West Winnipeg - 2013 / Beau & Jules

[photosbydennis]

Going from point A to B by way of West Wpg this afternoon found 1 chick on the top of the bleachers and another some distance west and dad keeping an eye on them from where they hatched...Jules couldn't be seen and knowing her nature (sticking to the chicks)...perhaps # 3 has fledged and she is watching over her ?

[susha]

I saw four birds on the building - can never tell now if adults or chilcks as I have to watch the road as I'm driving .  This was about 8:55 give or take a few minutes...

[The Peregrine Chick]

On the way past this morning, could see 3 "spots" on the building - 2 looked like chicks, third seemed smaller so perhaps Beau since all the kids are females ...  didn't see anyone else on buildings or on the wing ...

Nice day for young falcons to improve their flight skills ....

[Kinderchick]

Great report, dupre! Glad to hear the fledglings seem to be doing so well. 

[dupre501]

Saw at least 2 of the chicks, maybe 3. Did not see either Beau or Jules.

When I arrived, one chick flew off the nest box building flew over the park then circled around and around, drifting away, then flew up the south face of the Bleachers and landed at the top. About 15min later one chick flew over me and landed half way down the west wall from the nest box. Didn't stay long. Flew up, circled the building then travelled south, circling further and further away, till she was just a dot. Just as she was disappearing, a chick flew off the south side of the building, flew over me and landed on the NW corner where the nest box is. Stayed all of 30 seconds then took off east.

I don't know if the first chick was one of the 2 chicks I saw later.

[dupre501]

Hi TPC, my husband was delighted with your thanks.

As for the toe-tag, I wouldn't be so suprised. If you look again at the first fledge photos I posted, you can clearly see that the incentive was Jules carrying prey.

[The Peregrine Chick]

Could only see one bird on the building this morning but did see two flying just south of there playing touch-toe-tag. Seemed a bit out of character for the adults at this time of the year but also seemed way way too aerobatic for the young newly fledged but someone was playing ... maybe a chick.and an adult ...

[Moonstar]

Yes!  All 5 were on the same building. 

Great to know that.  I was worried when I left this morning that it would be too hard to fly up there with the wind.

Glad they are all up there now that this storm has moved in.

[The Peregrine Chick]

Thanks Dupre for the reports, good to know the kids got home safe tonight, that's a huge relief at the start of fledging! 

And thank you also to Mr Dupre for going shopping without you yesterday and for circling around (and it sounds around and around) the West Winnipeg site this evening so you could count the black "spots" on the building! 

[dupre501]

Yes!  All 5 were on the same building. 

[Moonstar]

So does this mean that the chick that was on the low building roof made it back to the tall building where the nest box is?

[dupre501]

My husband and I were in the area and watching between 4:30 and 5:00. All 5 falcons were were confirmed at the same location at 5:00.

When we first arrived we checked out the north side of the building and didn't see much. Next we took a drive out to see if we could see much of the west wall. One chick in the NW corner, but as we headed out I was sure I spotted one on the south sign. On our return we parked across from the south wall. Both adults were on the south sign. Beau sitting casually and Jules was having a early dinner. By this point it is starting to rain. One of the chicks decides to fly down close to Jules and beg for food. After a few minutes Jules moves away from the chick, taking dinner with her, and then moves further still. Beau was just watching the goings on. Then another chick shows up on the south wall. We could see four birds at once. Well, now it is really raining, so we took one last drive out and confirmed that the third chick was still in the NW corner. All birds looked well.

[photosbydennis]

It was Jules that was on the corner watching over the kids, could tell by the head markings from a photo...she never leaves them ! Beau showed 30 min later and Jules moved to the nest box corner and he to the other end.
Some calling from the chick on the low roof but no action...so don't know who fledged today ?

[The Peregrine Chick]

Rain is getting heavier in the west side of town, constant but not sheeting yet.  The chicks won't fly in the rain if its more than light, so wherever the chicks are sitting right now is probably where they will stay until the storm has passed.  Looking at the radar the edge of the storm has just reached us so it will be awhile yet before anyone will be flying again ...

[Moonstar]

Wonderful morning at WW location with bccs and Linder.  Saw parents flying.  Saw one chick flying and doing well.  Heard one chick on the roof when a parent came in and next thing we knew the chick that we believe fledged first, flew in with a lot of Kaking.  The parent we believe was Beau flew out there very quickly. 
There is another chick on a lower building roof. I think the building is only about  4 stories high. Saw him/her flapping wings a few times but most times he/she was lying down.  As bccs said it must have fledged some time before she arrived there.  I arrived about 10 min after she got there.
Dennis and Wowzer showed up and Wowzer is all set up and ready to take pictures.