Manitoba Peregrines > Brandon Tower Peregrines
Tower Nest - 2012 / ? & ?
The Peregrine Chick:
Dan just called and we have a pair back as of today! Considering the location, it is probably Alice and likely Zeus but he will be 17 this year, so its possible that its a new male. We are working on getting band numbers and we will have to see if the pair likes the condo we have provided for them.
More news as we get it!
The Peregrine Chick:
Nice timing if the peregrines do come back to this site this year ... the raven chicks may be ready to fledge by the time the peregrines are ready to lay eggs ...
BTW - on the 20th, 3 peregrines were reported migrating through Windygates. No way to know if they include Alice and/or Zeus but it does mean that there are still anatum peregrines still moving as it looks like the tundra peregrines are just beginning to work their way north. According to the two tundra birds with transmitters I keep an eye on - IG crossed out of Chile into Peru on Friday and Felipe crossed over into Peru yesterday. IG nests on Baffin Island, don't know where Felipe nests as transmitters are fitted on their wintering grounds in Chile.
RCF:
I was at the tower nest yesterday and all I saw were gulls, pigeons and a pair of Ravens nesting on one of the catwalks. I could see there was a lot of poop art on the backside of the tower wall. After I checked my pics I could see they have some little ones.
The Peregrine Chick:
We checked the Tower site last night in the rain before leaving Brandon and only a crow was in residence - perhaps the McKenzie Seeds crow? Who knows but that was the only bird we could see when we were there. We check out the site for camera angles etc at the nestbox so if someone does turn up we have a plan in place already. And no, there hasn't been any disturbance in the nestbox - and the box looks great after its first winter in place. There is some pooling of water on the roof in spots but the bottom of the box is raised up above the roof a bit and then there is 3-5 inches of gravel so if this box is used, no one is going to have problems here!
The folks at this site are keeping an eye out for the falcons (they are big fans of the falcons) and RCF and Rose have been great at spotting who's home pretty much as soon as their home, so if/when someone does turn up here, well, we should hear about it almost immediately I expect!
RCF:
I'll keep checking for them. :) It would be awesome if Zeus did show up again this year and Alice too!
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