Manitoba Peregrines > West Winnipeg Peregrines
West Winnipeg - 2009 / Ivy & Jules
Liz:
--- Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on April 12, 2009, 22:42 ---Don't know exactly about the eastern boundary as the birds don't travel that way too often and there is no pair there to enforce the line. But I do know where the western edge is ... ;)
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That would be the Nest in the West, as opposed to NEST ON THE WEST!
I can't guess about the north and east, but any chance the southern limit has to do with Fort Whyte?
The Peregrine Chick:
--- Quote from: allikat on April 12, 2009, 22:25 ---Question to you TPC...
Since we know Trey & Princess' nesting site and roosting sites...if you were to outline a radius of that territory and have the center of that radius at the Radisson, where does it stop? Just curious...
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Territories aren't circular so radius isn't a good descriptor, particularly in urban centres where some landuses are ignored so to speak when it comes to determining territory sizes. And territories aren't of equal size, its all dependent on what is in a territory and how much food is available. The Winnipeg birds are very firm about their territorial boundaries but seem to be not particularly murderous in territorial defense/conflict/take-overs. As far as we know, we have never had a death or major injury due to territorial clashes in Winnipeg. The only female to be usurped was seen months later & the following year.
About the Radisson territory - it appears to run south to about McGillivray and north to wherever. Don't know exactly about the eastern boundary as the birds don't travel that way too often and there is no pair there to enforce the line. But I do know where the western edge is ... ;)
allikat:
WOW TPC...what a day! Great explanations on everything!
First, I'll start off by writing, I really don't want territorial battles to happen. I know, I know, it's nature, but I hate it when one gets hurt (especially hearing about Mariah today :'().
Hard to believe that last year, Ivy was escorted out by Trey from their territory, and this year, Ivy and his mate are settling in quite nicely....and Ivy's mate doing some impressive aerial acrobatics to show this intruder she means business....what a year this will be. I will make sure to keep my eyes and ears open as I live in West Winnipeg! Yay for me...I live here and pass through downtown everyday. Just can't get enough of our peregrines! ::)
Question to you TPC...
Since we know Trey & Princess' nesting site and roosting sites...if you were to outline a radius of that territory and have the center of that radius at the Radisson, where does it stop? Just curious...
Liz:
--- Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on April 12, 2009, 19:57 ---...just seemed like a peregrine passing through, or perhaps even Princess being informed that the real estated had been sold so to speak.
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Interesting -- this year it was Ivy escorting mum out of the house, not Trey escorting Ivy!
As for
--- Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on April 12, 2009, 19:57 ---The birds haven't started nesting yet
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Maybe not, but it sure sounds like there's a lot of "makin' whoopie" going on! :D It won't be long before she's decorating the house.
The Peregrine Chick:
April 2009
Our resident male is Ivy, a 2005 wild-hatch from the Radisson Hotel. His parents are Trey & Princess. His female sibling was named "Lucy" and his male sibling was not named that year. The female is not named as yet as she has a breeder's ringband which can't be read unless one is very very (6 inches away) close. We hope as they settle to nest that we may get an opportunity to get a closer look at her bands and maybe find out who she is.
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