Manitoba Peregrines > U of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
U of Alberta - 2012 / Chase & Radisson
The Peregrine Chick:
Sometimes the problem children are the ones who come back ... Sherpa was a solo male and of course fledge early. Way before fledging however, he kept climbing out of the nestbox at the Radisson. The sides weren't quite as high as they are now, but still too high for a wee chick, well, a chick other than Sherpa. First time out was at about 10 days as I recall, second time was at banding, third time I didn't bother as he'd proven he could keep his balance and then he fledged at something like 35 days (I'm going to have to check my records with him) and ended up in a construction site requiring me to call the local constabulary before breaking into the safety zone. Sherpa was fine and he went back up on the roof (with a police escort no less) and he was off again, this time without need for human assistance. I fully expected to have him take over the Radisson territory (only territory in Winnipeg) and when he came back a couple of years later, it looked good. He flew himself into a fence out in West Winnipeg a couple of summers later, and that was that. Bird could climb over/out of anything, quite remarkable, and hair-raising.
And there have been lots of chicks in recent years coming down on roads and alleys, on low rooftops, garden patios and in smokestacks. Most of them make it out despite the odds against them. And those are just the ones we know about! So no news is good news until you get the bad news. ;)
Rose:
--- Quote from: bev. on July 20, 2012, 13:20 ---I will be coming over here to post but will fill in some of reports from a few days. Our little guy is missing since Tuesday morning and I am devastated . Keep going over and looking and eyes to skies and listening. It is bizarre as he was flying well, diving, sticking landings , he chased after R for food Monday afternoon, soared way up in the clouds with R.
He leoved to fly. he would land and then fly again. Height was not a problem. we rescued him on Thursday afternoon july12, after he fledged in morning, but it was the heat .Later that evening he was flying like a trooper again.
but I keep remembering what Tracy told me about Radisson , that she was not seen 5 days after fledging
and she winded up here. So I am hoping.
I have lots of pictures but will post only if you are interested. And I have quite a few things to say about our Feist.
We have had lots of problems with our young resident male.
--- End quote ---
Don't give up hope Bev. Hurricane our resident female fledged from the Radisson in 2007 and after only a couple of days wasn't seen again until 2009 in Grand Forks or Fargo and only for a short time, then disappeared only to turn up in Brandon with Zeus. This is her fourth nest and the male 2010,2011,2012 is Brooklyn(fledged 2007 from McKenzies Seed building).An interesting little fact about Hurricane is that she was banded as a male because she was small and what a surprise she layed four eggs and raised four chicks that all migrated.No news is quite often good news.
bev.:
I will be coming over here to post but will fill in some of reports from a few days. Our little guy is missing since Tuesday morning and I am devastated . Keep going over and looking and eyes to skies and listening. It is bizarre as he was flying well, diving, sticking landings , he chased after R for food Monday afternoon, soared way up in the clouds with R.
He leoved to fly. he would land and then fly again. Height was not a problem. we rescued him on Thursday afternoon july12, after he fledged in morning, but it was the heat .Later that evening he was flying like a trooper again.
but I keep remembering what Tracy told me about Radisson , that she was not seen 5 days after fledging
and she winded up here. So I am hoping.
I have lots of pictures but will post only if you are interested. And I have quite a few things to say about our Feist.
We have had lots of problems with our young resident male.
transplanted maple:
Tonight, just like Bev and Peter, we walked and looked..I couldn't even find R or C and groups of crows where fiying in the area of the parkade and did not see them , chasing them away...I hope that C and R found him outside the area and are with him..I can only hope...
transplanted maple:
;D Happy 40th Bev and Peter, enjoy tonight and a night off for yourself`s....
More help will come tonight to help watch your babies for you. :o just in case something funny happens and you 2 miss it.
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