Author Topic: U of Alberta - 2014 / Chase & Radisson (Read 28947 times)

sparkster · « **Reply #61 on:** September 20, 2014, 09:04 »

Thank you for sharing your photos, videos, and news. It is obvious that you care very much for these wonderful birds. Your dedication was rewarded with some great aerial displays. Wonderful photos!

Kinderchick · « **Reply #60 on:** September 19, 2014, 08:59 »

Thanks for this very detailed update, bev. And thanks for sharing the videos you created. So nice to hear & see the action in & around Edmonton.

bev. · « **Reply #59 on:** September 18, 2014, 17:47 »

i create d this video from some o f Peters pictures. Jean had seen red and we were not sure but this day, they gave us the performance of their lives. They stooped pigeons as a team and then ripped up the skies. Red is a firecracker and blue is steady but together they make a team and a half. When blue has had enough, she lands and Red teases her.

when all is said an d done , they stick together , they are close

when we left them august 12, red was on netting adn Blue on ledge below and Radisson watched voer then from CP

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKEyysEJu88

just a few recent shots of red

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyo3MLMSyD4

this is blue

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNSne_evNj0

and so I do not want any of us to forget white and yellow who are flying free on the Pembina and of course chase and Radisson and I even threw in our mascots. some o f these are jeans pictures.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoQhthBrXKw

This is from U of a. brief description. This was the last time I saw them both together.( bittersweet, as they stole my heart. ) We saw blue by herself and red by himself.after this

For me, that is why I watch so many hours duriing fledge watch. you miss nothing. I am tired and cranky at times but full of such joy when it all comes together.

Red i s on pillar , you can see full crop. It was looking as if it would burst . Blue girl is on red building( Maz), eating some food ,Red deposited.
before this ,they put on quite a show which we could not capture. we were on ground and trees in way, but red had food in talons and had blue chasing after him. . Red flies up to Cp, as RAdisson drops off prey( she was on aerial on CP), by yellow signs , ( all flight pictures are of Blue)
blue flies over and red lets her eat. He slips off and flies over to a far away building. RAdisson is on back of CP blue is left on Cp eating . as we were leaving chase flew in and he and Red went on a chase but we were gone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0L_aG0h7y4

and our red stars helicopter. big great grandmother.

I will catch WEber up tonight which has Miss Edmonton and I will also do Genesse and Bell by the weekend

bev. · « **Reply #58 on:** September 18, 2014, 17:38 »

sorry I have not been here to post. very busy.

We had a successful year this year. no casualties, and Blue female and red male are off , into other areas and will soon migrate. last time we saw them both together, was on August29 and Jean saw them both August30. We saw red up till Sept 4 and jean saw him for sure till sept6.

White and yellow band females were taken out to pembina and Gord said they did well. We were not able to go out this year as Peter could not do the walk( knee replacement soon)

We were very grateful for all the hep we had this year. To set things straight , We do put out a call for help, and the posters we post in the areas, are to make people in area aware and if they see a falcon in trouble , they know who to contact.

I am aware that a falcon watch cannot stop all tragedies, but this year, if we had not been there, we would have had 3 certain casualties and deaths . sometimes time is of the essence and we were right there . Peter always does the rescues. He is calm and slow and steady.

We are also aware that after a certain point , they have to do it on their own. It is just so thrilling to see them get it right. Blue and Red were amazing to watch this year. Red male would chase anything out of territory right from the beginning, and he really took care of blue, until she came into her own.

Radisson and Chase are good adults and Chase has really come into his own.
As of yesterday Radisson and Chase were still around and turning in quite early. Radisson usually leaves fist week in October and Chase leaves end of Sept. We will see if this is so this year. had been for last few years.

So some think us crazy and we do get very tired, but....

look at his video of Chase and Radisson trying to bond and then the kids showed up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezSOZ-cbpDY

I will post a few of my vidoes in next post

soaring west · « **Reply #57 on:** August 05, 2014, 10:09 »

Well, Sunday was the official night of fledge ending.

LOL I know that people will still be going out to check on the birds , when they have time . Peter and Bev will always check on their falcons, throughout the coming weeks.

The news about Pembina River hacking has turned out better then anyone could ask for. One of the new watchers had a chance to go out there and saw them flying. Because of the long weekend they could not get to the prime watch area, without drawing attention. For all of us out there, safety of the birds is more important then getting a photo.

burdi · « **Reply #56 on:** August 04, 2014, 19:14 »

Thank you for keeping us updated, soaring west.

