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bcbird:
Kinderchick, this is a post TPC made yesterday, referring to a variety of contaminants, to the eggs.  I recall there was a fair bit of flame retardant information in a similar thread in a previous year, but I'm not sure how to search the archive files.

Contaminants don't always turn up in the eggshells - DDT and DDE and related contaminants do.  Flame retardents don't it appears.  Others will be other places.  Do we test? No.  There is academic research though, the flame retardant stuff is the newest contaminant being looked at - not an eggshell problem so far, but there are some questions as to whether or not they cause behavioural changes.  And DDT and DDE was not related to fertility/viability, it caused eggshell thinning which was responsible for embryo/chick mortality.

Kinderchick:

--- Quote from: carly on June 08, 2010, 12:20 ---- the young then went behind closed doors to give blood, which was to help our government and the Canadian Wildlife Services to collect information to help them research the impact of flame retardants on bird species. This is an emerging problem that is being monitored and our birds appeared proud to assist with the research :)

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I was wondering, just exactly how are flame retardants affecting bird species? ???

Kinderchick:

--- Quote from: carly on June 08, 2010, 12:20 ---Looks like Jack is the father of 5 boys in total!!
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Great news, carly!  :)  5 boys! That Jack!!! :o

carly:
Looks like Jack is the father of 5 boys in total!!

From Mathew's site:

Jun 8, 2010 - Banding Report - quick update & more to come

Thanks to everyone who contributed to today's successful banding of our young! It was a team effort involving the MNR, brave rock climbers, Management and residents.

We are the proud foster parents of 2 healthy, somewhat quiet male Peregrines:

"Pinto" - 640 grams, band # P56, USFW band 11260433 - Yellow tape
"St. Maurice" - 630 grams, band # P57, USFW band 11260434 - White tape


A full report including photos will follow, hopefully this evening, but here's a short summary of what took place:
- the climbers had a challenge safely tying off, and so had to double-tie their lines and join those lines to create a third properly aligned line. This was why there was a delay descending the wall.
- the young were brought in, watered, weighed and sexed
- they then received their black ID band and silver US Fish & Wildlife band, as well as coloured tape to assist with fledge watch
- there was a brief photo opp
- the young then went behind closed doors to give blood, which was to help our government and the Canadian Wildlife Services to collect information to help them research the impact of flame retardants on bird species. This is an emerging problem that is being monitored and our birds appeared proud to assist with the research :)
- Our "Mom" falcon made a valiant effort to protect her young, Jack, well not so much. According to Kathy at Bloor/Islington, Jack was back at that nest before our rock climbers had even removed their ropes, "hanging out on the ledge having some lunch while mom patrols the skies" That Jack character...

More later...

Kinderchick:

--- Quote from: carly on May 31, 2010, 20:44 ---...The sad thing about all this is that our site gets neglected while he's over there playing 'who's feet are bigger' with Milton.
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I hear ya, carly. ;)

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