Manitoba Peregrines > Brandon Tower Peregrines
Tower Nest - 2013 / ? & ?
The Peregrine Chick:
On our way back to Portage and Winnipeg we stopped by the Brandon Tower site and found the male on the top of fhe toer and the female on the raven's nest. Sbe hopped across to the south tower and started calling in what sounded like a begging call more than a defensive or protest call. Male hopped off his perch circled a couple of times then took off. Dennis got photos of Lily (and yes it was Lily) and maybe a couple of the male before he bolted - we'd like to have enough that show facial and breast patterns so we have a hope of identfying him in the future.
And to answer the million dollar question, no there are no eggs or chicks in the raven's nest where we found Lily. Nice nest though it has been polished smooth into a beautiful bowl - next best thing to a scrape but no eggs or chicks as I said. Lily is still very brown (carrying part of her immature plumage) so I would think of this as confirmation that she is still a bit too young to breed but staying here a summer with a male/mate is a good sign for next year!!
The Peregrine Chick:
--- Quote from: RCF on July 01, 2013, 23:25 ---She was in the ravens nest on June 14th doing the same thing. She looked like she could have been laying eggs just from her stance in the nest even from far away (w/binos). This is just my opinion but because so much time has passed I don't think she was laying an egg today. Besides today, I have only seen her close to the nest and not in it since the 14th.
http://www.species-at-risk.mb.ca/projects/pfrp/forum/programs/index.php/topic,3376.msg93481.html#msg93481
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You would have a better sense of it RCF since you were watching her! Would have been nice though. Will be nicer still if she returns next year when she is older particularly if she nests a wee bit earlier in the season so that her kids have more time to practice everything before the start of migration ... so if she's practising at playing "house", more power to her and to him!
RCF:
She was in the ravens nest on June 14th doing the same thing. She looked like she could have been laying eggs just from her stance in the nest even from far away (w/binos). This is just my opinion but because so much time has passed I don't think she was laying an egg today. Besides today, I have only seen her close to the nest and not in it since the 14th.
http://www.species-at-risk.mb.ca/projects/pfrp/forum/programs/index.php/topic,3376.msg93481.html#msg93481
The Peregrine Chick:
--- Quote from: RCF on July 01, 2013, 22:16 ---We went and checked on these two this evening, they are both still here. Lily was half lying down in the ravens nest and kakking just like a juvenile wanting to be fed. ::) The mister was perched on the security cam and then they both flew off to the south west. It was a short visit.
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That might be a good sign RCF, she could be laying eggs ... it is usual for the adults to leave after laying the first or second eggs ... or it could just be that she is still young and begging for food from her mate, also not unusual behaviour ... fingers crossed for option 1 though ...
Kinderchick:
I didn't think they were lost, RCF. Sorry for the misunderstanding. :-[ Just thought maybe you hadn't seen them around for a while. And I thought maybe you were only seeing Lily these days. :-\
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