I always like to know how Radisson (and family) are doing.

soaring west · « **Reply #55 on:** August 03, 2014, 13:57 »

Today, is the last official night for the fledge watch. I think Bev. has her plate full with the Weber. I don't know the details over there. But, Red and Blue are flying further and further from the nest area, as they should. And white and yellow are already hacked at the Pembine River site. The nest pair , if I read it right have taken on the task as showing the juvies how to fly like a peregrine. They really can't get all the juvies out of the area, they just have to keep tack of their own kids.

burdi · « **Reply #54 on:** July 28, 2014, 20:45 »

Well, congratulations to Mr. Bev on his well deserved promotion!
He surely has a full plate with all of the birdies...
(as well as the ladies

)

soaring west · « **Reply #53 on:** July 28, 2014, 16:01 »

After this year, It is not Mr. Bev anymore..

He has earned his wings 10 fold and more. Remember that he must keep us woman in check too.

LOL
He is our Peter the peregrine rescuer.

The Peregrine Chick · « **Reply #52 on:** July 27, 2014, 21:16 »

Quote from: soaring west on July 27, 2014, 15:50

The weather brought down blue. But with much help and Peter the Great, we had a save rescue. She went home with Bev to the spa to get dried out. And back up she went on to the roof. I watched her early this morning and flying good , even if Red keeps tag her. White and Yellow are at the hack site now. To all of uys here, we are have to have 4 still flying. Even if we get to see only 2 now.

Given all the risks they face - every chick that gets this far is a job well done folks - soon enough it will be all up to them, we'll have done all we can to help.

soaring west · « **Reply #51 on:** July 27, 2014, 15:50 »

The weather brought down blue. But with much help and Peter the Great, we had a save rescue. She went home with Bev to the spa to get dried out. And back up she went on to the roof. I watched her early this morning and flying good , even if Red keeps tag her. White and Yellow are at the hack site now. To all of uys here, we are have to have 4 still flying. Even if we get to see only 2 now.

burdi · « **Reply #50 on:** July 25, 2014, 20:47 »

Thanks for the good news regarding Blue and Red, soaring west. It’s nice to hear Chase is a great provider!

I was watching CTV Wpg News at 6:00 and saw a clip regarding your weather - yikes! Appears to have ended now, but hope the birds (and all of you) are okay.

bcbird · « **Reply #49 on:** July 25, 2014, 17:34 »

Thanks for your fledgewatch reports, soaring west!

Please say hello and thanks also to Bev and Peter.

soaring west · « **Reply #48 on:** July 24, 2014, 17:40 »

Good news for Blue has fledged and doing fine. Last night Red came to the nest to visit with and sat with her then fly to the alcove across the way for the night. When ,I got there I could not find her but could hear to screaming juvies. Peter and Bev found her a little while later. But, Chase was hunting up a storm with 4 food drop offs.

burdi · « **Reply #47 on:** July 23, 2014, 21:11 »

Quote from: soaring west on July 23, 2014, 14:42

Bev and Peter are needing time off. Bev, lives and breaths her falcons.

I realize Bev and Peter are totally addicted to the cause (and this has been evident for many years). Very nice to hear you quite regularly help, and (in my opinion) you seem to be following in their footsteps!

I sure hope White and Yellow will be okay! Red seems to be quite a character!

soaring west · « **Reply #46 on:** July 23, 2014, 14:42 »

Burdi
That not really the problem. Bev and Peter are needing time off. Bev, lives and breaths her falcons. I take the morning shift, I could be all alone or I get drop in helpers. Like once you see them fly, you can't stay away. With white gliding down onto the parkade yesterday and rescued. I needed Peters' help rescueing Yellow this morning in the parkade that we are all standing on. They both got picked up by Gord and they look fine but, it is better be safe and get them checked out by the vet. Red was trying to tag Blue , who still has not fledged yet. He is a bad little boy. lol

burdi · « **Reply #45 on:** July 22, 2014, 19:04 »

Quote from: soaring west on July 21, 2014, 17:47

Yes, we have cameras , but not enough people for the fledges .Bev and Peter could use about 20 people per area.

