Manitoba Peregrines > McKenzie Seeds Peregrines
McKenzie Seeds - 2012 / Brooklyn & Hurricane
The Peregrine Chick:
--- Quote from: des on July 15, 2012, 09:15 ---Thanks for all the info, TPC! I'm very glad you're there looking out for the peregrines.
Do you know if this project is open-ended? Will it continue until enough fledglings and their transmitters survive over a year or two? Or is it limited to say a 5 or 10 year period?
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The project is limited in time. Mortality rate is 50% to 70% for first year peregrines so they are hoping to get some data before the young birds fall into this statistical group. They would love it if all the birds survived, but it is hoped that from the information they glean, then can see what it is that the surviving birds do that those who don't, do. Perhaps it will help to find ways to reduce mortality in the first year or two. No one has done this research so everything they find out is new information.
--- Quote from: des on July 15, 2012, 09:15 ---Do you throw nets over the birds and/or "surround" - now there's a challenge - then grab or net?
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No. No running or chasing or throwing or surrounding or anything like that. It we could calmly and quietly get to the chick without it moving away from us, then we would consider trying to catch the chick. If there is a chance the chick would run or jump or attempt to fledge or anything like that then we wait and see if the chance of any of that happening goes down and then we re-assess if we can catch the chick.
We didn't even get on the roof on Friday before Sol fledged and then we just watched via the cameras to see what the others would do. We were pretty sure we weren't going to do anything early on, but we kept watching to see if Hunter would follow his brother and what Maya, who isn't far behind her brothers, would do. If Hunter did fledge and Maya didn't, it might have been safe enough for us to try and catch her, but although it was a warm day for fledging, the wind conditions were good so we just waited and watched and were additional bodies if someone did go down in traffic.
Moonstar:
--- Quote from: RCF on July 15, 2012, 08:09 ---No, they weren't chasing them on the roof, they were watching the camera from inside the building. The birds didn't know they were there, so they weren't stressed or chased. :)
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Thanks RCF for the clarification. Glad to know they were not chased or stressed. I misunderstood the whole process.
photosbydennis:
A few photos of Friday's visit to Brandon have been loaded.
http://www.pbase.com/photosbydennis/mckenzieseeds_brandon
des:
Thanks for all the info, TPC! I'm very glad you're there looking out for the peregrines.
Do you know if this project is open-ended? Will it continue until enough fledglings and their transmitters survive over a year or two? Or is it limited to say a 5 or 10 year period?
Do you throw nets over the birds and/or "surround" - now there's a challenge - then grab or net?
susha:
--- Quote from: RCF on July 15, 2012, 08:09 ---No, they weren't chasing them on the roof, they were watching the camera from inside the building. The birds didn't know they were there, so they weren't stressed or chased. :)
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Thanks for the clarification, RCF. I'm confident that, given the outcome, the best interests of the birds were top priority and I do believe that TPC has a great deal of influence in how things play out with the PF's when any form of research is being conducted. TPC has by far the most knowledge and experience than anybody involved and she's not shy about expressing her concerns I'm sure!
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