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PA / Harrisburg - Rachel Carson Building - 2008-21
The Peregrine Chick:
--- Quote from: SusanE on May 17, 2012, 18:37 ---I've watched this nest for many years, have visited the site in person and have met one of the locals who keeps a close eye on these peregrines. The male, Lil Dad, is one of the best peregrine parents I have seen anywhere. There is no doubt in my mind that he can handle raising the chicks from here on.
As for the female, NG, my understanding is that someone with CPF observed video and images of her and thought the problem could be Frounce (Trichomoniasis), but cautioned that there are other diseases that mimic Frounce. Others think she may have been injured in a battle with another adult female. She was seen escorting one out of the territory on banding day. (Wanted to submit this info so TPC would be better able to answer the question about prognosis.)
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Frounce is in the mouth and esophagus so I daresay it would be difficult to confirm without having the bird in the hand. But frounce is generally a disease of young birds, not adults - adults can get it but my understanding is that it isn't as common. We band young birds so getting a looking in the mouth of a screaming chick is easy enough and if you notice, when birds are treated for frounce they are usually about banding age. Not sure I would have posted about it being frounce until I could get a better look or confirm, but the CPF observer may have considerably more experience with the disease than I and so felt safe enough to post what they did. And yes, there are other diseases and injuries that can mimic the obvious signs of frounce - and just for the record, my understanding is that the signs are not always obvious until the bird is in very rough shape or dead.
SusanE:
I've watched this nest for many years, have visited the site in person and have met one of the locals who keeps a close eye on these peregrines. The male, Lil Dad, is one of the best peregrine parents I have seen anywhere. There is no doubt in my mind that he can handle raising the chicks from here on.
As for the female, NG, my understanding is that someone with CPF observed video and images of her and thought the problem could be Frounce (Trichomoniasis), but cautioned that there are other diseases that mimic Frounce. Others think she may have been injured in a battle with another adult female. She was seen escorting one out of the territory on banding day. (Wanted to submit this info so TPC would be better able to answer the question about prognosis.)
RCF:
The last time they saw her was Wednesday morning, May 16th.
susha:
Oh what bad news! I sure hope the female's okay and that the male is able to sustain the pace necessary to keep these little guys fed until they fledge and then until they can hunt for themselves. What's the prognosis, TPC? :(
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5/17/2012 :: Falcon Sightings
The adult resident female has sustained an injury or disease that has rendered her unable to effectively hunt, feed herself and the eyases. The male has redoubled his hunting activities and is providing for the eyases. DEP staff has been trying to locate the female in hopes of live capturing her for treatment at a nearby wildlife rehabilitation center. Any information on her whereabouts would be appreciated. The female is one third larger than the male and is not banded. The male is banded.
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