Bev used to circulate flyers regarding fledge watch, but I haven’t heard if that was done this year. Were the flyers simply an alert to make people aware of fledglings, or also a request for volunteers?

soaring west · « **Reply #44 on:** July 21, 2014, 17:47 »

Yes, we have cameras , but not enough people for the fledges

.Bev and Peter could use about 20 people per area. But, they are having at least 8 newbies this year and some of the returning friends.

burdi · « **Reply #43 on:** July 21, 2014, 16:25 »

Three live cams located within Edmonton! You are very lucky!
(I see there is Genesee as well, although further.)

burdi · « **Reply #42 on:** July 21, 2014, 15:48 »

I’m very happy to hear Red returned to the area!

Thanks for your great reports Soaring.

soaring west · « **Reply #41 on:** July 21, 2014, 12:29 »

Red is no longer MIA, he fly back to the nest building just before 9:30 am. All are in and around nest box.

soaring west · « **Reply #40 on:** July 20, 2014, 19:18 »

While fledge watch has started as of Last Thursday. I do the early shift and all was quiet until this morning. When our little red boy fledged, not bad for the first flight. But after about a hour he was off to land on the helicopter pad at the hospital, but some pigeons spooked him and he went over to a lower building missed the upper roof and fall a small bit to the next roof line ( is OK) and appeared on the ledge again.

The white and yellow girls were acting up as I was leaving,
they both went up to the nest box roof. And blue likes the nest to herself.

Texted Bev this afternoon for update
Blue in box
White on the roof of the box
Yellow is down on the building roof
Red is MIA

burdi · « **Reply #39 on:** July 10, 2014, 19:36 »

I just clicked on the U of A cam, and what a full nest of beautiful and growing chicks I see!

Thank you for the update soaring west.

soaring west · « **Reply #38 on:** July 10, 2014, 19:01 »

Today was banding day at Radisson and Chase's nest.
Red is the only male
White, Yellow and Blue are females

The Peregrine Chick · « **Reply #37 on:** June 20, 2014, 21:03 »

Quote from: bev. on June 20, 2014, 20:08

my picutres keep disappearing

What do you mean by "disappearing" Bev?

bev. · « **Reply #36 on:** June 20, 2014, 20:10 »

I believe if you click on pciutre you can get to my gallery. I have pictures there of Edmonton sites and a few more

bev. · « **Reply #35 on:** June 20, 2014, 20:08 »

my picutres keep disappearing

bev. · « **Reply #34 on:** June 20, 2014, 13:23 »

sorry , i have not been here. promise some pictures on weekend

all is well so far. our chicks are growing and except for one hiccup day, chase seems to be doing goo d job . He has even fed a few times.

susha · « **Reply #33 on:** June 19, 2014, 21:27 »

Great pics, RCF!

RCF · « **Reply #32 on:** June 19, 2014, 09:55 »

Feed from this morning, all four chicks had full crops at the end of the feed.

BirdLover · « **Reply #31 on:** June 15, 2014, 22:02 »

Quote from: Kinderchick on June 15, 2014, 21:50

Nice screen shot, BirdLover. Something I'd like to learn to do, one of these fine days.

With the tutelage of TPC I did something, but will have to practice as I know I missed a step or two.

Thanks TPC for your assistance.

Kinderchick · « **Reply #30 on:** June 15, 2014, 21:50 »

Nice screen shot, BirdLover. Something I'd like to learn to do, one of these fine days.

BirdLover · « **Reply #29 on:** June 15, 2014, 19:17 »

The Peregrine Chick · « **Reply #28 on:** June 15, 2014, 11:10 »

Quote from: BirdLover on June 15, 2014, 10:06

Just saw a very good feed here. All look to be healthy and robust.
I got a screen shot but I don't know how to post it.

I've sent you a PM with instructions BirdLover ...

BirdLover · « **Reply #27 on:** June 15, 2014, 10:06 »

Just saw a very good feed here. All look to be healthy and robust.
I got a screen shot but I don't know how to post it.

The Peregrine Chick · « **Reply #26 on:** June 11, 2014, 18:51 »

Quote from: soaring west on June 11, 2014, 18:11

I am sitting at the computer and looking at the screen. Watching all the nests that are my favs'. Then I realize, that Princess and Radisson are just across the screen from each other. Both with their new eyes .
From your building to our building she is here to raise her young ones.

