they survived, one male chick was already spoken for ... figure'd y'all wouldn't mind 

[Loriann]

I thought of that too.. name one for Tracy and Larry, but would rather see them honored with a live chick.. just my opinion..

[free5ia]

Kyle, Tracy and Larry.  

I like it. 

[The Peregrine Chick]

Our feathered friend were out late night and were not home early this morning but are there now.Sure is cool to see them circle way up.....Tracy, do Peregrines mate for life??

Yes Mother, they do.  However (you knew there would be one of these), "for life" has a few shades of grey.   When there are territorial battles, they are gender specific, female against female, male against male, not female & male against interloper.  So a male can "lose" his mate when she loses a fight, and vice versa.  Or a male or female may take a sabbatical and then return and pickup where they left off, or not.

Here are a few examples ...

• T-Rex spent his first summer with a female at the U of M (don't remember her band number), the next summer, Madame at the U of M - he fed the captive-bred chicks we were hacking.  She appeared in town the December before, and he brought food for her too.  He migrated out, she didn't migrate (another story).  Next spring, she moved into the Radisson territory and took up with the original Delta/Radisson male and was with him for the next three years.  T-Rex in the meantime was paired up and producing young successfully with Burnsie, a Brandon released female.  In 1995, the original Delta/Radisson male (and T-Rex's Dad) disappeared about two weeks into incubation and T-Rex ditched Burnsie (they didn't have eggs) and came in and adopted his father's eggs and his "widow" (no idea if Pop actually died, never found anything).  T-Rex and Madame stayed together for about three years before he failed to return and she took up with Simba, a nephew of T-Rex for two years and then she was hooked up with Trey for three years and then we didn't seem him at all in 2003 but Madame was still at the Radisson.  She appears to have been escorted out of the territory by Princess in 2004 and Trey and Princess have been together ever since.   
• This year Princess rebuffed the attentions of her son Ivy (not because he's a son, Madame and Trey were mother and son) because she was waiting for Trey and Trey's time wasn't up yet. 
• Out in Brandon, Holly was paired with Zeus for three years, then he went on sabbatical for 2007 and she paired up with Screech.  Zeus returned in 2008 and Holly returned to him - no sign of Screech this year at all.

So "for life" has different meanings ... and can be kinda flexible ...

[ballywing]

Seems they're hanging around the penthouse nestbox now, which is a good sign. I don't know how Peregrines 'think'  -but I would hope they now have an instinctive feeling of 'NO WAY' at the idea of re-nesting on that ledge in future.... . ...As for names - Kyle is a great idea, also Larry and Tracy - in honor of those who really give of themselves for these creatures. 

[eagle63_1999]

Oh yeah good idea freeshia, one be name Kyle in Honor of the hero.

Lauren, there is drainage on the nest ledge and it was simply a case of too much rain too fast. Even the streets in Winnipeg were flooding because it was too much too fast.  I believe Tracy addressed this topic in a previous discussion/thread, just not sure right now where to locate it.  

[Pchemist]

Lauren,

There is a long thread about this idea - turns out it's much harder than we might think.  I think the topic is something like "ways to improve nest site" or something.  Might take a look and see if you can think of something new?  Creative minds needed!

Pchemist

[lauren]

I was just wondering, Tracy, if the Winnipeg falcons were to re-nest on the Radisson ledge (ever, not just this year), are any additional measures being taken for drainage? I know they're wild, but seeing that they're endangered, it seems that we should do whatever we can to help them out in the face of all of the adversity/natural elements that they're up against. I just can't get that awful image out of my mind...

[Loriann]

I second that.. kyle is a great idea !... thanks for suggesting it.
Or maybe we should wait and name a 'new ' chick that...one that can go on to live and fly and . .. well.. lets see what everyone else thinks..still a great idea !

[free5ia]

I think it is a GREAT idea to name the chicks officially.  I was going to do it anyway for myself if we didn't do it as a group

Just want to share something with you.  Last night I had a dream about my Dad (he died in 2005).  In the dream he approached me and when I looked up he had a beautiful full grown Peregrine on his arm.  The Peregrine looked down at me, my father got a big smile on his face and nodded, looked at the falcon, the falcon spread his/her wings and flew.  Now, to me this means that our chicks are having their opportunity now to spread their wings and soar in whatever lies beyond this world.  I like to think that way anyway.  But, seriously, whatever your spirituality, I think it is fair to say that our chicks are experiencing a "rebirth" of sorts ... eternal life? ... afterall, how many baby chicks have been remembered and talked about as much as these by people all over Canada (and the world!)?!

If I had a choice of names ... I love the suggestions posted.  Any of them.  But I would also name one Kyle, in honour of our hero. 

[Loriann]

I would not worry too much about the sexes...your educated guess is good enough for all of us.

So, if you would all like to forward your suggestions for names?  I think we should give Tracy the honor of choosing , or if she would prefer, we could have a very informal poll here.

** note to Tracy.. duly noted about the blank lines. **

[ballywing]

I think you must be busy enough without us giving you more work Tracy, 2 boys and a girl sounds good!