Manitoba Peregrines > West Winnipeg Peregrines
West Winnipeg - 2013 / Beau & Jules
Pense:
Thanks for the update TPC. Thanks to everyone who takes the time to submit such detailed and descriptive reports. Very often when I am reading them I can see it all happening in my head and the reports have ellicted chuckles a few times too!
The Peregrine Chick:
Dennis and I decided to do some tuppernest site cleaning last night ( :-X) and then went chick hunting. We thought we had two chicks at/in the nestbox and Beau in his usually corner and Jules over at the Crow's Nest but couldn't find chick three and we did go look - high, low and under. In the end we took some time to just watch the kids for a bit before heading off. Then it occurred to us that "Beau" was a wee bit too dark ... so squealing tyres and a couple of two-wheel turns and we were close enough to get a good look with binocs and with seconds to spare, there was a flash of light on a packpack before the bird hopped down onto the roof. Then the little terrors did the we're-so-cute-three-peas-in-a-pod thing ... like they couldn't have done that two hours earlier? Anywho, got work done and found all three chicks. Jules was watching them all but from far enough away they couldn't bug her for food and Beau was in his usual anonymous location. At some point we'll figure out where he hangs out watching but given that these birds can see very well for a couple of miles, it's going to take more time I suspect.
The Peregrine Chick:
Dennis reported this am being able to see one chick in the nestbox (head bobbing so likely eating), one chick south of the building, Beau on the SE corner and Jules at the Crow's Nest watching in the general direction of Beau and the kids. Likely means that little girl 3 is in the area and Mom is watching over her ...
The Peregrine Chick:
Update on Juliet from last year ... she's in northern North Dakota hanging out near wetlands & some lakes (good eats there!) ...
Kinderchick:
Had dinner with a friend this evening in the West Winnipeg area. Always carry my binocs with me in my car. Was able to spot 1 of the "girls" on the northeast corner of the nest box building & another "girl" on the northwest corner. The "girl" on the northeast corner of the building flew away & then returned not long after. The "girl" on the northwest corner remained in the same place pretty much all evening, without flying anywhere. Maybe this is the one who hasn't yet fledged? :-\ Looked all over but did not spot Jules or Beau or the 3rd "girl".
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