I'm sorry that Alley lost her chicks and that we don't have a cam in Brandon this year - you could have had an even bigger family reunion!

soaring west · « **Reply #25 on:** June 11, 2014, 18:11 »

I am sitting at the computer and looking at the screen. Watching all the nests that are my favs'. Then I realize, that Princess and Radisson are just across the screen from each other. Both with their new eyes .
From your building to our building she is here to raise her young ones.

sparkster · « **Reply #24 on:** June 10, 2014, 16:36 »

That is a very sweet picture.

RCF · « **Reply #23 on:** June 10, 2014, 09:59 »

RCF · « **Reply #22 on:** June 10, 2014, 08:36 »

According to bev the fourth chick hatched about 6:20 am.

RCF · « **Reply #21 on:** June 10, 2014, 08:19 »

The fourth chick hatched sometime this morning but Radisson isn't sharing the arrival just yet.

Kinderchick · « **Reply #20 on:** June 09, 2014, 22:32 »

Yes, as far as I know, there is still a fourth egg, bcbird.

bcbird · « **Reply #19 on:** June 09, 2014, 20:28 »

Yahoo! Three today!

Is there still a fourth egg here?

Kinderchick · « **Reply #18 on:** June 09, 2014, 12:07 »

3 fluffies now! Great news!

RCF · « **Reply #17 on:** June 09, 2014, 08:02 »

Radisson has three new fluffies.

bcbird · « **Reply #16 on:** June 07, 2014, 17:51 »

Exciting!

bev. · « **Reply #15 on:** June 06, 2014, 21:28 »

we are on hatch watch

bev. · « **Reply #14 on:** May 25, 2014, 00:13 »

things re going well and we are pleased with Chase is year, s far as his incubation habits

RCF · « **Reply #13 on:** May 12, 2014, 13:15 »

Quote

chase tries to feed egg LOL

Ha Ha That's funny bev!!

bev. · « **Reply #12 on:** May 11, 2014, 22:28 »

I have been sop busy monitoring from ground etc,

yes we have 4 eggs.
egg1-april30 8:11AM
egg2- may2 1:31PM
egg3- may4 5:37PM
egg 4 may7-1:32AM

chase is doing so well this year . He is even graciously handing over food on occasion. We do not want to change him completely
arrival o f egg 4

Chase

chase tries to feed egg LOL

soaring west · « **Reply #11 on:** May 07, 2014, 11:06 »

Radisson and Chase have 4 eggs.

soaring west · « **Reply #10 on:** May 05, 2014, 11:54 »

soaring west · « **Reply #9 on:** May 05, 2014, 11:53 »

The sun is out and warming up abit. And R and Chase have been having a few chit chats this morning. they have 3 eggs

bcbird · « **Reply #8 on:** May 04, 2014, 12:26 »

Thanks, TPC.
It is snowing again in Edmonton, so a bit of egg sitting for warmth sounds likely.

The Peregrine Chick · « **Reply #7 on:** May 04, 2014, 12:22 »

Quote from: bcbird on May 04, 2014, 12:08

Parent is on the eggs this morning.
Might there only going to be three, with incubation beginning since that second egg appeared on Friday?

Yes or it could just be that the weather is cooler and Radisson/Chase have decided to keep the eggs from getting too cold. There is a difference between hard incubation and sitting on the eggs to keep them from getting too cold or wet or heck, even too hot.

bcbird · « **Reply #6 on:** May 04, 2014, 12:08 »

Parent is on the eggs this morning.
Might there only going to be three, with incubation beginning since that second egg appeared on Friday?

bcbird · « **Reply #5 on:** May 03, 2014, 23:26 »

There is still enough light to see a parent on the eggs inside the nest box, and to tell that it is snowing outside the nest box.

bcbird · « **Reply #4 on:** May 02, 2014, 21:36 »

Radisson has just stepped out and there are now two eggs to be seen!

bcbird · « **Reply #3 on:** May 02, 2014, 21:34 »

What a phenomenal webcam view we now have! It is also great to have sound.
Yay, Radisson, so glad to see you back.

bev. · « **Reply #2 on:** May 02, 2014, 07:33 »

yes at 8:11 April 30 radisson laid first egg

We have Radisson and Chase back

The Peregrine Chick · « **Reply #1 on:** May 01, 2014, 19:02 »

First egg laid on April 30th.

Wonderful images and streaming on the camera - nice looking new website too.